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 [...]

Trustees Meeting of July 21

It was a busy night, with the Suffolk County Water Authority on the schedule for a wetland permit to install a water line from Dam Pond to Browns Hill in Orient.  About 20 opponents were on hand to speak against it and it was the last item on the agenda.  The board stated they were not [...]

An 8-year wait to get a permit

The April 21st 2010 Trustee’s meeting agenda had 6 administrative permits, all granted; 14 extensions/transfers/amendments, all granted; 8 moorings/duck blinds permits, all granted except the duck blind request where the Bay Constable thought the distance from the blind to neighboring properties was too close.  In the Wetland Permits portion of the meeting, the New Suffolk [...]

Double Whammy

Current Southold Town code defines a bluff or a bulkhead and a lot line so an owner needs to go to both the Trustees and the ZBA to be granted relief from setbacks for waterfront properties. The problem with this duel jurisdiction is not just time and money but, receiving two different answers. Chairman John Betsch makes the case for resolving this problem.

The Last of the Trustees…

…for this year… Public frustration with lack of communication between departments survives the year end, while John Kramer shares a good tip for prospective buyers of waterfront property in the Town of Southold in his report of the December 16th Trustee Meeting.

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 [...]

Shell Game, Your Move

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) Postsby Dennis Lane While at the moment I may not be a scientist or work for the town, one thing I do have is first hand knowledge through actual observation of life underwater. Let me begin by stating that I have around one thousand scuba dives [...]

Trustee Meeting November 2008

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsTrustee Meeting Report There were 5 applications for administrative permits, such as maintenance tree trimming, erecting a split rail fence, replacing windows and siding on an existing dwelling, and all were approved. Twelve applications for extensions/amendments or transfers were approved without discussion. One of addthis_url = [...]

Trustee Meeting July 23 2008

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsTrustee meeting notes of 7/23/08 5:30 -11 pm I posed the following question to the Trustees during the work session, asking them to respond individually and in writing. I also gave them each a copy of Dunewood Truglia’s CD with the paginated LWRP and relevant Town [...]

Trustees Meeting June 18th 2008

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsIt was a busy schedule, with a 5:30 start and 11:15 ending. A Trustee’s primary virtue seems to be a tolerance for repetitive, off subject remarks by the public, who if listening, would have heard the answer to their questions about 8 times before they got [...]