Affordable Housing Committee gets development road map (Courtesy photo)
Having identified two sites for affordable housing one on the site of the former Highway Department barn on South Ferry Road and the other on Manwaring Road the Community Housing Committee on Feb. 11 got a major shot in the arm from arguably the most knowledgeable housing expert on Long Island, Diana Weir.
Ms. Weir, currently Southampton’s Director of Housing and Community Development, has served a long tenure with Long Island Housing Partnership and for 30 years has been involved with housing issues.
Responding to an invitation from Shelter Island’s Community Housing Committee Chairman Mike Bebon, she not only spent two hours explaining how municipalities have launched efforts toward providing affordable housing, but promised to assist the committee in an ongoing role, providing guidance and materials to help the town move its program forward.
Norwood Special Town Meeting, first night: community preservation projects get OK
Caitlyn McGoff, Correspondent
During the first night of a Special Town Meeting, Norwood residents voted to approve several financial items and community preservation projects.
The meeting, held entirely via Zoom for the Town Meeting members and simultaneously broadcast on Norwood Community Media, was held this past Thursday, Feb. 4. The first 10 articles on the warrant were discussed, and all passed with a majority of votes. The remaining articles will be discussed at the meeting’s continuation on Monday, Feb. 8.
In order to vote, Town Meeting members raised their hands virtually on Zoom and the number of for and against votes were counted, as opposed to the typical voice vote held during in-person Town Meetings.
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New laws affect boat storage, abandoned vehicles (Reporter file photo)
As work gets underway with building more boat racks, the Town Board Friday unanimously passed a law regulating boat storage on town property.
The motivation for the new law was a combination of circumstances, including safety, overcrowding of boats at some sites and an effort to increase revenues, Supervisor Gerry Siller said.
During a public hearing on the law, he responded to questions from Peter Beardsley, a member of the Menantic Yacht Club, who expressed concerns about access, costs and reasons for the new law that he feared might interfere with the club’s regular races. Mr. Beardsley also said he didn’t want to see a limit put on how many boats a household might be able to store on the beach.
Community Preservation Fund (CPF) revenues for 2020 total $139.42 million compared with $77.88 million in 2019.
In a report released by Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor), all five East End towns showed substantial increases, up nearly 80% in 2020 compared with the income in 2019.
Shelter Island doubled its CPF for a 100% increase. The town will see $3.09 million for 2020 compared with $1.54 million in 2019.
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.
Southampton and East Hampton saw CPF income soar by 88.3% and 80.8% respectively. Southampton CPF money for 2020 totaled $80.71 million compared with $42.86 million in 2019. East Hampton 2020 CPF revenues totaled $40.94 million compared with the 2019 total of $22.65 million.