The Comprehensive Plan and Waterfront Property Owners
September 9, 2011 by John Betsch · 1 Comment
Goal 1.2 of the Community Character Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan, if implemented and regulated would have a significant effect on every waterfront property owner in the Town, their well being, their property rights, and their property value. Click the header to read our response in full.
Post Irene report from the North Fork
August 28, 2011 by Paul Birman · Leave a Comment
Joanna Lane, reporting from Cutchogue, notes that even as the storm Irene appears to have passed, they are still getting Tropical Storm-force winds, that continue to topple trees. Lipa reports that 442,000 customers are without electricity and Joanna reports that the internet is down. Amateur Radio is still functioning and her husband, Dennis, has been [...]
Hurricane Irene – SMEM Internet Resources
August 27, 2011 by joanna · Leave a Comment
In addition to TV and Radio news, there is the internet. Just like phone lines, websites can get clogged. Not all agencies appreciate that their websites don’t work well on a smartphone, especially the ones relevant to our area. FEMA knows this, so they have a mobile website at http://m.fema.gov and encourage the use of social media for emergency management. Here is a non-exhaustive list of other resources I have put together for the east end of Long Island. These will help your situational awareness in the impacted area, before, during and after the storm. If you are receiving this message by email, to read the full article, click the title, or go to the website at www.southoldvoice.com and click “Blog”.
More Helicopter Noise – Joe Fischetti answers questions
August 8, 2011 by joanna · Leave a Comment
Joseph Fischetti, PE Helicopter Advisory Committee was a guest speaker at Southold VOICE’s Annual meeting last week. Mr. Fischetti spoke for about 20 minutes, then answered questions. Mr. Fischetti’s presentation did not lend itself to video capture for various reasons, but given the strong interest being expressed in this topic, I’m posting the section where the lights go up and Mr. Fischetti answers audience questions, which I hope you find interesting. You’ll need to turn up the volume.
Hot Topics 2011 – Southold VOICE Meeting
July 31, 2011 by joanna · Leave a Comment
Raw video (unedited) in five parts of County Legislator Ed Romaine’s speech at the Southold VOICE Annual Meeting July 30th 2011, which took place at the Town Recreation Center in Peconic, NY.
