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Southold Upcoming

Blast for CAST Sells Out Again, Amidst Growing Need for Services — Online Auction Opens to Public Monday

East End Beacon
CAST in Southold, the North Fork's most far-reaching provider of safety net and self-sufficiency programs, holds its annual Blast for CAST on July 23 at Stirling Square in Greenport. It's an evening "dedicated to ensuring that individuals and families across the North Fork and Shelter Island continue to have access to nutritious food, emergency assistance, educational opportunities, and the resources they need to thrive." While the event has sold out
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The Enclaves resort hotel project in Southold began clearing land in late February, in advance of receiving a building permit, because clearing there was limited to the winter months to protect the seasonal nesting habitat for long-eared bats.
Development Recent Southold

Police Called As Neighbor Objects to Southold Resort Hotel Site Plan Extension

Beth Young
Southold Town Police were called to the town's Planning Board meeting Monday evening, after a neighbor of the proposed Enclaves resort hotel in Southold protested the board's approval of a third six-month extension of the project's site plan. Construction has been halted at the site since not long after it was cleared in early 2024, due to the loss of $25 million in funding for the project and the developers'
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Congressman Nick LaLota on Thursday with the Southold Town Board.
Government Southold

LaLota Brings Check for Police Cars & Radios and Promises Mattituck Inlet Dredging to Southold

Beth Young
Congressman Nick LaLota came to Southold Town Police Department headquarters Thursday to announce just over $1 million in federal funding for town police. What will that buy? Ten new Ford Explorers and F-150s to be used by patrol officers and 20 duel band VHF and 800 mhz radios allowing police to communicate with other emergency agencies, says Southold Police Chief Steve Grattan. Mr. LaLota said he also expects the U.S.
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Greenport Outlines Potential Resident Parking Passes

Beth Young
The Greenport Village Board is considering implementing resident parking permits in 2027 for the village parking lots that now require hourly payment near the center of the village. The move came after backlash from residents over the expansion this summer of the village's paid parking program. The board discussed implementing the resident passes at a special meeting Wednesday evening. They received a smattering of mixed reaction from the public. Pictured
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Announcements Southold Upcoming

Kenney’s Beach Civic Association in Southold to Hold First-Ever Sunset Market

East End Beacon
Note! Due to thunderstorms in the forecast, precisely at the time of the planned event, the Kenney's Beach Sunset Market has been rescheduled to Saturday, August 15th, from 5 pm to sunset.  The Kenney's/McCabe's Beach Civic Association in Southold will hold its first-ever Kenney's Beach Sunset Market on Saturday, July 18 from 5 p.m. to sunset in the Kenney's Beach parking lot.  With support of the Southold Town Clerk's Office and Southold
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Southold Town Planner Mara Cerezo gave an overview of the new short-term rental plan on July 1.
Housing Recent Southold

Southold Short-Term Rental Plan Begins to Take Shape

Beth Young
The Southold Town Board put the finishing touches on its new plan to manage short-term rentals on July 1, not long after the Town Attorney's office sent letters to about 200 people renting without permits. A public forum on the changes is in the works for August. The town warned earlier this spring that homeowners without an existing rental permit will not be allowed to participate in the short-term program
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Photos taken by Southold Planning Department on June 5 and June 18 show attempts to cover the dirt piles.
Development Recent Southold

The Enclaves Hotel Seeks Another Site Plan Extension

Beth Young
Developers of The Enclaves resort hotel in Southold are asking for a third extension of their site plan approval this month, as delays in financing continue to stymie the start of construction. Pictured Above: Photographs taken by Southold Town Planning staff of attempts to cover the sand piles between June 5 and June 18 of this year. The 44-room hotel, proposed to include two restaurants, a spa and a 100-person
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Recent Southold Top Stories

As Chicken Shelters Are Built, Stop Work Order Issued at Southold Farm

Beth Young
Southold Town issued a stop work order Monday at the site of a proposed new chicken farm on Ackerly Pond Lane, citing construction was begun "before first obtaining Planning Board approval and a building permit." The notice, posted at the Ackerly Pond Lane entrance to the property, says work can resume "when the Planning Board has issued site plan approval and the Building Department has issued Building Permits." On Tuesday
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Heather Lanza, Julie McGivney, Mara Cerezo and Andrea Sullivan at the June 16 work session.
Housing Recent Southold

Southold Considers New First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program

Beth Young
Southold Town is considering using a portion of its Community Housing Fund revenue for new first-time homebuyer down payment assistance loan program that could provide 18 percent of the cost to purchase a home here — up to $135,000. Pictured Above: Heather Lanza, Julie McGivney, Mara Cerezo and Andrea Sullivan at the June 16 work session. Town Community Development Project Supervisory Andrea Sullivan gave an overview of the proposal to
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Recent Southold

Southold: Brinkmann Eminent Domain Cost Town $2.76 Million

Beth Young
Southold Town's use of eminent domain proceedings to acquire a Mattituck corner that had been slated to become a Brinkmann's Hardware store has cost the town $2.76 million, and a final payment of nearly $338,000 in legal fees will use up the town's entire contingency funds for this year, said members of the Southold Town Board at its June 16 work session. The Brinkmanns bought the property in 2018 with
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A Warm Reception for New Southold Zoning Priorities

Beth Young
The crowd that packed into the Southold Recreation Center Thursday evening to hear Southold Town's plan to prioritize urgent issues in its zoning update seemed pleased to find community housing the top priority. They also lent a chorus of voices to environmental issues they felt should be higher priorities — including protecting the town from rising seas, protecting drinking water and putting in place a code to prevent clear-cutting of
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