The more members are involved, the better your organization will be. Our bylaws do allow for additional board members and I would welcome conversation with any active member who wants to play a stronger role in SoutholdVOICE. Either email or call me or any Board Member. [...]
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SoutholdVOICE Inc. is a not-for-profit organization of waterfront property owners and others interested in the use, enjoyment and preservation of Southold Township's extensive waterfront from Laurel to Orient Point. 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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The Town is now addressing some “impaired water bodies”, specifically Richmond and Goose Creek and some Mattituck Creek road ends potentially using porous pavement at specific road ends. There are many road end issues which also need to be resolved. John Betsch reviews our past efforts to help mitigate storm water runoff and asks for help. Click the link to read the full article. [...] Southold 2020 Update: “Community Character” Chapter eliminates the goal to reduce shoreline hardening by 20%. Suffolk Times report by Beth Young, with comments by Chairman John Betsch and Planning Director Heather Lanza. Read the letter that made the difference. [...] Including footage shot over more than a year, this short documentary video (less than 5 minutes) touches only briefly on the long 8 year battle waged by Lynn Laskos and the Hashamomuck Cove Group to save their homes and raise awareness of the threat to County Road 48. It’s a race against time, so what are the options? This story really deserves an hour long documentary to explore the science and government challenges in depth, but it does include footage from before the Nor’easter, in the immediate aftermath and updated as recent as this last weekend, October 16th 2011. Please watch it and share to help raise awareness. [...] Southold VOICE was the first in our community to introduce an online candidate Q&A at election time, and 2011 is no exception. Here are the 7 questions that were submitted to each candidate running for office in Southold Town for 2012, and a short form biography for each of them. [...] What motivates a candidate to run for office? What do they hope to accomplish? Do they care about the issues affecting you? Find out here. [...] One of the values of waterfront property is a water view. This is frequently obscured by an overgrown jumble of growth in non-disturbance zones. If we vote for you, how would you remedy this so our waterfront property owners can enjoy their waterfront views? Find out here. [...] Set backs are based on total lot size regardless of the buildable land area so it forces the waterfront property owner to apply for variances in every case. Why or why not would a candidate for election support a correction to the town zoning regulations to remedy this? [...] Normally all private property owners get a least a once a year free brush cleanup. As waterfront owners have brush, flotsam and jetsam on their beaches and shorelines, which candidates would support a change in the definitions of allowable debris to equalize the cleanup program for all property owners? [...] Both waterfront property owners on the LI Sound and waterfront owners and dock owners on the creeks and bays are faced with challenges such as ice damage to docks, gradual erosion from storm surges and Nor’easters, and hurricane damage and erosion. What background or experience gives each candidate a full appreciation of these problems that waterfront property owners confront on a continuing basis? [...] |