Estuary Program seeks town funds The Peconic Estuary, which runs from Gardiners Bay to Little Peconic Bay, is one of only 28 nationwide waterways to be declared an estuary of ‘national significance.’ (Credit: Martin Burke)
The Shelter Island Town Board will set a public hearing Friday, May 7, on allowing the use of some of its Community Preservation Fund (CPF) money to improving water quality through the efforts of the Peconic Estuary Program. Money for the CPF comes from a 2% tax that buyers pay when purchasing East End properties and is used in turn to purchase open space for preservation and fund water protection programs.
Shelter Island Town Hall (Credit: Reporter File Photo)
At the Town Board work session Feb. 23, Heights Property Owners Corporation General Manager Stella Lagudis submitted a request for a ban on heavy delivery trucks from two roadways in the Heights.
A full presentation will happen next week, but Ms. Lagudis told the board that problems surfaced during a generally dry summer on Sunnyside Avenue and Serpentine Drive with heavy trucks barreling along posing safety issues and causing dust to fly. Besides beating up on roads, with the warm weather, residents who wanted to enjoy an outside lunch were finding their plans spoiled by the dustup.
Ed Shillingburg is stepping down as a member of two town committees.
But Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board Chairman Gordon Gooding said at Monday morning’s meeting that it won’t stop him from calling Mr. Shillingburg whenever he needs advice, particularly on stewardship plans for various properties the town acquires to preserve.
For the past four years, Mr. Shillingburg, who also has been a member of the Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board, has guided the process of developing many of the plans that ensure proper maintenance of sites aquired by the town for preservation.
“You’ll always be part of this team,” Mr. Gooding told Mr. Shillingburg, thanking him for his “unbelievable contributions” to the committee and town.