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Moorings in Richmond Creek

John Kramer took a ride with a SoutholdVOICE member who wanted to show him the situation in Richmond Creek. He, too, has been on the list for a permit to moor his boat for 8 years, just like the man he wrote about last month. The mooring area in Richmond Creek is a deep oval near the end of the entrance channel, big enough to moor at least 6 and maybe 8 boats. There are presently 2 moorings there, one occupied and one not. He spoke to Jill Doherty, Chairperson of the Trustees, about this and she said.....

Riverhead Owners Draw a Line in the Sand

Adding to our current series of articles on beach battles, there's a lively conversation about beach access and waterfront property rights in neighboring Riverhead, as reported by RiverheadLocal.com in their artricle, "Dispute brews over beach access". While the article was written regarding an issue...

Beach Battle Reaches U.S. Supreme Court

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...

PEP Talk nets $10,000 for East Marion project

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...

An 8-year wait to get a permit

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. ...

Earth Day 2010: Fragile Waterways

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...

Nor’easter drives Trustee permit changes

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.

655-7255

First there was Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller), then Beachwood 4-5789 (The Marvelettes) and now its 655-7255 as a catchy easy-to-remember telephone number. Why should you remember 655-7255? It’s the number of SoutholdVOiCE, of course, and one you should have handy. Whenever you have a...

FEMA Wants to Know About your Storm Damage

The Office of the Southold Town Supervisor has been notified that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is interested in receiving a list of residents that experienced flooding and/or property damage resulting from the recent record-setting rain storm. For further information, and to get on...

Active Waterfront Property Rights Cases Across the States

In Florida and across the nation, there are a number of active property rights cases triggering state and federal legal reviews as to whether or not government entities must legally recognize and enforce private property boundary lines. Because a number these cases involve beachfront...