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ABCO General Meeting-ABCO Forum |
February 15, 2010Join Our 1st 2010 ABCO ForumGuest Speakers Suffolk County Director of Social Services Gregory Blass with Ed Hernandez Nominations may also be made and accepted for positions on the Executive BoardThe following slate of officiers will seek re-election to another term:MaryAnn Johnston President, Deborah Felber 1st Vice President, John Sicicgnano 2nd Vice President, Don Seubert Recording Secretary, Erma Gluck Director, and James Gleason Director.A 3rd Director position, along with Treasurer and Sgt. @ Arms will also be open. The present encumbent's have advised the Board that they do not intend to seek re-election to those positions. Candidates interested in serving should advise the Executuve Baord and be present at the February 15th meeting. Only eligible candidates can be nominated to the ABCO Board.The election will be held at the March 15th general meeting; only members in good standing as defined by the ABCO by-laws are permitted to vote. |
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Why Can't Brookhaven Do What Southampton Can? |
Why can't Brookhaven Town put all planning applications on its' web-site NOW? Why are Brookhaven residents not entitled to a 1st class web-based service for our citizens? PLEASE LET YOUR COUNCILPERSON KNOW THAT YOU EXPECT ALL PLANNING & COZ APPLICATIONS TO BE AVAILABLE ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE!!!! Southampton Planning Board Applications
Our Neighbor Southampton Town has added a new feature to its website to help keep its' community members up-to-date on development applications that are reviewed by the Town's Planning Board. Residents in Southampton can visit the Planning Department's Planning Applications link to browse the list of recently submitted applications. For information regarding the Town Board's review of certain development applications such as Planned Development Districts (PDDs) in addition to Town Board resolutions and notices of public hearings visit the Town Clerks Citizens Portal. NOW IS THE TIME FOR BROOKHAVEN TOWN TO MAKE IMPORTANT INFORMATION EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC |
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Reconic Baykeeper Wins Signifcant Ruling On SEQRA |
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Contact: Kevin McAllister, Peconic Baykeeper (631.875.8976) Lauren Stiles, Esq., Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP (631.241.2246) Huge Victory for Bay Protection NY Supreme Court Annuls Southampton Trustees’ Approval of Dockers Marina For Immediate Release February 2, 2010, Quogue, NY - After years of fighting an ill-conceived plan to expand a non-conforming marina located at 94 Dune Road at the restaurant known as Dockers, Peconic Baykeeper has scored an important legal victory. In a succinct decision rendered on January 22, 2010, Supreme Court Justice John J. J. Jones, Jr. ruled that the Trustees are in fact an agency of the state, and as such, are obligated to comply with State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). Citing the Trustees’ failure to comply with state law, the court voided the previously issued permit and enjoined the Trustees from issuing any further permits until compliance with the provisions of SEQRA have been met. Peconic Baykeeper commenced the Article 78 proceeding in State Supreme Court in February 2008 in response to the Southampton Town Trustees’ approval of the project on October 6, 2008. Although the present marina plan was significantly scaled back from the original version, it remains a misguided project that will degrade habitat and water quality, and result in the closure of shellfish beds that currently support year-round harvesting. The site is located in the heart of state and federally designated significant fish and wildlife habitat in Shinnecock Bay. Encouraging boating over highly productive flats and shoals would inevitably lead to groundings and likely form the basis for renewed calls for dredging. Marinas are necessary for the commercial and recreational use of our coastal waters, but should be kept where they belong, adjacent to deep water and channels and not in a remote corner of pristine marine waters. Throughout the review process the Trustees dismissed repeated assertions that they are obligated to coordinate environmental review with other regulatory agencies as required by SEQRA. Peconic Baykeeper Kevin McAllister stated, "commencing this action was necessary to protect a valuable resource and to impose proper procedures on the Trustee permitting process. SEQRA requires communications between public agencies to ensure full disclosure to ultimately better protect the environment. The Trustees now must protect the public interest by adhering to the tenets of SEQRA." -End- |
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Coram Civic Association will hold its January meeting at The Old Coram Fire House Community Room 303 Middle Country Road, Monday, January 25th @ 7:30PM
Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko & Architect for the Davis House Joel Snodgrass
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