Town Hall Notes: Santa’s gets a nice gift
Most of Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm in Cutchogue was preserved by Southold Town this week, despite an ongoing controversy over owner Lewis Edson’s use of a large barn on the property as a retail store....
View ArticleTown Hall Notes: Concerns arise over Satur Farms’ trucks
Neighbors of Satur Farms on Alvah’s Lane in Cutchogue are still hopping mad about large refrigerator trucks belonging to the farm that are left idling at the property day and night. They’ve been...
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Should for-profit events be held on public properties?
BETH YOUNG FILE PHOTO | Southold Town officials said the high usage at Strawberry Fields in Mattituck has hurt the athletic fields there. Southold Town Board members may vote in a matter of weeks on a...
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Town applying for state grant to complete Master Plan
Hoping to complete a draft version of its 12-chapter Comprehensive Master Plan by 2016, the town is applying for a New York State grant to move the work along. The board is requesting $260,000 in...
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Southold Town hosting forum to discuss plastic bag ban
Recycylable grocery bags. (file photo) Should Southold Town ban local retailers from supplying plastic bags to customers? That is the question the Town Board is discussing during a public forum...
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Town Board to discuss aging highway fleet, affordable housing
A highway department truck turns onto Main Road in January. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) Southold Town Board members have a packed agenda for Tuesday morning’s public work session. Board members...
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Town Hall Notes: Board appoints helicopter committee
A helicopter at East Hampton Airport (Credit: Kyril Bromley/The East Hampton Press, file) The Town Board on Tuesday appointed eight people to its newly formed Southold Town Helicopter Noise Steering...
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Town Hall Notes: Board mulls ‘tree fee’ law for developers
Southold Town is proposing a code change that would allow builders pay the town a fee rather than replace trees removed during construction. The code currently requires builders plant a certain amount...
View ArticleTown eyes Peconic Lane for justice court
Southold Town officials are looking into the feasibility of relocating the justice court to the community center on Peconic Lane. The Town Board has had to turn its attention to the court in recent...
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Town mulls DEC request to eliminate town permits for deer hunters
Two deer grazing behind a Cutchogue home. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file) A decades-old law in Southold Town could soon be eliminated to ease the process for residents to obtain deer hunting...
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Storm damaged town beaches in line to be regraded
After four winter storms battered Southold beaches earlier this year, officials will find $10,000 in the town budget for restoration. The damage to the beaches was severe, according to town engineer...
View ArticleOld Sound Avenue to be re-striped to clarify it’s one way
Southold Town plans to make it clear that a portion of Old Sound Avenue extending west from the intersection of Love Lane and Route 25 in Mattituck is one way only. “There’s been a lot of concern with...
View ArticleTown seeks input about traffic
In an ongoing effort to find ways to alleviate seasonal traffic that crowds North Fork roadways, Southold town officials plan to meet with local business owners. Councilman Bill Ruland organized a...
View ArticleTown Hall Notes: Traffic study of Love Lane area completed
A long-anticipated traffic study of the Love Lane area was officially accepted for completion at a Town Board meeting Tuesday. Consultants were hired to prepare the study after the Town Board deemed a...
View ArticleTown Hall Notes: New truck is No. 1 priority; ZBA fee hike mulled
Plans to purchase a new vacuum truck, estimated to cost around $425,000, were also discussed during last week’s work session. The purchase should be a “number one priority, above all else,”...
View ArticlePlanners draft policy for affordable housing proposals, tentative discussion...
The Southold planning department has outlined a draft policy for evaluating incoming affordable housing proposals, following several applications for Affordable Housing District zone changes in recent...
View ArticleTown Hall Notes: Public hearing set on seaplane regulations for Oct. 4
The Southold Town Board has set a public hearing on legislation meant to strengthen seaplane regulations in Southold waters for Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. Right now, Southold town code prohibits seaplanes from...
View ArticleSouthold Town plans to double ZBA fees for as-built structures
The Southold Town Board plans to double the fees charged by the Zoning Board of Appeals for as-built structures. ZBA chairperson Leslie Weisman said at a Tuesday work session that, according to her...
View ArticlePilot programs pitched aim at mitigating traffic in key junctions
The North Fork Traffic and Transportation Task Force has pitched pilot programs, seemingly favored by the Southold Town Board, that aim to mitigate traffic at several key junctions in town....
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Town Hall Notes: Water committee to reform, Board hears updates on Bay to...
At a Town Board work session Tuesday, Councilwoman Sarah Nappa confirmed she is in the beginning stages of setting up a water committee for the Town of Southold. Five people have submitted resumes to...
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