Double Whammy
February 14, 2010 by John Betsch · 1 Comment
Current Southold Town code defines a bluff or a bulkhead and a lot line so an owner needs to go to both the Trustees and the ZBA to be granted relief from setbacks for waterfront properties. The problem with this duel jurisdiction is not just time and money but, receiving two different answers. Chairman John Betsch makes the case for resolving this problem.
County Road 48 Washout – the last 17 feet
February 6, 2010 by SoutholdVOICE · 1 Comment
When another Nor’easter or Hurricane strikes the East End of Long Island it will not only wash out these homes, but also takes County Road 48 with it. In December,’94 one house was taken by the Long Island Sound. In February 2006, a storm broke through an unprotected lot and water surged to within 20 feet of Route 48 and in October 2009, Long Island Sound came within 17 feet of County Road 48 in 6 areas. Lynn Laskos of the Hashamomuck Cove Group has been working with Legislator Ed Romaine and others to do something about it.
BEWARE the Zoning Board is legislating
February 1, 2010 by Patricia Moore · 1 Comment
The expansion of the Zoning Board’s power began in January 2002 with the “Walz” decision [that is how the Town refers to this type of variance application]. In the Walz case the property, a quarter acre parcel, with a one story house, was 3 feet from one side yard and 6.5 feet from the other [...]
No Spin MIMS Application
January 19, 2010 by John Kramer · Leave a Comment
John Kramer’s attention was directed to the Mattituck Inlet Marina and Shipyard, MIMS, zone change application for their 33+ upland acres recently. Despite the Group for the East End depicting the project as “Acres of Mining & Massive Marina heading for Mattituck Creek”, he arranged to meet Jim Pape, the person in charge at MIMS and got a look at what is being proposed. Read the REAL situation here, not the spin.
New Officers
January 19, 2010 by Joanna · Leave a Comment
SoutholdVOICE is pleased to announce our new slate of officers for 2010. On January 14th 2010, our Founding Chairman, John Kramer handed over the reins to Vice Chair John Betsch, with Dianne Castaldi stepping up to fill the vacant seat as Vice Chair. John Kramer will continue to be an active member of SoutholdVOICE Board [...]