Bet you didn’t know that …

The more members are involved, the better your organization will be. Our bylaws do allow for additional board members and I would welcome conversation with any active member who wants to play a stronger role in SoutholdVOICE. Either email or call me or any Board Member.

Going Down The Drain – we need your help

The Town is now addressing some “impaired water bodies”, specifically Richmond and Goose Creek and some Mattituck Creek road ends potentially using porous pavement at specific road ends. There are many road end issues which also need to be resolved. John Betsch reviews our past efforts to help mitigate storm water runoff and asks for help. Click the link to read the full article.

UPDATE: Southold 2020 Masterplan

Southold 2020 Update: “Community Character” Chapter eliminates the goal to reduce shoreline hardening by 20%. Suffolk Times report by Beth Young, with comments by Chairman John Betsch and Planning Director Heather Lanza. Read the letter that made the difference.

VIDEO: Hashamomuck Cove – The Last 17 Feet

Including footage shot over more than a year, this short documentary video (less than 5 minutes) touches only briefly on the long 8 year battle waged by Lynn Laskos and the Hashamomuck Cove Group to save their homes and raise awareness of the threat to County Road 48. It’s a race against time, so what are the options? This story really deserves an hour long documentary to explore the science and government challenges in depth, but it does include footage from before the Nor’easter, in the immediate aftermath and updated as recent as this last weekend, October 16th 2011. Please watch it and share to help raise awareness.

Our Time to Choose – 2011 Southold Town Elections

Southold VOICE was the first in our community to introduce an online candidate Q&A at election time, and 2011 is no exception. Here are the 7 questions that were submitted to each candidate running for office in Southold Town for 2012, and a short form biography for each of them.

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