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Slow Going on Wetlands

Copyright 2007 Times/Review Newspapers Corp. Reprinted with permission Changes to Chapter 275 are examined closely at meeting By Julie Lane Southold Town Board members are prepared to approve changes to Chapter 275 of the wetlands code when they meet Tuesday, but with the caveat...

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Dredge Permit Correction

In our December Newsletter, we reported that the dredge permits for Schoolhouse Creek and Wickham Creek have now been released. We now understand that only the permit for Schoolhouse Creek was issued and that Wickham Creek is still outstanding at this time.

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The Case of the 3 foot 2×6

Dan Christianson of Mattituck asks, what would you do if you were in this situation? Here’s the scenario: THE CASE OF THE 3 FOOT 2 x 6 It is a Thursday afternoon in the spring of 2008. The husband has walked from the home...

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Chapter 275 – Interim Results

The Board listens intently to the testimony being given from a packed Town Hall, spilling out into the hall. Through conflict comes drama, but this was not to be the occasion for it. The public hearing on Chapter 275 Amendments played out as a...

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Call for Reconciliation Task Force

Paul and Phyllis Torpey believe the very least we need to accomplish on 12/4 is to get the Town Board to formally establish a task force of stakeholders and regulators to hammer out an updated draft of Local Law Chapter 275, incorporating as much...

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Response to The Suffolk Times

To the Editor, I should like to address your editorial piece “Doesn’t look good.” SoutholdVOICE’s guidelines concerning government officials, stipulates that an elected official may join our organization, but may not serve on the board, as any officer. Mr. Bergen, who is a member...

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Wetlands Hearing on Tuesday

Are you attending the meeting? Click here to let us know and take the 1 minute survey ___________________________________________________ Suffolk Times Article November 29th – Wetlands hearing Tuesday SoutholdVOICE rallying around changes to Ch. 275 By Eileen Duffy A public hearing on changes to the...

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More Dredge Permits Released

I am pleased to report that the Army Corp released permits for Jockey Creek Spur, Corey, Goose and James this week. This leaves us only School House Creek which is lacking a permit. Once the rig gets done in Southampton, SCDPW and I will...

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Conkling Point Power Struggle

Photo by John H. Mulholland LIPA is proposing to relocate existing power lines along Island View Lane where they currently run through the wetlands, according to Gary Mangus of Conkling Point. These include LIPA lines for local service, the LIPA back feed to Shelter...

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