12.30.2015 Government Year in Review: What’s too big for the size of a house? A subject of conversation by residents for years got louder when Brad Tolkin decided to tear down a waterfront home on Charlie’s Lane and replace it with an 8,297-square-foot...
06.08.2015 Videos Video: Well, that didn’t take long For anyone who followed the Town Board saga of plans to tear down an existing structure on Charlie’s Lane and build a new house, there was a suspicion it...
04.15.2015 Government ‘Proportionality’ — Board wrestles with new construction size When the Town Board struggled last fall with Brad Tolkin’s bid to build an 8,297-square-foot house on Charlie’s Lane, it knew that action wouldn’t end the controversy about...
12.10.2014 Government Town Board discusses future construction regulations The question of regulating how big a house should be on Shelter Island was on the agenda again at Tuesday’s Town Board work session.
11.19.2014 Government Drip, drip: Town Board parses draft irrigation law A two-hour Town Board work session Tuesday discussed a draft of an irrigation law and placing limits on the construction of large houses, making little progress on either...