RIDDING OUR SHORELINE OF FLOTSAM & JETSAM
Southold Township has over 160 miles of shoreline and close to fifty major creeks, ponds and inlets; our shoreline, both public and privately owned (to MHW), is a major asset of our Town which should be cared for and nurtured.
Going Down The Drain – we need your help
The Town is starting to address some “impaired water bodies”, namely Richmond Creek, Goose Creek and some Mattituck Creek road ends, potentially using porous pavement at specific road ends. It is now over three years since SoutholdVOICE initiated our “Only Rain in the Drain” campaign to help mitigate problems caused by stormwater runoff.
Going Down The Drain – we need your help
The Town is starting to address some “impaired water bodies”, namely Richmond Creek, Goose Creek and some Mattituck Creek road ends, potentially using porous pavement at specific road ends. It is now over three years since SoutholdVOICE initiated our “Only Rain in the Drain” campaign to help mitigate problems caused by stormwater runoff.
VIDEO: Hashamomuck Cove – The Last 17 Feet
Including footage shot over more than a year, I have produced a short documentary video (less than 5 minutes) that touches briefly on some of the key issues surrounding an 8 year long battle waged by Lynn Laskos and the Hashamomuck Cove Group to save their homes and raise awareness of the threat to County Road 48 from coastal erosion. It’s a race against time. What are the options?
Private Property – or Not
As part of our mission to educate and promote awareness of issues affecting the rights of owners, we’re posting the following extract from an article courtesy of the Pacific Legal Foundation, by their Principal Attorney, Paul J. Beard II, provided for your enlightenment and understanding. While it is addressing an issue in California, who knows …
Hurricane Irene – SMEM Internet Resources
In addition to TV and Radio news, there is the internet. Just like phone lines, websites can get clogged. Not all agencies appreciate that their websites don’t work well on a smartphone, especially the ones relevant to our area. FEMA knows this, so they have a mobile website at http://m.fema.gov and encourage the use of social media for emergency management. Here is a non-exhaustive list of other resources I have put together for the east end of Long Island. These will help your situational awareness in the impacted area, before, during and after the storm. If you are receiving this message by email, to read the full article, click the title, or go to the website at www.southoldvoice.com and click “Blog“.
Hurricane Irene preparations
This is not a drill . . . . . This is not a test . . . . . .
Following is the official statement from Southold Town Office of Emergency Management.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 26, 2011
Contact: Scott A. Russell, Supervisor
Re: Hurricane Irene
More Helicopter Noise – Joe Fischetti answers questions
Joseph Fischetti, PE: Helicopter Advisory Committee
Joseph Fischetti, PE Helicopter Advisory Committee was a guest speaker at Southold VOICE’s Annual meeting last week. Mr. Fischetti spoke for about 20 minutes, then answered questions. Mr. Fischetti’s presentation did not lend itself to video capture for various reasons, but given the strong interest being expressed in this topic, I’m posting the section where the lights go up and Mr. Fischetti answers audience questions, which I hope you find interesting. You’ll need to turn up the volume.
Hot Topics 2011 – Southold VOICE Meeting
Our Annual Meeting was hosted at Southold Town Recreation Center, on Saturday July 30th at 9am. For the benefit of those who missed the meeting, reasons of accuracy and simply because we have the technology to do it, I’m posting raw (unedited) video of guest speakers in the order in which they appeared.
Hot Topics at the Annual Meeting July 30th 2011
Please join us for our Annual Meeting at Southold Town Recreation Center, 970 Peconic Lane, Peconic, NY 11958 on Saturday July 30th at 9AM.