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12.01.2022 Government

Consultant: No long review for Inn dock — Court case still pending against two town officials

Despite an initial opinion that the proposed dock for the Ram’s Head Inn appears unlikely to need a lengthy State Environmental Quality Review Act report (SEQRA), it may be...

11.30.2022 Government

Here we go again: Proposition 3 could face recount

It’s not over until it’s over. In another plot twist in the drama of voting on a ballot Proposition to use a real estate transfer tax to fund affordable...

11.30.2022 Government

Islanders get advice from Nantucket on septic systems

Concerned about runoff into Island groundwater and bodies of water within and around Shelter Island, the Water Advisory Committee Nov. 21 got information from an official of another island...

11.21.2022 Government

Town Clerk Dorothy Ogar retires

Just weeks after Dorothy Ogar was honored by having the Town Clerk’s office named for her after decades of service to the Town, she has retired. In a letter...

11.21.2022 Government

Housing Board meets after voters approve funding for affordables

The Community Housing Board was all business at the Nov. 17 meeting, barely mentioning relief and joy at the passage of the 0.5% real estate transfer tax on new...

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11.19.2022 Government

Town Board approves 2023 budget: Promises further discussion of mooring issues

As expected, the Town Board Friday unanimously adopted a $14.6 million budget for 2023, raising spending by 4.9%. The vote was 4-0, with Deputy Supervisor Amber Brach-Williams absent from...

11.18.2022 Government

309 COVID booster shots administered at school

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital officials were not planning more local inoculations of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots, but thanks to organization efforts on the Island, hospital workers agreed to...

11.16.2022 Government

School supports Center septic plan: Engineer says Town alert to critical timeline

It’s now clear that the Town is committed to moving ahead with its outside consultant’s single septic plan for Center buildings, while acknowledging some concerns voiced by Christopher Gobler,...

11.15.2022 Government

Transparency of Island public officials remains an issue: Mooring rights back on agenda

Charges that the Town Board has not been transparent on issues, which has dogged members for several years, has re-surfaced. Residents Kim Bonstrom and Pam Demarest raised questions at...

11.14.2022 Government

Abandoned house nearing demolition

It has taken several years and a great deal of patience from neighbors, but it finally appears the abandoned, deteriorated house at 9 Cozy Lane will be demolished. The...

11.07.2022 Government

Center clean water advocates expand views: Letter sent to Town officials pushing a counter study

In the past week, the civic organization Friends of Coecles Harbor, has returned to the issue of the Center wastewater project. In a six-page letter to the Town Board...

11.02.2022 Government

Supervisor responds to anonymous letters

Another round of mailings has been widely distributed opposing passage of a referendum to allow the Town to participate in a real estate transfer tax that would fund affordable...

11.01.2022 Government

Budget proposal stands at $14.6 million: Represents 4.9% spending increase

The Town Board is proposing a $14.6 million spending plan for 2023 with $11.1 million coming from taxpayers. The proposed budget represents a 4.9% increase from the current year’s...

10.29.2022 Government

Drought conditions improving: Still a call for voluntary water conservation

Although there has been lots of rain of late, Shelter Island continues to be in a “guarded” state with respect to the need to voluntarily maintain water conservation measures,...

10.26.2022 Government

Town Board hosts housing discussion: Drafting an affordable plan

The Town Board devoted its entire public work session Tuesday to working on the draft of the Community Housing Plan, a document that will guide the Town’s affordable housing...

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