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brookhaven to vote on complete streets policy

The Town of Brookhaven may follow the example of the Town of Babylon and adopt a Complete Streets policy . Under this Babylon policy "Any roadwork under the town's jurisdiction--whether planning, repair or new construction--must now be designed and executed to accommodate pedestrians of all abilities, cyclists, and public transportation. While not every street will have sidewalks or bike lanes, Babylon is committed to building "an interwoven array": of streets--networks for walking, bicycling, and transit so people can reach destinations safely and quickly without having to drive." The Town of Brookhaven is considering similar policies and might adopt them this August. It should be noted that the Complete Street Concepts was also recommended by the BFJ , Brookhaven's Consultants for the Mount Sinai to Wading River Route 25A Corridor Study. Unfortunately the Complete Streets polcy does not include those roads that under state or county control. Legislation for a statewide Complete Streets Policy is currently stalled in the state legislature.

riverhead to vote on another rechler extension

The Riverhead Town Board will vote on 7/29 on whether to give Rechler Equity three more months to decide if they are going forward on their purchase of 300 acres at EPCAL. Rechler's original plans called for a 2.7 million square foot high-tech industrial park. Rechler had recently asked the town to modify the proposal and allow some residential and retail uses. The original purchase price of the 300 acres was $32 million but because of the bad economy the town has reduced the purchase price to $18 million.

brookhaven seeks grants for preservation

The town of Brookhaven is seeking grants for historic preservation from the state office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. It hopes to apply the money to the restoration of the exterior of the Davis House in Coram, the Woodhull House in Wading River and to purchase the Tesla property.

a july creek dredging!

It is something of a minor miracle to get the Wading River Creek dredged in July. We have to thank the Riverhead Town Board, Congressman Tim Bishop, NYS Senator Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Marc Alessi for making this July dredging a reality.

riverhead declares water emergency

The Town of Riverhead has declared water emergency on 7/7. There is now a MANDATORY restriction on watering lawns.

scwa ask brookhaven residents to restrict water usage

The Suffolk County Water Authority has issues a water alert on 7/6. The SCWA wants Brookhaven residents to voluntarily restrict water usage immediately.

riverhead water district issues water emergency

"The Riverhead Water District is issuing a water emergency today(7/6). Officials are requesting all Riverhead Water District residents and businesses to cease lawn irrigation until the heat wave breaks. Officals say the combination of hot, dry weather has caused an unprecedented amount of lawn irrigation to occur. The weather is making it difficult to maintain enough water in storage tanks.. Suffolk County Water Authority is initiating a Stage 1 Alert and is calling on East End customers to voluntarily reduce water usage immediately. Officials say it is an effort t avoid a more serious problem that would hinder authorities to provide water for fire protection and other essential services."

town votes for creek dredging

The Riverhead Town Board voted at a Special Town Board meeting on 7/1/10 in favor of dredging the Wading River Creek subject to DEC approval. The town has indicated that emergency personnel cannot use the creek to launch their rescue vessels. The March storm negated the December dredging of the creek. Congressman Bishop has been negotiating with several federal agencies to make the dredging possible. The town's resolution authorizes up to $100, 000 for dredgiing. The town will eventually be reimbursed by FEMA for 75% of the amount spent on the dredging. The town and state will split the remaining 25%. The Town still needs the final approval of the DEC which they hope to obtain on Wednesday.

lipa sign off on rails to trails

ThLIPA has finally agreed on a deal with Suffolk County to build an 11-mile recreational trail from Wading River to Port jefferson. Suffolk County will be responsible for developing, supervising and maintaining the trail. Suffolk Legislator Dan Losquadro expressed satisfaction with the new agreement. Legislator Losquadro plans to hold scoping sessions in the community along the corridor. Losquadro indicated that officials still are awaiting final approval from the Federal Highways Administration for a $9.5 million grant to build the 11-mile trail.

press conference against helicopter noise

Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter called a press conference on 6/28 to protest the air taxi helicopter traffic that swarms over northeastern Brookhaven and Riverhead on route to the trendy Hamptons. Among the speakers were Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter, Riverhead Council persons Giglio, Whooten and Dunleavey. Also voicing concern about helicopter traffic was Brookhaven Councilwoman Jane Bonner, Suffolk County Legislators Romaine and Losquadro, and a representative from State Assemblyman's Marc Alessi's office. The press conference can be viewed on RiverheadLOCAL.com.