The issue of “demolition” comes up regularly with waterfront property which has received a variance to build an addition and renovate the existing house. In addition to a variance, a Southold Town Trustees wetland permit may have been issued The Building Department, Zoning Board...
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Notes from the March 17th Town Trustees’ meeting The meeting went quickly. There were only three administrative permits: all granted. There were eight applications for extensions, transfers, or amendments; none too exciting. Eight wetland permits applications were heard, several concerning actions obviously either out...
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Recently returned to Southold from his Winter break, John Kramer lost no time in helping Southold VOICE uncover the latest and brightest ideas in town. Jack Gold put him onto this one and it's a game changer for stormwater runoff problems that plague our waterways.
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It all seems so basic…purchase it, plant it, water it, and watch it grow. But even those of us who have gardening experience can find it daunting...
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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...
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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.
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The expansion of the Zoning Board’s power began in January 2002 with the “Walz” decision . In the Walz case the property, a quarter acre parcel, with a one story house, was 3...
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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.
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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...
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New York State backed off the license requirements as a direct result of the actions of our Trustees and those of the other East End towns, but, you are required to have a Federal Registration card to fish for Striped Bass or fish in...
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