Greenport Village looks to Southold Town Board for help funding sewer upgrade
With critical upgrades to Greenport Village’s sewer system planned, officials are turning to the Town of Southold for help.
The proposed $1.5 million project would upgrade the central pump station on Third Street. Village administrator Paul Pallas said the primary goal is to increase capacity by enlarging pump and pipe sizes and expanding wet-wells and generator size.
“Our pump station is almost at its maximum,” Mayor George Hubbard Jr. explained during a Town Board work session Tuesday. “We have room at the treatment plant but we’re coming up short being able to move everything from the middle of the village up there.”
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Marijuana product at a dispensary in California, where recreational marijuana is already legal. (Credit: Dank Depot/Flickr)
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana last month, towns and villages across the state faced a year-end deadline to decide whether to allow dispensaries within their borders or to opt out.
On the East End, the issue became even more complex because the Shinnecock Indian Nation is opting in and planning to create a cannabis business in Southampton and Brookhaven, according to Supervisor Gerry Siller. He met with other supervisors on the East End and Brookhaven and all decided they need more information before deciding their course.
Varying opinions for Greenport Village officials as they begin to discuss opt out of marijuana sales Marijuana product at a dispensary in California, where recreational marijuana is already legal. (Credit: Dank Depot/Flickr)
Greenport Village officials voiced varying opinions on whether the village should opt out of allowing marijuana sales within their borders at a work session Thursday.
Mayor George Hubbard Jr. polled the board to begin a discussion that will likely unfold over the next several months. “We need to know where we’re going to go with this,” Mr. Hubbard said. “I’m not making the decision myself.”
Parklets in Greenport Village expected to return by Memorial Day Guests and residents of Greenport Village enjoy the parklets on Aug. 31, 2020. (Credit: David Benthal/file)
Parklets seen as a lifeline to struggling businesses in Greenport Village amid the pandemic last summer are expected to return in time for Memorial Day.
At a village work session Thursday, officials unanimously voted to approve the parklets, with trustee Peter Clarke absent.
Village Mayor George Hubbard Jr. said during the work session discussion that they had received between 50 and 60 letters in support of the parklets last week alone. He said that while he supports their return, it’s important that the village Business Improvement District work with the fire department to ensure they can access Front Street between First and Main streets.