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We Can Take Action! Group for Cutchogue started because although almost everyone, Planning Board, Town Board and individuals on committies of local environmental orgainzations all agreed that the luxury condominium development proposed as “Heritage at Cutchogue” would have serious harmful impacts on Cutchogue, they all said there was no point in opposing the proposal since that would only raise false hopes. They stated in no uncertian terms that the development was going to be built according to the current zoning and it would be a waste of time to try to change that. Thanks to dedicated and persistant efforts by members of Cutchogroup, That has changed! Now the Town Board has put residential site design standards including clustering and floor area ratios as well as a rewrite of the Southold Town Comprehensive Plan (last updated in 1985) on the agenda! The issue has changed from “Can we do anything?” to “What should we do?” The Town Board has a unique and essential role which it is not performing. The Town Board is the only agency with the authority to stop the proposal. A moratorium to allow the Town Board to develop an updated comprehensive plan before a development plan is reviewed is the only reasonable course of action. Whereas, Supervisor Russell used to say it was too late to do anything, now he is saying it is too soon for the Town Board to act. At the last Town Board meeting, the Town Board agreed not to do anything except contiue to monitor the Planning Board’s review of the developer’s application. The Town Board members all followed the lead of Supervisor Russell, taking the intentionally misleading position that the Town Board is following the "best course of action". In reality, not only is the Town Board not taking action, the Board has shelved the issue and is refusing to even consider what actions are possible. While as a Town Board, there is unanimous support for this position, several Town Board members have not yet expressed their individual positions. One Boardmember even said that the Town Board will only act if citizens request action. PLEASE HELP Group for Cutchogue request action. |
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Letter to Southold Town Board and Planning Board
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Southold Town Hall Mon. to Fri. 8:00am to 4:00pm (631) 765-1800 Town Board: Supervisor Scott A. Russell {765-1889}, Thomas H. Wickham, Daniel C. Ross, William P. Edwards, Hon. Louisa P. Evans and Albert J. Krupski, Jr. Planning Department {765-1938}: Heather Lanza - Director of Planning, Amy Thiel - Senior Planner, Anthony Trezza- Senior Planner, Mark Terry - Senior Environmental Planner, Bruno Semon - Senior Site Plan Reviewer Planning Board: Jeri Woodhouse (Chairperson),
Joseph L. Townsend, George Solomon, Martin H. Sidor, and Kenneth L. Edwards, |
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