News/Government
Dangerous situation averted at Shelter Island Recycling Center: Policy aims to prevent future crises
A highly dangerous situation at the Recycling Center Sunday afternoon spurred Highway Superintendent Ken Lewis Jr. to implement changes. An illegally dumped 100-pound propane tank placed in the scrap...
No ‘slush fund’ involved in Town money transfers: Shelter Island supervisor says record keeping is culprit
When four-and-a-half pages of money transfers within departments and, in some cases, between departments, appeared on the June 3 Town Board agenda, Councilman Albert Dickson said he wanted to...
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Shelter Island Ethics Board chairman cites process: Specific decisions reveal methods
“Financial conflicts of interest are basically unavoidable in small town governments, especially when a lot of officials are volunteer or part-time employees and the ethics standard applies to their...
State closes area waterways to shellfishing: Cites heavy rain and stormwater runoff
All that rain replenishing the aquifer is playing havoc with waterways in and around Shelter Island. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today, Thursday, May 16,...
