Q6: Bluff Protection ?

Do candidates support the use of landscape retaining walls to protect Sound-front bluffs? Can Southold VOICE members get a candidate’s support vs. the DEC?

Q7: Candidate Qualifications ?

What qualifications does each candidate have to make decisions on how waterfront property owners can protect their property? Would they be willing to consider professional recommendations as they relate to various applications/permitting processes that may or may not conform to the existing policies?

Alkylphenols, Mosquitoes & Lobsters – Understanding the Theories

In 2010, fifteen scientists attended a conference at the University of Rhode Island, and presented their findings following a three-year, $3 million URI Sea Grant to study lobster shell disease. Hans Laufer, a University of Connecticut research professor of molecular and cellular biology, maintains that Alkylphenols interfere with the lobsters’ shell development and they are being found in lobster body tissues in Long Island Sound. This week, Long Island Sound lobstermen in Connecticut pointed the finger at New York for a late-summer lobster die-off in the western section of the Sound following the rains of Tropical Storm Irene. They want New York to change the chemical it uses to control mosquitoes.

Private Property – or Not

Under California’s “prescriptive rights” or “implied dedication” doctrine, if the public regularly traverses an area of private property for a period of at least five years, the public may obtain a permanent “right” to continued use of that area, even without the landowner’s consent.

Pain in the Dock

A floating dock that has broken loose is a danger to public safety. Washed up on a private beach, it represents a significant headache for the waterfront property owner faced with possible liabilities. This story was first published in our June newsletter, prior to the arrival of another unwelcome Summer visitor, Hurricane Irene, resulting in the reorganization of various local dock configurations, including this one. Click the headline to read the full story.

The Comprehensive Plan and Waterfront Property Owners

Goal 1.2 of the Community Character Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan, if implemented and regulated would have a significant effect on every waterfront property owner in the Town, their well being, their property rights, and their property value. Click the header to read our response in full.

Post Irene report from the North Fork

Joanna Lane, reporting from Cutchogue, notes that even as the storm Irene appears to have passed, they are still getting Tropical Storm-force winds, that continue to topple trees. Lipa reports that 442,000 customers are without electricity and Joanna reports that the internet is down. Amateur Radio is still functioning and her husband, Dennis, has been [...]

Hurricane Irene – SMEM Internet Resources

In addition to TV and Radio news, there is the internet. Just like phone lines, websites can get clogged. Not all agencies appreciate that their websites don’t work well on a smartphone, especially the ones relevant to our area. FEMA knows this, so they have a mobile website at http://m.fema.gov and encourage the use of social media for emergency management. Here is a non-exhaustive list of other resources I have put together for the east end of Long Island. These will help your situational awareness in the impacted area, before, during and after the storm. If you are receiving this message by email, to read the full article, click the title, or go to the website at www.southoldvoice.com and click “Blog”.

More Helicopter Noise – Joe Fischetti answers questions

Joseph Fischetti, PE Helicopter Advisory Committee was a guest speaker at Southold VOICE’s Annual meeting last week. Mr. Fischetti spoke for about 20 minutes, then answered questions. Mr. Fischetti’s presentation did not lend itself to video capture for various reasons, but given the strong interest being expressed in this topic, I’m posting the section where the lights go up and Mr. Fischetti answers audience questions, which I hope you find interesting. You’ll need to turn up the volume.

Hot Topics 2011 – Southold VOICE Meeting

Raw video (unedited) in five parts of County Legislator Ed Romaine’s speech at the Southold VOICE Annual Meeting July 30th 2011, which took place at the Town Recreation Center in Peconic, NY.

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