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It 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 up … you have to admire them!
There was a […]

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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 for bait
and […]

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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 to […]

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

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In our December Newsletter, we reported that the dredge permits for Schoolhouse Creek and Wickham Creek have now been released. We now understand that only the permit for Schoolhouse Creek was issued and that Wickham Creek is still outstanding at this time.

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I am pleased to report that the Army Corp released permits for Jockey Creek Spur, Corey, Goose and James this week. This leaves us only School House Creek which is lacking a permit. Once the rig gets done in Southampton, SCDPW and I will confer with regards to which Southold creek they go […]

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Southold Town’s Dredge committee met at Town Hall on Tues Oct 16. It was run by Chairman Eugene Burger, attending were Chris Showalter, Rob Lehnert, Pete McGreevy, and Town Trustee Dave Bergen.
They have begun an inventory of all the town creeks with pictures, littoral drift info, and summary reports as to navigation […]

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Submitted by Tom Gleason.
Related to dredging clogged up creeks and waterways, is the issue of erosion mediation using the spoils from the dredging process. The shore line between Schoolhouse Creek and Wickhams Creek is one of many examples of the problem. The standing DEC policies stating spoils can not be deposited upstream of the […]

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It appears that about 15 projects will be able to be completed in the approaching dredging season - Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 - but not the 20 to 25 the county used to do annually.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommended in April that the county submit one application for all the projects around […]

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David Bergen, Southold Town Trustee, writes:
The Army Corp responded last week in writing to the [congressional] letter. They included two items in their response. First, they provided a response to US Fish and Wildlife to their required Endangered Species Habitat report. We now are waiting for a response from USF&W to this letter. Second, they […]

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