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.

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.

ALERT: Coastal Erosion Meeting February 2nd 2011

Realistic expectations for a solution to our erosion challenge will be the focus of Supervisor Scott Russell’s agenda at a meeting at Southold Town Hall on Feb 2nd at 1pm, especially along Route 48 and the LI Sound area . Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, the DEC and the Suffolk County DPW will be in attendance together with Legislator Ed Romaine and town officials.

Cedar Beach Parking lot – a dump for the Cornell Marine Center

The Cornell Marine Center at Cedar Beach is a valuable asset to Southold, providing educational and research facilities in marine biology.  The facility fronts on what used to be the creek entrance – now blocked by the decrepit parking lot for Cedar Beach Park.  The parking lot, owned and (not) maintained by the county, has [...]

Cedar Beach is Eroding

Some years ago the osprey pole pictured here was 50 feet inland.  Today at high tide it is 15 feet out in Peconic Bay.  What has happened?  Obviously the sand has washed away.  That is because the Southeastern face of Great Hog Neck forms a race with Jessup’s neck on the South Fork and a [...]

2009 Dredging Update

The 2009 dredging season has begun.  The dredge has been working over on the south shore for a few weeks now.  They need to get Cold Spring, Fresh and North Sea done before they come over to Southold.  The good news is that I received word today that the permit for Budd Pond (Port of [...]

Volunteers needed for Horseshoe Crab monitoring

  Volunteers are needed to collect data on mating horseshoe crabs for the 4 days on and near the full moon, June 18, and the new and full moons in July. Dr. John Tanacredi of Dowling College is organizing a collection of data in order to know the numbers of this species. They are harvested [...]

Call to Action – Area Coordinators

Why do we need Area Coordinators? Because we want you to be part of our success! We are experiencing an enthusiastic growth in membership from people with diverse interests. We are receiving unique requests that are specific to some Southold Communities. SoutholdVOICE wants to be able to answer those questions with knowledge and experience, and [...]

Dredging – the video

Get your popcorn, turn off the lights, and watch SoutholdVOICE’s first full length (5 minute) feature video.

Dredging Starts Monday

SoutholdVOICE is happy to confirm that dredging is about to start on schedule on October first. They will be starting in Budds Pond on Monday. Budds Pond had permits already in place so it was not on the new list of required permits. It was already on the Town and County list. As it is [...]

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