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		<title>Trustees Meeting of July 21</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/07/trustees-meeting-of-july-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kramer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riverhead Owners Draw a Line in the Sand</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/06/riverhead-owners-draw-a-line-in-the-sand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adding to our current series of articles on beach battles, there's a lively conversation about beach access and waterfront property rights in neighboring Riverhead, as reported by RiverheadLocal.com in their artricle, "Dispute brews over beach access". While the article was written regarding an issue with trespassing and property rights in the Town of Riverhead, we are posting on Southold VOICE for your information.  ]]></description>
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		<title>An 8-year wait to get a permit</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/04/an-8-year-wait-to-get-a-permit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kramer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The April 21st 2010 Trustee&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day 2010: Fragile Waterways</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/04/earth-day-2010-fragile-waterways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation provided funding for Channel Thirteen&#8217;s documentary &#8220;Fragile Waterways&#8221;, which aired last night to mark Earth Day 2010. Roughly an hour long, the program features the Peconic Bay, with Chris Pickerell of Cornell Marine, and his father. The program also explores the challenges facing Brooklyn, NY, the Great Lakes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Town Board is ready to define “Demolition”</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/03/the-town-board-is-ready-to-define-%e2%80%9cdemolition%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue of “demolition” comes up regularly with waterfront property which has received a variance to build an addition and renovate the existing house.  In addition to a variance, a Southold Town Trustees wetland permit may have been issued The Building Department, Zoning Board and Trustees each have their own interpretation of what constitutes demolition.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trustee meeting March 17th 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/03/trustee-meeting-march-17th-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kramer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notes from the March 17th Town Trustees&#8217; meeting The meeting went quickly.  There were only three administrative permits: all granted.  There were eight applications for extensions, transfers, or amendments; none too exciting.  Eight wetland permits applications were heard, several concerning actions obviously either out of the jurisdiction of the Trustees, such as work on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Whammy</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/02/double-whammy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Betsch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>BEWARE the Zoning Board is legislating</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/02/beware-the-zoning-board-is-legislating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2010/02/beware-the-zoning-board-is-legislating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The expansion of the Zoning Board’s power began in January 2002 with the “Walz” decision [that is how the Town refers to this type of variance application].  In the Walz case the property, a quarter acre parcel, with a one story house, was 3 feet from one side yard and 6.5 feet from the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last of the Trustees&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2009/12/the-last-of-the-trustees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Kramer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...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.]]></description>
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		<title>How Big a Buffer?</title>
		<link>http://www.southoldvoice.com/2009/12/how-big-a-buffer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Betsch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“PH 12/1/09 7:35 Pm &#8211; Minor Exempt – WCRL” This is exactly how a Public Hearing for a new Local Law regarding an amendment exempting minor actions of the – WCRL [Waterfront Consistency Review Law] appeared on the December 1st Town Board meeting agenda on the Town’s website. In theory, this should have been a [...]]]></description>
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