Friday, May 18, 2012
After five months, the Village of Quogue has rendered a decision on the controversial application.
The Village of Quogue has denied an application submitted by the East End Eruv Association to install a religious boundary, known as an Eruv on telephone poles within the village. A five-page decision was posted on the village's website Friday afternoon following the meeting, including an introduction to the matter, citing previous court cases, and ultimately explaining why the village voted against accepting the application. "We despair of identifying any principled distinction between both the device and the message imparted by the lechis and many other types of signs and other things that imaginative people have sought and could seek to place in our rights of way," the statement reads. "We do not wish to be in a position of having to …
A request by the East End Eruv Association to instal an eruv will be rendered at 4 p.m.
UPDATE: The village of Quogue has denied the application. Read here. A decision regarding a controversial application, submitted by the East End Eruv Association, to install a religious boundary, known as an Eruv, on telephone polls in the Village of Quogue is expected to be rendered at the Village of Quogue monthly board meeting at 4 p.m. According to the village's draft agenda, which is posted on the village's website, a decision on the application is scheduled to take place towards the end of the meeting. A PDF of the agenda is attached to this article. Three hours before the decision is expected to be made, Hank Sheinkopf, spokesman for the East End Eruv Association said, "We hope that the Village of Quogue will support religious …
Rogers and Lashley Beaches officially open on Saturday.
Grab the beach blanket, shovels and pails, the Village of Westhampton Beach has announced that its two beaches, Rogers and Lashely will officially open for the season on Saturday at 10 a.m. And while the water still has some warming up to do, aolweather predicts that Saturday and Sunday will bring mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of 72 degrees. According to the village clerk's office, residents and non-residents who have not yet purchased or received their 2012 beach permits can obtain them on Saturday at Rogers Beach only. The 2012 beach permit rate schedule is attached to this article as a PDF.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Kiwanis Club of Westhampton is planning the new event for Columbus Day weekend, and sought support at Wednesday's Village Board meeting.
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Westhampton were on hand at the Westhampton Beach Village meeting on Wednesday evening to garner approval for a new, annual Westhampton Beach Oyster Festival to be held on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend. Ralph Schenk, a Kiwanis committee member, said his club is looking to create an event similar to one held each year in the Village of Oyster Bay, complete with a chowder contest, wine tasting, blue grass music, vendors, rides for the kids and of course, fresh oysters and clams. A large part of the festival - which would be held at the Village Marina on Library Avenue - will focus on education and the importance of protecting the area's waterways. For example, Schenk said Cornell Cooperative Extension …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Town of Southampton purchased a portion of the 32-acre property with Suffolk County.
Southampton Town members voted last week to spend $3.045 million in community preservation funds to preserve 29 acres in Westhampton. The Bailey Motel property, which sits just east of Buoy One, is proposed to be preserved in a 50/50 split with Suffolk County. The property, which is purportedly owned by 6 Pierrepont LLC, is proposed to be purchased for $6,090,000, with Suffolk County using money from its Drinking Water Protection Program for its portion. The land, according a resolution authorizing the purchase, will be slated as open space and for "appropriate park and recreation purposes." An additional three acres of the 32-acre property is being bought by the Westhampton Cemetery Association and the Peconic Land Trust, according to …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Concerns include possible smell and noise of sewage treatment plants.
Scores of residents turned out Monday night in Flanders to discuss a study that would evaluate the cost and impacts of a proposed new sewer district that could help revitalization efforts locally. The purpose of the study is to identify infrastructure required to provide a sanitary system for the study area, along with an analysis of costs and benefits. Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, county representatives and consultants Camp, Dresser & McKee and H2M were onhand at the David W. Crohan Community Center to discuss the parameters of the Flanders Riverside Corridor Sewering Feasiblity Study, commissioned by Suffolk County for $250,000. The borders of the proposed study area have …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Nominating petitions were submitted to the Village of Westhampton Beach on Friday evening.
The village race is officially on in Westhampton Beach with final nominating petitions submitted on Friday at 5 p.m. According to Village Clerk Rebecca Molinaro, Westhampton Beach Mayor Conrad Teller was the only candidate to submit a nominating petition for the open mayor's seat. Teller, said Molinaro, submitted 112 signatures on the Unity Party Line. Three candidats, however, said Molinaro submitted petitions for two open board seats, one of which is being vacated by Trustee Sue Farrell, who is not seeking reelection. Sitting deputy mayor Toni-Jo Birk handed in 72 signatures on the Beach Party line and challengers Charles Palmer and Ralph Urban, both running on the Lightning Party line, offered 106 signatures each. The village vote …
The village election will be held on June 15.
Only sitting board members submitted nominating petitions to run for three open board seats in the 2012 Village of Quogue Board election slated for June 15. According to Village Clerk Marcia Rose Koziarz, all incumbents, including Mayor Peter S. Sartorius, Trustee Jeanette Obser, and Trustee Kimberley Payne, submitted petitions under the Liberty Party line. Each candidate, said Koziarz, garnered 60 nominating signatures each. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Some say the proposal to dub the road "Peconic Highway" is in direct contradiction to their goals for Flanders.
Senator Ken LaValle introduced legislation recently that would rename a portion of New York State Route 24 "Peconic Highway." Not everyone applauds the initiative, however. Vince Taldone, president of the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association, said he was not in favor of the new moniker for the roadway. "I would personally oppose it," he said, noting that he had not yet discussed the concept with FRNCA members. According to Taldone, a meeting was held recently with New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele and others, including representatives of the New York State Department of Transportation, to discuss long-range efforts to create more of a "neighborhood" feel in Flanders. The goal, Taldone said, is "to make it less of…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Investigators from the county's Government Corruption Bureau subpoena Southampton Town Wednesday morning for documents said to contain "every confidential personnel police investigation from the police department from the years 1990-2009."
Following allegations that police documents were shredded in the days before Southampton Town Police Chief William Wilson assumed his post one year ago, detectives with Suffolk County District Attorney's Office Government Corruption Bureau subpoenaed the Southampton Town clerk's office Wednesday. The detectives seized boxes of documents from Town Hall in Southampton Village that had been transferred one year ago from police headquarters in Hampton Bays. The move comes "as part of an active investigation of the custodianship and status of police department records stored there," said Robert Clifford, the spokesman for District Attorney Thomas Spota. A copy of the subpoena obtained by Patch Wednesday afternoon was addressed to the …
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3:14 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
The Village of Quogue's decision was nicely packaged, making the basis of its decision content and affiliation neutral, so it should hold up nicely without invoking "freedom of religion". Nothing about Quogue's decision impinges on the exercise of religion, only the convenience of those of a subset of a faith. The restrictions imposed upon that group by its own beliefs are what cause the "… more ›