Beach Battle Reaches U.S. Supreme Court
May 22, 2010 by Dianne Castaldi · 1 Comment
In April 2010, we published an article submitted by Dianne Castaldi about active property rights legal cases across the U.S. This follow up article is about a case that’s now gone as far as the U.S. Supreme Court. The outcome of this case can affect all waterfront property owners. UPDATED: ISSUE NOW DECIDED, SEE COMMENT BY DAVE BERGEN. Click title or thumbnail to read more.
PEP Talk nets $10,000 for East Marion project
May 13, 2010 by Joanna · Leave a Comment
Thirteen months ago, April 2009, we first reported on the Peconic Estuary Program initiative for Hashamomuck Pond. A Fall update followed, and now PEP has awarded the Gardiners Bay Estates Homeowners Association a $10,000 grant to restore Spring Pond. The objective is to stop the first 45 minutes of storm runoff, which contains most of the bacteria we need to keep out of the water. Maybe you didn’t notice that there’s a video about it at Suffolk Times. If so, here it is:
An 8-year wait to get a permit
April 27, 2010 by John Kramer · 2 Comments
The April 21st 2010 Trustee’s meeting agenda had 6 administrative permits, all granted; 14 extensions/transfers/amendments, all granted; 8 moorings/duck blinds permits, all granted except the duck blind request where the Bay Constable thought the distance from the blind to neighboring properties was too close. In the Wetland Permits portion of the meeting, the New Suffolk [...]
Earth Day 2010: Fragile Waterways
April 23, 2010 by Joanna · Leave a Comment
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation provided funding for Channel Thirteen’s documentary “Fragile Waterways”, which aired last night to mark Earth Day 2010. Roughly an hour long, the program features the Peconic Bay, with Chris Pickerell of Cornell Marine, and his father. The program also explores the challenges facing Brooklyn, NY, the Great Lakes, [...]
Nor’easter drives Trustee permit changes
April 22, 2010 by Joanna · 3 Comments
At a recent Trustee work session, Southold Town Trustees agreed that in the event that permitted stairs to the beach are destroyed in a storm, that no permit will be required to rebuild and/or reinstall new stairs to the beach. The same would go for repairs to bulkheads resulting from storm damage. This is good news for everyone who has been adversely impacted by the recent Nor’easter, but Southold VOICE members have questions, which we posed to Trustee Dave Bergen. Here’s his response.