Southold Pitches First-Time Homebuyer Program, Greenport Talks Parking, Blue-Green Algae in Mill Pond
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting mostly cloudy skies today, with a high temperature near 81 degrees and a 30 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. and a south wind 11 to 17 miles per hour. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Friday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 91, and Saturdy will be sunny, with a high near 83., with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Southold Town is considering using a portion of its Community Housing Fund revenue for a 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. Read More.
• Speaking of the housing crisis, the Cutchogue Civic Association will hold a panel discussion on the current housing situation, “What Does It Take to Live on the North Fork?” Perspectives on our Housing Crisis,” this evening at 5 p.m. at the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Library. We’re proud to be a part of this panel with local housing advocates. Find Out More.
• The Suffolk County Department of Health Services is reporting a new blue–green algae bloom in Water Mill’s Mill Pond, and outside the Water Mill Museum. Health officials ask residents not to use these waters and to keep children and pets away from the waters, which can be toxic. To view a map of all affected fresh waterbodies in New York State, visit NYHABS.
• The Riverhead Cider House at 2711 Sound Avenue in Riverhead hosts a New York Blood Center blood drive today from 1 to 7 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made online here.
• The Riverhead Town Board will discuss a memorial for Kristina Gabrielsen in Jamesport in open session this morning after a lengthy 9 a.m. private executive session discussing topics ranging from the town’s litigation regarding New York’s even year election law, a potential early retirement incentive proposed by Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin and potential changes to the town’s contract with Race Track Not Street at EPCAL. Here’s the agenda. The Southampton Town Board has cancelled its work session for today. In case you didn’t know, no one can get anywhere near Southampton due to the U.S. Open. Our condolences to everyone stuck in the traffic.
• The Greenport Village Board is slated to discuss the contentious expansion of the village’s paid parking program at its 6 p.m. work session this evening. We hear a resident pass is in the works. The board will also discuss disposal of invasive plants and several proposed local laws regarding the village’s code of ethics, procurement policy, use of videoconferencing and amending the terms of alternate members of the village’s land use boards. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live here.
• The East Hampton Town Board meets this evening at 6 p.m. and will hold public hearings on an amendment to the town’s urban renewal map and the grant of a scenic and conservation easement at 240 West Lake Drive and a renewal of the town’s franchise agreement with Cablevision — Altice. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live on LTV’s YouTube channel.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
June 18
Plum Gut Harbor: 12:41 a.m., 1:20 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:22 p.m.
Greenport: 1:32 a.m., 2:20 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 2:17 a.m., 2:53 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 1:23 a.m., 2:11 p.m.
New Suffolk: 2:41 a.m., 3:13 p.m.
South Jamesport: 2:56 a.m., 3:39 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:41 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 10:59 a.m., 11:17 p.m.
June 19
Plum Gut Harbor: 1:38 a.m., 2:20 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:47 a.m., 1:21 p.m.
Greenport: 2:29 a.m., 3:19 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 3:13 a.m., 3:48 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 2:20 a.m., 3:11 p.m.
New Suffolk: 3:38 a.m., 4:12 p.m.
South Jamesport: 3:51 a.m., 4:33 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:53 a.m., 1:39 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 11:53 a.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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