Some years ago the osprey pole pictured here was 50 feet inland. Today at high tide it is 15 feet out in Peconic Bay. What has happened? Obviously the sand has washed away. That is because the Southeastern face of Great Hog Neck forms...
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Landscaping by the seashore presents some difficult challenges for the homeowner. The seashore is an extremely harsh environment and the plants have to endure salt spray, heavy rains, high winds, dry conditions, sandy soils and heat. The right plant choices will create a lush...
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SoutholdVOICE.com will be unavailable from late Monday afternoon November 9th for site maintenance. We anticipate the site will be back up again 24 hours later on Tuesday afternoon. We apologize for possible inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience while we work to...
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2009 Election results are in, and SoutholdVOICE congratulates all the winners. We look forward to working with you. Click the heading to see detailed results. To view complete SoutholdVOICE election coverage, including candidate short form biographies, member questions and candidate answers, type "election" into the search box for the site.
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The 2009 dredging season has begun. The dredge has been working over on the south shore for a few weeks now. They need to get Cold Spring, Fresh and North Sea done before they come over to Southold. The good news is that I...
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Question 7: Bluff protection: Do you support the use of landscape retaining walls to protect Sound-front bluffs? Can we get your support vs. the DEC? . SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD 2009 CANDIDATE ANSWERS:
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Question 6: Both waterfront property owners on the LI Sound and waterfront owners and dock owners on the creeks and bays are faced with challenges such as ice damage to docks, gradual erosion from storm surges and Nor’easters, and hurricane damage and erosion. What background or experience gives...
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Question 5: Coastal Stewards: Normally all private property owners get twice a year free brush cleanup. As waterfront owners have brush, flotsam and jetsam on their beaches and shorelines, would you support a change in the definitions of allowable debris to equalize the cleanup program for all property owners?...
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Question 4: Set backs are based on total lot size regardless of the buildable land area so it forces the waterfront property owner to apply for variances in every case. Why or why not would you support a correction to the town zoning regulations...
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The 2009 Election results are in, and SoutholdVOICE congratulates all the winners. We look forward to working with you.
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