Election Coverage

15 October

Our Time to Choose – 2011 Southold Town Elections

by SoutholdVOICE

Southold VOICE was the first in our community to introduce an online candidate Q&A at election time, and 2011 is no exception. Questions relating to waterfront issues are submitted to each candidate running for office in Southold Town. To be fair to all candidates, here’s how we run things:

15 October

Q1: Your Motivation to Run ?

by SoutholdVOICE

Q1: What is your motivation to run for office? What do you hope to accomplish?

Jim King

Jim King, Trustee Candidate: I am running for a fifth term as a town trustee to continue my efforts to improve water quality and maintain a non-political and common sense approach to administer the three town codes the trustees are responsible for i.e. wetlands, coastal erosion, and boats, docks and wharfs.

15 October

Q2: Waterfront Views ?

by SoutholdVOICE

Q2: 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. How would you remedy this so our waterfront property owners can enjoy their waterfront views?

15 October

Q3: Buildable Land ?

by SoutholdVOICE

Q3: 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 you support a correction to the town zoning regulations to remedy this?

15 October

Q4: Coastal Stewards ?

by SoutholdVOICE

Q4 Coastal Stewards: 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, would you support a change in the definitions of allowable debris to equalize the cleanup program for all property owners?

15 October

Q5: Storm Damage ?

by SoutholdVOICE

Q 5 Storm Damage: 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 you a full appreciation of these problems that waterfront property owners confront on a continuing basis?

15 October

Q6: Bluff Protection ?

by SoutholdVOICE

Q6. Bluff protection: Do you support the use of landscape retaining walls to protect Sound-front bluffs? Can we get your support vs. the DEC?

15 October

Q7: Candidate Qualifications ?

by SoutholdVOICE

Q7 Qualifications: What qualifications do you have to make decisions on how waterfront property owners can protect their property? Would you be willing to consider professional recommendations as they relate to various applications/permitting processes that may or may not conform to the existing policies?