UPDATE: Southold 2020 Masterplan

Southold 2020 Update: “Community Character” Chapter eliminates the goal to reduce shoreline hardening by 20%. Suffolk Times report by Beth Young, with comments by Chairman John Betsch and Planning Director Heather Lanza. Read the letter that made the difference.

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.

Unload by Code – Pump Out Boat Program

Southold Town Trustees announce the Pump Out Boat Program. This is now available on weekends and holidays through Columbus Day weekend, from approximately 11AM until 6PM and it’s FREE. Click the link to read the full text of their announcement.

TRUSTEE MEETING NOTES NOV. 17

The pace was slow at the start as a group of neighbors complaining about beach egress and legal property fences on the beach occupied the work session. The discussion of Non disturbance and non turf buffer took the next hour as an applicant who was the last one to buy into a canal front neighborhood [...]

Halloween Tutorial – how to get a mooring

BOOOO-EEEEE! Please take a moment to enjoy our trick or treat – a Halloween tutorial on getting a mooring – just for laughs! And a special welcome to all our new subscribers to the SoutholdVOICE newsfeed. The video takes a while to load, so thanks for your patience. Make sure to turn up the volume and click the square symbol in the bottom right corner of the video player for full screen effect!

Southold Town Trustee Dredging Priority List 2010

At the July 21 Town Trustees meeting, Dave Bergen reported the following wish list for Suffolk County dredging. Note that neither Wickham or West Creek has permits in place so it is doubtful that they will have permits in time for the dredging window. Also remember that Southold is only one of 5 towns submitting [...]

How many fish can you catch and keep?

‘Tis the season Whether you’re casting off the beach, fishing from your kayak, 14’ Starcraft or a 36’ Off-shore Grady White, you need to be concerned with what and how many fish you can catch/keep. (If you are that lucky.) There have been some changes implemented this year that affect New York State recreational fishing [...]

Moorings in Richmond Creek

John Kramer took a ride with a SoutholdVOICE member who wanted to show him the situation in Richmond Creek. He, too, has been on the list for a permit to moor his boat for 8 years, just like the man he wrote about last month. The mooring area in Richmond Creek is a deep oval near the end of the entrance channel, big enough to moor at least 6 and maybe 8 boats. There are presently 2 moorings there, one occupied and one not. He spoke to Jill Doherty, Chairperson of the Trustees, about this and she said…..

NYS Fishing License not required BUT, National Saltwater Angler Registry IS!

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 Federal waters from 3-200 miles offshore. Registration is free (this year) [...]

Trustee’s Meeting April 22

At the previous nite’s Town Board Hearing about the Dock in the Bays regulations, I objected that the proposal would eliminate the 41 existing docks over time because if they were damaged by a Hurricane or winter ice, they would have to conform to this new standard and, that being impossible, would be prohibited from [...]

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