Beware of Open Space Next to You?

The Town Board’s purchase of open space throughout the Town of Southold have been overwhelmingly supported by the community. However, when land next to your house or in close proximity to your neighborhood is considered for acquisition by the Town for open space, the surrounding property owners must weigh the benefit of the open space with the detriment which comes from the intrusion into your privacy by the public use of the open space. Recently, intrusion into your private use has expanded. Attorney Pat Moore explains it all here.

No Bluffing

Washington State’s Whatcom County policy of valuing the potential environmental benefits of natural disasters over the lives and property of its own citizens is unacceptable . . . and unlawful.

Citizens ask the Town to use their SMEM brain

We were invited to present our #Get SMEMsmart project (Social Media Emergency Management) to the six Board Members of the town of Southold today ( Feb 15th). It was an informal work session, round table discussion, with pen and paper, no internet connection, except for a smart phone, which as a practical matter could not be used as a demo tool without amplification to a large screen.  Basic, simple, friendly, but difficult to engage participants of mixed knowledge and experience in matters of social media on the internet without access to a live stream. Read more here.

FEMA picks SoutholdVOICE

FEMA has included SoutholdVOICE’s submission in the final round of judging their competition, “Sharing the Responsibility to Protect Communities Against the Impacts of Disasters”. See our submission and compare with others.

ALERT – Coastal Erosion Meeting Postponed

Due to the latest Winter Storm Watch advisory and because so many will have to travel to attend the scheduled meeting on Wednesday, please be advised that the Coastal Erosion Meeting has been postponed. New Meeting Details: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 10am, Peconic Rec Center. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE AND TIME. Please pass along this information to anyone you know that was planning to attend this meeting.

Small Town America – Easing into Social Media Disaster Planning

Why do SoutholdVOICE members and our community in general need to take Social Media Disaster Planning seriously? Supervisor Scott Russell said he sees Facebook as a way to communicate with residents on a day-to-day basis, but it will not be his emergency management team’s priority. We welcome the Supervisor’s invitation to meet with him and his Emergency management team to discuss our concerns with this policy, and bringing with us the American Red Cross White Paper on just this topic, amongst other things. Read about it here.

Social Media Emergency Management

A plea for Southold to use Social Media Emergency Management, using a case study in Social Media Emergency Management, comparing Southold to another area using a short slide show and video. SMEM explained. SMEM saves lives and preserves property. Watch the shows, get SMEM smart now!

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.

Emergency Southold Trustee Permit Toolkit – download here

An emergency permit is available from the Trustees office in cases of dramatic and sudden damage caused by a storm or natural disaster in which further damage to private property is eminent without protective measures put in place. The Southold Trustee Emergency Permit Application is a 10 page package that is available to download here.

FEMA Assessment Teams arrive on the NOFO following blizzard

Ten days after the blizzard struck the North Fork coastline, FEMA showed up this week to inspect the damage to infrastructure and property along the coastline in Southold, caused December 26th to 28th last year. The first team, called the Public Assistance Team (PA) arrived Wednesday Jan 5th, followed by the Individual Assist Team (IA) on Thursday Jan 6th 2011. Find out who came, the sites visited and how you may be able to benefit from FEMA assistance.

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