SoutholdVOICE

Introduction

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:33:15 +0000

Welcome to SoutholdVOICE Inc., a not-for-profit organization of waterfront property owners and others interested in the use, enjoyment and preservation of Southold’s extensive waterfront. The organization promotes awareness of issues affecting shoreline and marine resources to further cooperation between responsible use, regulatory protection, and the rights of riparian owners for the ultimate benefit of our community.

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Photos from the BBQ by the Bay

Paul Birman — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:32:17 +0000

View a collection of photographs taken by Paul Birman and Bob Castaldi at the August 21st sellout BBQ by the Bay on Claudio’s Dock: Click here to view and download

With thanks to our Sponsors

admin — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:00:47 +0000

Reel Floatation Systems

PO Box 2049, Greenport, NY 11944 631 477-0717 Jane Costello www.reelfloat.com

Costello Marine Contracting

423 5th St. PO Box 2124, Greenport NY 11944 631 477 1199 George & Jack Costello

Hanff’s Boatyard

10 Sterling St. PO Box 253, Greenport, NY 11944 631 477 8800 John & George Costello

Beninati Associates

52875 Main Road P.O. Box 1346 Southold, NY 11971
Phone: 631-765-5333 Fax: 631-765-5225 Lee and Marie Beninati broker@beninatiassociates.com www.beninatiassociates.com

Matt-A-Mar Marina

2255 Wickham Avenue Mattituck, NY 11952, PO BOX 952 Cutchogue, NY 11935 Phone 631-298-4739 Marina Fax 631-298-4803 mail@mattamar.com http://www.mattamar.com

Overton Freight

2016 Linden Boulevard, Elmont, NY 11003

Gary Scibelli
Phone 516 285-2170 Ext.26 Fax 516 285-2183
Gary@overtonfreight.com
www.overtonfreight.com

Property Angels Real Estate

140 Wagon Wheel Lane Cutchogue, NY 11935
Joanna Lane Phone (631) 734-8176 Fax 866-356-9203
broker@propertyangels.com www.propertyangels.com

Lewis and Nickles

Route 25, Main Road PO Box 877 Southold, NY 11971 Phone (631) 765- 3416 Fax (631) 765- 4096 southold@lewisandnickles.com www.lewisandnickles.com

Century 21 Albertson Realty

31095 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935 Phone (631) 734-5700 cutchogue@c21agawamalbertson.com www.c21agawamalberston.com

Beach Erosion Task Force Created

johnbetsch — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:26:10 +0000

At the August 12th Town Board meeting, a resolution was passed creating the Southold Town Beach Erosion Mitigation and Restoration Task Force to consist of eight members and three liaisons. The Task Force was created “to develop a town administered action plan to address the critical issue of beach erosion and to develop and evaluate options to replenish eroded public and private beaches. Such options should include the acquisition of dredge equiopment to be used for this purpose.”

The following individuals were appointed to the task force for a six month term: Eugene Burger, Peter McGreevy, Chris Showalter, Jerry Schulteis, Robert Lehnert, Bob Ghosio, Jamie Richter, Jim McMahon; Jill Doherty & Dave Bergen - liaisons, Al Krupski- Town Board liaison

Trustee Meeting notes July 23 2008

John Kramer — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:35:07 +0000

Trustee 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 Code.

Questions to the individual members of the Town Trustees:

We [SoutholdVOICE members] are concerned by the NOAA meeting entitled “Visual Impact Assessment of Small Docks, and Aesthetics Impacts of Small Docks. The DOS’ Steve Resler’s comments about zoning our waters for “passive” recreational uses, and Mark Terry’s dock work group, who are charged with crafting legislation to regulate docks in the sound and bay, seems to be an attempt to neuter the Trustee’s role.

1. How do you feel about this policy?

2. What good or ill do you think will come out of it?

3. Were Resler’s comments empowering or off-putting?

4. Do you agree or disagree with his rhetoric about property rights not being an important consideration to the policy?

5. Do you agree or disagree that we want to encourage “passive” uses, not active uses in our bay system?

6. Do you agree or disagree that boats are, in Ressler’s words, “annoying and polluting?”

Please click “comments” below for answers to these questions

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LWRP with PAGE NUMBERS

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:06:43 +0000

Southold Town’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), impacts almost everyone on the North Fork, especially those involved with any kind of permitting. Each applicant must show consistency with the LWRP, and it’s not an easy process, not least because the document itself is a staggering 984 pages long, and most curiously, it was published without any page numbers. Consequently, nobody has any means to reference what they are talking about in terms of this or that part of the LWRP. Until now that is, thanks to SoutholdVOICE Board Director Dunewood Truglia Esq. …………

SoutholdVOICE

presents

the complete and unabridged 984 page

LWRP WITH PAGE NUMBERS

LWRP WITH PAGE NUMBERS by Southold VOICE Inc. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.SoutholdVOICE.com

You may link to this document from your own website: permalink URL: http://www.SoutholdVOICE.com/LWRP_with_page_numbers.pdf

Dock on the Bay meeting Thursday July 10th, 9am AND 5PM

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:30:13 +0000

From Dave Bergen:

I wanted to provide everyone with the latest update on meetings concerning docks on the bays. I received notification today that there has been a meeting scheduled for this Thursday July 10 at 9 AM in the Town Hall Annex. Invited to the meeting are all Town Board members, all Trustees plus additional town employees to hold a conversation with Steve Resler with the NYDOS. The agenda includes overview of the moratorium, historic court decisions on the regulation of docks, town authority and jurisdiction, types of regulation to include designation of areas and the zoning of underwanter lands to “advance public interest”, the economic impacts of banning docks, what is the legal authority of the DOS Significant Fish and Wildlife Habitats and availability of model laws. This meeting will be followed by the evening session on Thursday at 6 which is a roundtable discussion. My feeling is that the information discussed during the morning meeting will be significant. Both meetings are being held in the Town Hall Annex conference room.

Cuomo Sues Federal Government

Paul Birman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:47:47 +0000

NEW YORK, NY (June 23, 2008) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today
announced a lawsuit against the federal Department of Commerce for
violating federal law with its new limits on recreational catches of
summer flounder along the east coast. The suit charges that their
regulations will harm New York’s anglers and the recreational fishing
industry, without benefiting the long-term health of these popular
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NEW VIDEO: Stewards of Our Shoreline

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:00:29 +0000

ONLINE PREMIERE OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN TRUSTEES DOCUMENTARY

Developed to give everyone a better understanding of the work of the Southold Town Trustees, this half hour program “Stewards of Our Shoreline” explains the history of the Trustees, the parameters of Trustee jurisdiction and shares some examples of wetlands code regulation. Our Trustees have been entrusted to care for our shorelines, and take their responsibility seriously. One of their goals is to inform us about what they do and why they do it. See the Trustees explaining their policies in their own words, as well as scientists and other experts in the field. Understand the science behind the laws, and hear their appeal for community support to help protect our unique and valuable shorelines in the Town of Southold. Not to be missed!

Producer: Peggy Dickerson

Director: Rory MacNish

Grant Coordinator: Heather Cusack

Trustees Meeting Report for June 18th 2008

John Kramer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:56:41 +0000

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 discussion about the lack of an inventory of Stake and Pulley moorings in the town’s creeks. It seems there is a waiting list in some areas for a stake for a small boat, but the reality is that the existing stakes are in some instances vacant, and have been for years. The solution to ending a wait list to use a vacant stake is to inventory who is on what stake and open up those not used. No department. in the town seems to have manpower to do this, and the Trustees may ask the CAC to do an inventory. I didn’t volunteer for our members, but it sounds as though our membership could accomplish this in a week with little effort. If anyone is up for a project, you got it, email me at southoldvoice@gmail.com

I will post information separately about the dock meeting on July 3rd.

Thoughts about some of the processes that are being discussed at these permit hearings.

The Trustees want VERY specific detail AND a validation for the reason, why you want to do something. Assume nothing. Explain everything. Example: remove some junk trees and poison ivy: every tree will be labeled; every poison ivy plant will be counted. Methodology and equipment will be specified. Example: you want to remove some stumps and plant a privacy boarder…sounds like a no brainer right? Not. Trustee’s answer: Don’t remove the stumps and plant the boarder. How can you do that? Applicant wasn’t there to ask, so now has to either try, or go back and plead his case again.

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