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Melanie Cirillo of the Peconic Land Trust, with Councilman Albert Dickson, told Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board members Monday the PLT will be administering money to be spent for land acquisitions that protect drinking water.
A grant from New York State will benefit Shelter Island, Southold and Riverhead in their battle to address water quality issues. (more…)
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Torturous
To the Editor:
I strongly encourage the Town Board not to require home sellers to update septic systems to I/A systems. (more…)
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View from Vincent Novak’s house overlooking Fresh Pond.
It looks like a plan by the town to acquire property on Fresh Pond owned by Vincent Novak is slipping away.
“I’m not going to wait forever,” Mr. Novak said, he said Monday, noting that he was never consulted about a plan for the Peconic Land Trust (PLT) to raise money to help the town purchase the property. Even if he had been consulted, “I wasn’t thrilled about it,” he added. (more…)
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As the Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board starts 2019, its focus is on stewardship plans for properties already acquired. (more…)
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The Community Preservation Fund (CPF) Advisory Board has agreed to meet with representatives of Renewable Energy Long Island to discuss creating solar fields and wind energy sites. (more…)