If you’ve ever tried to get a permit to dredge an inlet or a channel, even if it was just to maintain an existing one, you’ll be able to relate to this almost decade-long saga. If you’re just thinking of it, this will give...
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Letter to the Editor: “As a person well-versed in environmental law and water quality regulations, I would like to respond to comments made in the Discussion Group. Fecal coliform, whether human or animal-generated, can cause health problems. While it is possible to tell whether...
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Letter to the Editor: “We live on Cedar Beach Road in Southold. We own waterfront property across the street from our home and maintain a dock for two of our neighbors and ourselves. The area is known as Dryad’s Basin and it is extremely...
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Members of SoutholdVOICE should consider volunteering for this Committee ________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS there has occurred over the last year, confusion between government entities including the County of Suffolk, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the United States army Corp. of Engineers with...
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According to an article by Bill Bleyer in Newsday, Suffolk County had plans to dredge 23 creeks, inlets and rivers to remove built-up sand that restricts access to open water, but the plans got stuck in bureaucratic mud. Apparently the environmental studies required by...
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Stormwater Information Contributed by the Discussion Group What is stormwater? Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that doesn’t soak into the ground but runs off into waterways. It flows from rooftops, over paved areas and bare soil, and through sloped lawns while...
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Southold VOICE covers all the towns in Southold, from Laurel, to Mattituck, New Suffolk, Cutchogue, Peconic, Southold, Greenport, East Marion and Orient. At the first meeting on May 19th, our membership was divided roughly into 10 Working Groups according to location. However, the Organizing...
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Dave Bergen reports that the Coast Guard has removed and not yet replaced, the ROCK BUOY ON THE WEST SIDE OF ROBINS ISLAND. SOMEONE PUT A FLOATING PINK JUG TO MARK THE AREA OF THE ROCK BUT STAY CLEAR OF THAT AREA, ONE SAILBOAT...
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From Dave Bergen of the Town Trustees. “The Town Board is now taking the lead in using what the Trustees have completed to date, and developing their own plan. They ran the meeting last night. I was offered limited opportunities for input. They are...
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