Southold

Last green corner, Mattituck
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Southold Votes Yes on Eminent Domain, Comp Plan, Plum Island Ferry Zoning

Beth Young
Pictured Above: The Mattituck corner that has been slated for a hardware store. The Southold Town Board exerted its authority over land use within the town in several major ways Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8, adopting resolutions to take a controversial Mattituck property slated for development of a hardware store through eminent domain, adopting a Comprehensive Plan that's been in the works for a decade, and rezoning the Plum Island ferry
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Sunrise, New Suffolk
Government Southold Southold Comp Plan & Zoning

Community Focuses on Next Actions as Southold Nears Comp Plan Adoption

Beth Young
The refrain from community leaders was clear when the Southold Town Board held a Zoom public hearing on the adoption of its Comprehensive Plan Update Aug. 25: The community is ready, willing and able to assist in implementing its goals. Environmental leaders, in particular, called for the creation of an Environmental Advisory Committee to work to implement environmental recommendations and the goals of New York State's Climate Smart Communities program.
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New Suffolk Beach, Southold
Community Southold

Southold Releases Summer Beach & Recreation Rules

Beth Young
Southold Town will be limiting beach access to residents only this summer, will not be opening up beaches to swimming before June 27, and will only be opening a limited number of pickleball and tennis courts at town parks, the town announced on Thursday, May 21. Effective May 21, beach, road end and boat ramp use continues to be restricted to “Residents Only," according to the town. All vehicles must
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Gregory K. Williams
Arts Music Southold

Honoring A Composer Whose Life Was Twisted by Nazi Germany

Beth Young
The Custer Institute Observatory in Southold will play host to an innovative solo viola concert of works by a Jewish composer whose work was dramatically altered by Nazi Germany, “The Raphael Project,” on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m.  Violist Gregory K. Williams, the principal violist of the Berkshire Opera Festival, and Assistant Principal Violist of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra will perform. Günter Raphael (1903-1960)
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Assistant Southold Town Planning Director Mark Terry and Planning Director Heather Lanza at the July 29 hearing
Government Southold Comp Plan & Zoning

In Quickly Changing Southold, Comp Plan Seen as Last Hope

Beth Young
Pictured Above: Assistant Southold Town Planning Director Mark Terry and Planning Director Heather Lanza at the July 29 hearing Since Southold Town began work on its Comprehensive Plan Update in 2009, the town has held 64 public meetings and drafted 13 chapters, culminating in a 292-page document and 308 pages of appendices that are now ready for the public to review. And in that time, a great deal has changed
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Pictured Above: A memory of a beautiful weekend, Saturday at Mill Creek, Southold.
Government News Southold Comp Plan & Zoning

Southold Releases Completed Comprehensive Plan

Beth Young
Pictured Above: A memory of a beautiful weekend Saturday at Mill Creek, Southold. Nearly a decade in the making, Southold Town's Comprehensive Plan is now available in its entirety for public review, and the town plans to hold several public forums in the upcoming weeks on its contents. The plan is now available online here and paper copies will be available later this week at the Town Clerk’s office, Town
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Respect & Civility Candlelight Vigil
Announcements Southold

Southold to Host Respect & Civility Candlelight Vigil

East End Beacon
[caption id="attachment_29568" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Respect & Civility Candlelight Vigil[/caption] Southold Town and the town's Anti-Bias Task Force Committee are inviting the community to gather together in a candlelight vigil for respect and civility on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m. at Silversmith's Corner across from the Southold IGA. The organizers say they plan "to join together in solidarity with the right of all people to be respected for who they
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Southold Releases Land Use Chapter of Comprehensive Plan

Beth Young
[caption id="attachment_9158" align="alignright" width="600"] Southold Town Hall is usually a pretty quiet place.[/caption] Southold Town has just released the draft Land Use chapter of the town's comprehensive plan update, available online here. The land use chapter outlines broad recommendations for zoning changes, but does not propose specific changes to zoning in Southold. According to the new introduction to the plan, released by town Planning Director Heather Lanza Friday afternoon, there
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