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SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD
March 22 , 1977
A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board was held .on Tuesday,
March :22., 1977. at :the office. of th,e Supervisor, 16 South Street;
Greenport, New •York. Deputy. Supervisor Demarest opened the meeting
at 3 :00 P .M. with the. following present:
Deputy Supervisor Louis M. Demarest
Councilman James H. Rich, Jr.
Councilman James Homan .
Justice Martin Suter
Justice Francis T. Doyen
Absent: Supervisor Albert. M. Martocch.ia
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was
RESOLVED that the minutes of the. Southold Town Board meeting of
March .8, 1977 be and hereby are approved as submitted.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan', Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
This resolution was declared duly adopted. '.
On motion of Justice Suter,: seconded by Councilman Homan, it was
RESOLVED :that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board
will be held at- 3 :00 P.M. , Tuesday, April 12 , . 1977 at the office
of the Supervisor, 16 South Street, Greenport, New, York.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
This resolution was declar.ed.:duly adopted.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Doyen, it was
RESOLVED that•.:.the- report of. Justice Suter. ;tor the month -of February
1977 be and -. hereby is accepted and placed-,.on file;
Vote of the - TowniBoard: Ayes : -Deputy Supervisor Demarest; .-Councilman
Rich, : Councilman Homan, Justice Suter,- Justice Doyen.
This ,resolution was declared duly adopted.
Deputy Supervisor Demarest:
1. Notice of Hearing before the Department of Environmental
Conservation, on April 18,-, -1977 by..,Robert W. Martens, Port Washington,
for permission. to construct a : single family dwelling on the east side
of Dawn Drive, 6outh:_of. the Wiggins Lane-Dawn Drive junction, Cleaves
Point, Greenport, -and-.construct :a .116 •ft. timber bulkhead. Objections
by April 12, 1977. .
_Notice of. Hearing before the DEC on April 21,. 1977 by ,Howard H.
Zehner, Greenport, ,,for .permission-to ,construct 70 .ft. ,-of steel :bulk=
head and dredge- 180- cu. -yds. from .the-.marine channel- and place the
spoil behind -the new bulkhead at:.the• entrance of,.the -basin of Young's
Boatyard and Marina,. -Arshamomaque, New. York. Objections by April 15, 1977.
Notice of Hearing- before the DEC: on May 2, 1977 by William R.
Galati, St. James, for permission to construct a dock over an
existing jetty and .two :.pile dolphins s.outh- of ,the.- inter,section of
Longview Drive and Water sedg.e Way; -Bayview,.,.Southold.Obj .by Apr. 26, 1977.
Notice of Hearing before the DEC on April 29, 1977 by the Town
of • Southold and. Suffolk ,County -Department, of .Public :Works for
permission to remove a sunken hulk at .the::.entrance to Budd's Pond,
Southold: Objections .-by April 25 , 1977.
On motion of Councilman Homan,, seconded by. Councilman Rich, it was
RESOLVED that Joan Richter and Vicky Kistela be and hereby are granted
permission to attend a Federal Revenue Sharing meeting at Hauppauge,
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New York on March 25, 1977 ; and the Town of Southold to assume the
cost of registration for each person at a total of $90.00.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Deputy .Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
This resolution was de.clared-- duly' `adop-ted.
Deputy Supervisor Demarest:
. 2. Receiptlof a letter from the New York State Department of
Health; -Health Sciences Center, S.U.N.Y. , Stony Brook, New Ybrk, -
stating they will be conducting field trials of various chem=idals-
for tick and Rocky Mountain spotted fever control in Southold Town
in the following areas : Tract A:-Area southeast of Jacobs Lane and
North Bayview Road, Southold. ' Tract B:-Area northeast of Island's
End Golf and Country Club to. Dairi Pond, East Marion. Tract C:-Area
south of Route 25 between Narrow River Road and entrance to Orient
Beach State Park, Orient. The chemicals have been screened for their
efficiency in controlling ticks as wel"l' as their safety to humans
andto the environment. A letter to homeowners and a questionnaire
willbe hand delivered to the property owners- in' the 'areas of the
field application. The chemcials which are completely safe for
humans,pets, and plants in the low concentrations used, have been
approved by the New York 'State Department of Environmental Consery
. ation. They have also been specifically approved for use in, Long-
Island by the Bureau of -Pesticides ,of the State of New York.
On motion of Councilman Rich,' seconded by 'Councilman Homan, it- was
RESOLVED that $1,455.00 be and hereby is transferred from the General
Fund; Contingent Account to Unallocated' Insurance. `
Vote'- of th,e"Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest; Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, , JJustice Suter'; Justice Doyen.
This resolution was declared- duly..adopted.
(Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated that in connection' with the very-
high cost of insurance, the.=Town wil-1 in the very near future- go'
over some of the premiums they are paying expecially for things
other than liability and try to determine whether perhaps their
costs. ,for .collision and -property damage are greater for the
insuuance than what is being benifited for it. If it. should be
sommwhat even, the town will probably go into self insurance in
those areas. Perhaps if a certain amount is put in a reserve fund "
over a period of years, and we do not have too many property losses
there will be enough in that erserve fund to pay for one or two
police cars if it should -be necessary. )
On- motion of Justice Doyen, seconded by Councilmah Rich, it was
RESOLVED that Deputy Su.pervisor.:.:Demarest be and he hereby is
authorized to send a letter--of hardship to the New York State
Department of Environmental -Conservation' requesting .-the hydraulic
exacavtion at Budds Pond, Southold for the pruposes of both safety
and efficiency of use of an existing port. A hardship will exist
in this' waterway' if it is allowed to become unusable' in that there
will be a loss of recreational resources to a large segement of the
population. This could result in abandonment with associated tax
loss -and/or taxpayer suits against •.the• local government agencies
responsible for maintaining Suffolk County waterways.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
'his -resolution was declared duly adopted. -
Deputy Supervisor Demarest: A year ago the Town borrowed $50,000.00
to ,make improvements to the light district- We have made the first
payment of $10,000.00 on that bond .-an'ticipation 'note. We have ,.- '
$40,000.00 left on that note which was awarded to the Chemical Bank.
The .first ,$.5g, 000.00 . interest was 7.5/;. the one with Chemical- 'Bank for
$40; 000:00 is-. 3.5/
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Councilman -Homan: He did a rundown recently of our estimated cost
to LILCO this year to see how much we will have left which we. might
be able to put, into new -street. -lighting.. When ,we left LILCO over ..a
year ago the payments to LILCO were at $90,000.00 Since then there
has been an energy rate increase and, he estimated that had we stayed
with LILCO our bill would now be, $104,.000.00 per year. We have taken
over all the service and are renting some equipment from LILCO and
we have replaced approximately 25l lights, and. he estimates our pay-
ments :to LILCO this, year will be $46, 000-00. On the .one light we have--:
replaced our estimated savings are in -the area of $16, 000. 00 for, this
year. , In other words, .what we. are now paying. is costing us $39.60 .per
year ,for .the new light., . that-,-is- the energy cost, pole rental and the
wire rental- from LILCO._ If. we.,.had stayed with LILCO that same. ,light
would, be costing the town $102. 50 There is s littl_e more; money, to
put, into street lighting at this time and possibly with a, little
revenue sharing funds we can continue to improve our street. light.ing
system, and it is a self-generating savings, and we certainly made
the_ right move and are a, lot of ,dollars ahead. In relation to this
and ;in_ anticipation of buying more lights we have surveyed the lights
we have and. together with recommentations from the highway department
who does maintenance, - Councilman Homan offered the following .
resolution to standardize the lights in the town.
Moved by Councilman Homan,, .seconded by Councilman Rich, ,.
WHEREAS, the Town is presently engaged in the purchase, installation
and maintenance of a street lighting system in the public streets and
public places in the Town, and
WHEREAS, ., approximately 250 of said street lights heretofore purchased
and :installed were manufactured and supplied by the .General Electric
Company-,:- and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof spare parts-and equipment were also
purchased from- General .Electr.ic Company to ma-i.ntain -street, lights, ,and
WHEREAS, the component parts of ,.said .Genexal Electtic.: Company fixtures
are interchangable with several ,types . and, sizes-- of other.,General-
Electric Company light fixtures, and
WHEREAS, the Town. employees .charged .with the• duty, of installing -and
maintaining , the street .lighting..equipment have, been trained to. repair
and maintain-•General Electric Company„street lighting. faciUties,, -and
WHEREAS,• by reason, of-the foregoing, this Board-believes ,that it would
be more-efficient and , economical.,to,,.standardize purchase contracts, for
streetlighting fixtures,•to-..str:eetlighting_. equ.ipment,-manufactured by„
the..Genexal Electric Company,.
NOW,_-THEREFORE, IT -IS, RESOLVED that_ the:.purchas.e of -streetlighting- -
fixtures_ for .the .Town .of .Southo.ld .be ,sta.ndardized,by,: the, purchase of
General Electric Company, streetlighting fixtures.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich-,. Councilman-.,Homan, .,Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.. . .
This resolution was, declared .duly. adopted.
Deputy Supervisor Demarest:
3. Receipt of a letter from, Assemblyman. Perry B. -. Duryea .enclosing
a copy of, 1hgislation which .hgs been introduced in the Senate by
Senator LaValle and .in. the Assembly by Assemblyman . Duryea;. "AN ACT
to. amend chapter one hundred, thirteen of the laws...of eighteen. hund-red
sixty, relating to additional off icers. in the Town of Southold,_. Suffolk
County, in relation to town justices in the Town of Southold. " This
new .legislation would, include the, following: "Notwfnthstanding, •the
provisions ,of. any- other law; such town', j.ustice.,residing upon Fishers
Island shall., in addition to his duties as. ,:town, justice„ ,.ser.ve as a
member of the Southold Town Board. "---The present- law,which created -
the,pos ition-i o.f. .town -justice.,.on Pis,hers: I.s.land •wa.s; adopted., in. ,18.99
will be ineffective-.:as. the-, new law,.-- e.ffec:t ve :J,uly, l.,., 197,7,,;.,does,i.not
allow a town justice to sit_..on..the -town board..,.. I.n th.is cas.e.,,a,bill
has been introduced which would allow a town justice from Fishers
Island to serve on the town board.. This was done mainly because it
would not be fair. to exclude Fishers • Island, -who in 189-9 felt they
needed representation on the Board, and this new law would allow.one
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maff to dd''b6th"j6bs, rather- -thdh to create -ahbtlier `councilmiain' posftion.
4."" Pi;c;qrbd6 dn 't-h6' t6x4fi` hall`'has ''rba6hed .'A' point where they
At6putting in the carpet and' adcordirig to the foreman on the job
he -says that when the, carpet is laid, he .--is locking that job since
that room he 66nsiders"don&. He feels the first floor will be-
completed next ':week -at' this` time.' '. They will then go down into the
basement -'and 'complete `that. ' : The' company I.that' is-''installing -the
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telephon6 syst6rd' has gi'vbn, 'A' tentative Idat6 of-Apr:11 ' 15th`for` 'the
change over from New York 'Telephon-e.:' Right 'now it is anticipated``
we will m' 6v''d" in 'over '-thd-t -w6ekehd :and, start' using' the bu" ild3_h4'-
on -April `l8th.'_'_-Ronhie Wacker asked if there will be a :cutting '
f of the-' ribbon? Deputy '"Supervisor"Supervisor"SupervisorDemarest ee*1s that there' will
probably`b6 A' two -week -or s'6 :s'hAk6dowri' of -the- building -before `th:6
off:16ial opening.' -'-They may Vait- until 'much more people
who `liV& he-r6, 'in the summertime could' attend a.-n' open house. That
t`:
remains t6,bd--dddided.'
Oh' motion of Councilman' Homan;- sec'biid-e' d 'by Councilman -Rich,_' it 'was
:RES:OLVED, that- -Effi� &pp_lidati6h"of permiss-ion
his, ppermitpermitfor"'a- trailer 'located' 6n the of n!
' Bay Avenue, ec-onici, be- and
Road, approximately'1000 -feet east of P' '
hereby is renewed for' "a pbiAdd bf:six (6): rdoh1thii."
Vote of the Town Board: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Counc,ilmdn: -HdffcanI'--Homan,-"Justice Sutdi:, 'Justice Doyen.
This 'rddolutidn 'i4hsi- 'declared duly Adopted.
On' motion of Justice Suter, seconded by 'Justi6e Doyen, -_kt- was
RESOLVED that the Applicatio.n`of'- Fldren'ce Steiner"for' p_ 6rffiissiohJ.'..'.`
to -renew h6r-;per' mit' for a -t'rAil6r lod&-66d 6n' p' r'iva-Ee- roa' &-'(Johh1s
Road) off east side Main Road, Mattituck, be and hereby is-: rdfie'w_ 'e'a"
for a' per'i-o' d-- ok' six '(6.) `fti6n' ths:.
Vote of th4, Town 'Bodrd:` Ayes' :` Deputy 'Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Councilman' Hoffian-1 JU-S' tice Su:ter, justice Doyen.
This OL2solution was` declared duly Adopted'.
Moved by -Couftcilm" an' Homan, se.cionde'd Eby Ju s t i6e Suter,
WHEREAS the- Mariah"Cou-h61l * 3852 1` XrUghts'. -of Columbus, CUtchog.ue,
New, York" has applied to 'th-6 T'0WfiC1e'.tk 'f6e'&' BinO License, -and ,
WHEREAS:tlie T&Wh '96aird-hAs -examined.' :thb application," -and after'''.-'
inV6s'-Eigation,_' duly made findings ':and determinations as required by law,
t�at upervisor e and' h heTeeby"-is
NOW,THEREFORE,- M IT''RE'SOLVED -_ - _-Lhe':1 'S Supervisor' ' - b: - ai _ e
authorized and directed to execute on behalf- of th6' T6iWn B6a" rd`f_hd -_
f ihdinigs and deterimihatibns a:s`:reqdixed' by- aw,--and it' is" further
RESOLVED' that' the T6,,Affi' Clerk`-b6 and-.' she h-dreby is''difeicted to issue
a Bingo License to th-6 Marian 'Council- #1952, Knights' 0' f_' Colutribus"
Cut6h6gue, New '-i-0-rk.
Vote of the Town- Board: Ayes: Deputy 'Sup'er`visor De':mares' t,' Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice"Suter" ' JUs-tice''1)oyen.:'
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
-Deputy Supervisor 'Demarest:
5.-'. ' The' Town 'intends to put one more'66mfort' statio' h at one
of the' town'-beaches;'-'Yet to' be deci'ded,''but- 'in accordance with 'the
town's Verbal 'agredr6entwith --the: nepzi.rtment of Health, it has been
agreed to put up' on' new facility each y'a r. '
On ffiotio' h: bf' C6un' ci'lman Homan,' secoftded'by-'Couricilman R:Lchj'_ i't--was
. .
RESOLVED--`that'-the Superintendent :of- Public ,-Wbkka'be 'and- he--hereby
is Au' th6ilized''to" adv_ e±tise�,to-bids for'` the necessa'ry mater' icil, folri ;
a 'new comfort 'station:
Vote of the: -Town Board: Ayes :'',Deputy Supervisor Demarest, C-ouncilma-n
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter,- Justice'Doyen.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
On motion of Cbuficilm' an Homan, ''seconded by Councilman' Rich,` -it was '
RESOLVED' that ' the Sup6rintdhdent�'of Highways - of the Town.- of -Southold
be and he hereby is authorized- to,'-advertise for bids for .500.,,,�000:--
gallons� of 'Asphalt Road materials, more or - less as may needed, for
- the., repairs of Town .Highways.
Vote of the Town Board: .Ayes :..'Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
This resolution was ' declared duly. adopted.
Moved by .Councilman ' Rich,..'second,ed::by Councilman 'Homan, .
WHEREAS Joseph 'C. Cornell, by 'application dated October 12, 1976
petitioned '.the. 'Town, Board of the Town of, Southold for .a change of
--zone on. certain. property .situated 'at Peconic from "A" Residential
and .Agric,ultural District to "B-l"' General- Business- District; and
WHEREP�S the , said petition was referred to•••the Southold Town Planning
Board and-,Suffolk County Department .•of Planning for official
recommendation and report, and
WHEREAS .the Town Board, pursuant to due. notice, held a public
hearing thereon. .on the 15th day.'of: February, 1977 at 3 :30 P.M. ,
at which time all interested persons .were given an opportunity
to be heard,
NOW, .THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Joseph -.C. Cornell be granted .
a change of zone-.,from "A" Residential and Agricultural District
to - 11B,-1".' .General Bu-sine'ss District on property situate. at Peconic,New York, and .more particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING:,:at, 'a concrete monument set on the southerly line of Middle
Road at the northeasterly: corner. of land of. "Helmut Hass, and the north-
westerly corner of the .premises. herein described;, running .thence
-easterly on a curve to the left,. having .a radius of 5789.58 feet,
a distance :of 108.73. feet. to. .a concrete monument and land .of Suffolk
County;- running thence along. said land- of -Suffolk County, two- courses :
(1) .S.* 25*22 '40" E. '200.0 feet -to a conceete monument; thence, (2)
S. ;58* 07,`20": :W.i 113.7_-5-.: feet to. :a_ -concrete- monument .and said ,land r-
of: Hass-,:-. thence :a-long:_said-_:land',.' N.. .23* 511. 20 " W. " 198.30 feet to the
point of betinning_. Containing- 21.,,9.21:.square.".feet...':.•
Vote of the Town Board: .Aym : Deputy- Supervisor Demarest,. Councilman
Rich,, Councilman ;Homan.,.. :Justice :S.uter.,::Justice. Doyen.
This- resolution was :declared duly. adopted.
On motion .of Justice Suter, _seconded:_by Councilman. Homan,c .it :was
RESOLVED.:.that _the firm .of:_ Smith, Finkelstein.,_ Lundberg and. Yakaboski
be retained- to .represent the-- -Town- o.f Southold,.in. lthe. 'matter of -.the
application.of.-, Salvatore_ M.-.Crimi,- Pet-itioner,: ,For -an-Order pursuant
to;,Article. 78- of...th-e- -Civi1 Practice 'Law, and,Rules.
Vote .o.f.,the Town. .Board-:•.!.Ayes :.. .Deputy. Bup-ervispr-- Demarest,- Councilman
Rich; - .Councilman" Homan-, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen. .
This resolution. was declared duly Adopted.----. :
(Deputy Supervisor Demarest:l-explained that some time-, ago a=,hearing
was held relative to the conduct of Police Officer. Crimi, and after
that.- hearing the .Town felt:.he. .did not do his- duty,properly and his
penalty.,was the_ loss-:of five days_ :pay. He .,is-. now:trying to reverse-
that decision.): _ .._ _• .
On. motion_ of Counci-lman:. Rich;.: seconded.-by Councilman Homan, tit ;was:
RESOLVED* that_:a recess.be taken at this.".time; 3;30 P:.M-. , ;for t-he ,•. .
purpose_-of holding- a public-. hearing on.. a., proposed. local, ,law-'repea ling
the exemption on real property provided by section 485-b: of the Real
Property Tax .Law.,
Vote of. the:,Town Board: Ayes,:. Deputy Supervisor,. Demarest, Councilman
Rich, :.Councilman Homan, ; ,Justice Suter., Justice Doyens:.
Thisr:resolution was..declared. duly:_adopted. s. -
(Meeting reconvened=at--.3 :45_ P..M.:) .:
Deputy -:Supervisor Demarest__opened::the meeting to - the public.
,
Mr:,• James .Thompson.:.asked= if Supervisor Martocchia had done anything
about the mini bus since the last meeting. At that time he indicated
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he would contact the Office of the Aging to find out if the bus was
available?---Deputy Supervisor Demares.t .stated he imagined Supervisor
Martocchia did look into it, but it was not mentioned and-. the office
has had no ,correspondence; It is still in 'abeyance..
Mrs. Merlon Wiggin read the following' letter addressed .to.'the .
Members of the Southold Town Board from Merlon E. Wiggin, President
of the North ,.Fork ;Environmental Counci.l,;• --Inc.,:.---Inc :"We; 'as an "organi-zation
are,:becoming :increasingly concerned -abou-t ,the -potential 'effect's' that
the construction of the Jamesport Nuclear power plants will have on
our. .communities,'' and. the .people. who live 'in .them. - .We look to you, 'as
our elected -represertatives,-. to- take an interest; as well as appropriate
action;' on behalf of the' welfare .of . _the residents of Southold Town.--
The construction of the .Jamesport plants cannot help but have an
effect on all of us. For two years Long Is.land'..Lighting 'Company
has been presenting testimony. (their side). Aa to ..why, the plants_.
should be- built. We think in fairness, the other side should :be
heard., We therefore find it difficult, to . comprehend why,::-When you
were asked along with t he towns _.East Hampton and Southampton,: to
support hearing . the other side you' not' .only. 'did 'no.t do ..s.o. but'-repor-ted
that you had not even ,'read 'the .requeste ... But, be .that as it may, we`
realize -you are' very, busy- people with :a. `limited: amount of tide..,-.:-
The The fol-lowing. items. :we think concern - the .citizens -of this town =and .
are 'the ones.-.we .ask ,y.ou, to .take _'a-n; active .interaet. in:l. TAXES. =_:.It. is
predicted -that,.,a. large, percentage:.of .the :three.:thousand- workers for. .
the -ten ,to twelve year ;con-strudtion.. period -.wil-1.:move -.to. -.Southold :'Town
with ;children of school age:. .. Increased .school budgets mean increased
taxes, and :Southold `7111__not .b-enefit from any. .tax. .payments. from:.the
plants..--2., COST -OF ,PROPERTY. -.Even _the. NRC .which is pro=nuclear
plants, says; that the plants .will attract additional re°s d.ential
and commercial interests and -.increase the price. of land above -th=e
means :of -local res.idents.`)r:Thi's "growth. will .also result `in .increased
services and also, increased taxes,.-=-3.' CANCER - Dr. . Arthur -Tamplin.,
group' -leader, in:,.the, biomedical''division at .Lawrence Radiation Lab-
oratory, California,:'. stated .that .thee Jamesport plants. would *result: . .
in an additional 10 to 80 cancer,.deaths per-yeear of ' operation.==
4. ELECTRIC RATE INCREASE - Lilco is presently asking for another
rate ,increas.e-. :(this.- one to-'be: 15: 7/) - which,-they say`is', for the
construction of. the Shoreham,.plant. How much of' a rate increase
do you think they .will, need for the cons-tr.uction 'of '.the' two .Jamesport
plants?, Wiy should we,-pay..for' the, construction of plants that- .are .-.
not needed and are. for the shipment :of. power elsewhere? Even :L.ILCO
is .continually -reducing .their projected: future '.electrical damands.
We can also expec.t: furth.er rate. increases .to pay for decommissioning
and entombment costs after. 'their' thr.ity to.. forty years .of .life`-:ex=
pectancy is ended. These costs are now estimated at 45 to 100 million
dollars per unit. Jersey .Centr'al is. already. asking f.or. rate increa.ses
to cover .this. =-5. SHORE. EROSION = We: know from the Levon 'experience
what damage. long jetties- do to :our shore. front property..:. The. LILCO
jet:ties-. are even. longer and ".potentially .can cause. even more destruction.
--6. DEATHS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT - Dr. Jan Beyea, who received his
Ph.D in Experimental Nuclear Physics from Colukbia University, and
is now- on, the.,research staff .at Princeton, .says .that an accident at
Jamesport is., a real possibility.: Deaths within-- sixty days: from.:such
an accident would range. from 180 to' 1;000.__dependin.g on climatic .
conditions .and if evacuation was.' within twenty-.four hours.,' . and . -
supportative treatment was available. Supportative. medical treatment
includes sterilization of. all objects .in the patients room,: laminar
air flow systems, large ,doses of..anti-biotics, and transfusions ,of
whole-blood packed cells. Otherwise., the death rate would ,be..much
higher, And how Southold Town could be evacuated within twenty-four
hours in case of an accident at Jamesport: . We will be cut. off.:=-We.'
of the North Fork Environmental Council are concerned about the
potential adverse impact these plants will have on the.' residents. of .
our. town. We don' t want to see their taxes increased unnecessarily,
we don.' t::want the 'cost of 'a ..home to-. rise out of sight, .we don't want
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to ;see.:=the :cancergate .:r,ise; :we-don_=t want our. light:-bills raised to
pay .for plants to ship.-power- elsewhere, we don ' t.want . an increased.
rate of, shore ,:erosion; we _.don ',t want to see .-our,- rich agricultural land
lost,- and last, of- all, we . don 't want any: of .our citizens to- lose their
life because o.f:.a :-nuclear: plant accident. -=As our elected officials,
what positions ,.have you taken..on. these items: .Have you supported
oppos=ing testimony?� :Have you;:taken actiot,.opposing..the proposed rate
increases?,...- Are -.you against increas.ed:.taxes . as: a .:result .of the plant
construction? Will you:.-hear-,:,or .at.:.least.. read,: the:expert testimony soon
to be presented?--We-.:Ithink- the .people.,.o.f :-this: town .have a !right -to know
your,-positio:n..on these :matter,s_..:-, P1ea,s_e tell -us.-=Thank .you:
Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated that the Board has sa-id ..many times
in the past:;:that we have -had someone representing us at the hearings
and. we :have been reluctant -to take :a: .position _until .most of 'the
testimony :is in: We .get reports..-on ,what is' going on. He does .not
feel -it -is.-propor for <him to speak .-for, himself at this -time, but
e thixiks and hopes. the Board will take, a position in the near future.--
Moore
.added her support to .what Mrs. Wig.g.in read. She thinks
it a t.very ,good -_statement and .covers: a great. deal �of the :ground .that
the issue itself begins to touch on. If the .Board is, going to..wait
until all of the .evidence -is in on..this hearing it will be- far too
late .for.the Town.-::of.-.Southold to have; had (any effect :on the, conduct
of the hearings or its outcome. -,. Those- people that ..live within the
Town are. the. ones .that:will be. so intensely .affected .by it. She
mentioned another. side issue appearing in this; weeks issue .of Science
Magazine about the West Valley. Reprocessing Plant which. has been
shot down and, -Getty. has ::given up on it and:.:it has r-fallen into ,the
hands of. ::New..York: State. ,!: That plant has processed so far 640 tons
of radio.:act ve-:waste, .most, of,_.it-._from :Hanford, s.o:-we ,:have 64.0_ tons
of waste in West Valley, New York, 3.0 miles :south of _Buffalo to. .be: .
handled, now :by :the New. York: State, Energy :Research .and .Deve.lopment :
Administration, and :the proj:e:cted-:cost. ,o-f --g-etting. rid.--of it .is about
600-million- do-llar:s-;. _which :we. will- _a:11, have to -pay as . New York residents
or as U.S. Taxpayers. Therefore any aspect of this issue that -you
look :at. is ,.so ful-1 of,-problems -and questions: :and.,serious draw -backs-
that .we vouldn' t :want.,to ,get _into :it.::
Ms•. ..Marcythe7. DiPirro:, .:-Executive. Director o-f- :the, East. .End Arts. and
Humanities Council, Riverhead,:-- and serves.. :the .-five _eastern towns
and parts o.f ,,Brookhaven :discussed. their inter,estsin .pursuing the
possibility of any: architecture. design: `contest,, to involve.- archite:cts::
in making.:plans• .for the :proposed: Southold :Community. _Ce'nter_, •to , be
built rnext to.,,the Peconic School-.:-: There tare.seve.ral)-advantages_ to
this. possibility and.when they .get alL :the - details :worked. out,- if-.-.lit
semms like an advantageous plan, they will ask whether. or n.ot.:the
Town wishes, to;:appr:ove' part icipat.ing' and co-sponsoring. it with- them:
The advantages: ax.e: to. bm ing -.great fine- architects into--planning. .th-.e
building so :that. when .it. is: completed with.,-.federal funds It :serves_ .
the community as well as possible. _ .There is great enthusas:ium. for.-
paying :;the_ :expenses :.ofi_ahe-,_design:: contest -by the New-.:York _State
Council,on :thee Arts because this . has-:cneverc been. pra:ct:iced:: in New
York State before and they would like to have an example o.n how it.
can .be_,done.r. :She: hopes - to-.have all.:,the_..de.tails- ready:by'. the Board's
next::me:eting::on;April 12th- -Deputy_;:Supervis or ,Demar.es.t istated :that
there has been, appointed, a citizens .committee wh-o.. .are -going: to work
on, pla-nning,r this :building;. We ;:a.ls:o- have a- .fund .-limit.:wh.ich cannot be
exceeded::, I:t would be:nice-!to: p.,erhapss havea:;contest, but-.all :of- these
thi-ngs-..mustt:�ber;-c.00rdinate,d:=--.Mr.-.William-:Pel-k, asked-r if(:this:-.wasn:':t,.
discus:sed-, about a,-.month ago_: anal .didn't• Sup.-ervis:or Mar.tocchia, :make a
statement:about what-;he thought c.ou-Ld .b.e :done?- -Councilman Homan
indicated : that Sup ervisor.;--Ma:r -toc.ch.ia had a. meeting_with.. th:e. group
on,:.,the: day,-,of:-the Town(,Me:eating;•. March-.. :12thl� and. he_- went ..into: discussion
with. them at-.that .time at. length-, and,. what the outcome was. he.,didn' t
know....
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Mrs..-_-Gladys. Csajkcr,: President- of the North Fork 'Taxpayers Associa ..
tion,. --1znc.'- read t-he.-I-fo-Ilowingv-.1e.tter,-.addres�s.-ed' -t,(Y, the -Southold Town
Board: . "For some -number of. years.,-,now," i-the _,Town Dog Warden.:has not'-
provIdod.-dog, -control--:service:;to--:th,-e Village .of Greenport.; ' Recently
..discussion.t. have -been. held- between- thell .Trustees of the Village and
the -Town, Board ..concerning _-the '-'posbibil:Lty' :o-f :Greenpo-rt --contracting'
with --the 'Town -.f or ,_d-og-!-.contro1-..--.-- Figures -have been - cited, such 'ag $6.
per v.hour for . us.-a.--o-f .:Warden--.and---truck,:;-...$3 -:per.-day -for -:incarceration 'of
;a.: d-dg -in the. -.Pound-,, Alk.allr_-relevant -veterinarian.
an fees ;to:-:bepaid,by
tl-e:-Vill-age.---..;)In ,-.ths.7i --.corinect:Lon,,-,-we.,-.have- a,..number. -of.:ques,-tioris -:which
we would,like, --to put !__to .':_the Board;_,_ They _-are 'simple questio`ns," (not : !
trying to trick you in any way) , "and, in general, can be answered by
-a :yes
1.- :.Can: we 'agree. and-...estab-.lish. that t-he .:Southo.ld -Town.,.Budget. is.:
broken down - into -Various sections :such -a's -.r3enOral.' Highway,` -Revenue
Sharingj,� -Sp6cial ,,Districts-, _-.-etc,. ?---Deputy Sugervisor .Demarest!: yes :
2. -Can weagrde' and 6-s-tabl-ish -.that -,the -Gefieral Funding: part of the
budget :,is. broken down' -into two .,s-ect:Lons-,-- 'namely General. (or; Fu.1-1),
:Town,-.,and General; Oda-s-ide Village--.:(or Part- Town);?-"_Deputy ':Super--
visor ,Demar_.es.t: yes.-Mrs..: -.Csajko: If -anyone disagrees .with,-.a
yes- or.ino answer, please --speak up,.,)
3 .: _--Can,_we-..-agree and testahlish:that-, the -General: Full :Town, budget
itemsi--are. rnumbered.,--and -'that _--thes:e_-, numbers:-.are -preceded by ,the�jetter
A?."Deputy; Supervisor :-Demares-t,: :Yes.- ,. - :7
4. Can we-._ag.Tee�_and-_ esta*b1is h-.:that)�the G.eneral-.,.Part Town,,budget:%
-
i-tems, are ,numbered -and that _'.thede:.-numbers:-are preceded .by the., letter
B?"--Deputyi Supervisor. 'Demarest.--__-Yes..
5. -1 Can):.we ag-ree arrd-i_-establlsh that --the.,--.Genera 11 Full.''.Town budget
contains- those .-i-tems:rwhtch,, are: chargeable. against: all-taxable,
property in- Southol:d .Townn -including the Village of Greenport?"'_
Deputy- Sup6t_vi8or_- Demarest.::- --Yes.-.*.'
6. . :Can- we agree and)--es tabl ish..that -the- Part Town !budget contains.: : ,
those items which -are'-.-chargeablre-.only -to -.taxable .property.y. not 'falling
. - �
within .the boundarie.s ,of the' Village,.-of-:Greenport?--Deputy Supervisor
ervisor
Demarest: That-'.'s :right..
Can we-- agree _and ,-e-stabl'ish.:_-thzit. zuch: typ-ical Part. Town;.budqet
items as B3120, B4020 and B8020.,: with_ .theirattendant' breakdown -into
pers.onal services, equipment, and contractual expenses would be items
to -which -.Gre-enport: Vill-ag-e, taxable property. would---not.- *be.-subj.ect?--
Deputy.,Supery isor DemArest:-That' s- tr-ight7
8. Can we- agre:e and---:establish:"t-hat, s_trch:typical:,Full_ 'Town 'Items
as A1010-;- A3510, A6410,-- and-- A7110-, --with-- their attendant breakdown
into :personal, s er-y-i'ceFs, equipmeht,'-, and-.-contra-ctual".'expenses :would
ould
be items to-.which -alli, taxable prbperty -in Southold Town " including
the.-, Village o,f-; Greehpo-rt_-., would� beF.-subj edt?-_'__."Deputy_ Supervis or:
Demarest-:.. Yes.
9,. -- ,Can-, we :agree and- iestablish- that-- -item- A3510: appears, in.:the:
General Fu-ll -- u-, Town bdget?-!w-Deputy_ e-
Supervisor Demarst.:_-Yes
10.1. . Can we -agree and e9tabli.sh -that, -item-A3 5 10 is , defined in
the budget as, "Control. of, Animals .-,,,Dog . Warden"..' and is -broken -down
there inc,--into. A35:10., 1-.1 for,,personal_- s,,elr.v.icesrl.'A1510i..--2,,• for-. equipmen-t:,:
and A35 10'.4-, for: zontra-ctual -expenses?':-Deputy Supervisor Demarest.:-
that 's-. right-..
S-ince.: it has_-,b-een. bfstabl-i-shed,.:that- the: A.numbered ;items' axe
from :thee Full: Town 'Budget -and: are _-pa-id--equa;1ly by. property':owner
taxes lrom- thp --entir.e,%Town_ including ,.the:. Vil:lagej. o.f,;Greenport-.,% can-l-,
we-: agree and.,establ-ish:Ahat the fol-lowing statement -is inaccurate:
"! .-. the costs of.mainta.inlng th-ei-dog.,pound,- are::-not picked up by-., :,
Greenport, now will.. they. be,.._:." when it .has. been ,•shown. that Control
of Animalsf�,is -an_-A numbered.,-'itein?-:-.,-Deputy' Supelrv.isOr - Demarest,:. ' .
The .-town has; under -the- Agricultural and ,Markets Law the bbllgation.,
to 1 icens.e,:dog.s.-not.--only-,. in the Town.,bust in. the -Vil-lage,, and to
enforce; the Agriculture, and:-.Markets Law,-.-which we 'do in the Village.
-Wb- take the:,dog- census,-:in the:�Village., we:. servo:-summonsesfin= the
Village to people who do not have a license for their dogs. The
service which the Village has tried once to contract with us to do
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is the enforcement mainly , of their. dog. ordinance. _. In enforcing their
dog ordinance, 'that is theirs, not'.ours, to pick up . the dogs, which
are •unleashed, which is -what they want us .to do., to .come. in ai4pick
up thb'dogs which are running loose,, contrary to their- dog ordinance.
We at"e.'obligated. to 'docertain things. in the Village, a ns 'so we are
obligated to tax. them. , There is a question as .to whether we should
14�ive 'another budget item for what we, do outside, the Village to.'en-
force our ' dog: ordinance, we do .it in the same, budget. . �As far .as
the Town Board being obligated to. come. in arid'.enforce the Greenport
Village .Dog Ordinance' we.have' no obligation to .do it under the law.--
Mrs'. Csajko ,did` not ask that, _she '.stated. The question' she asked ,
was `the "cost of maintaining the _dog '-pound- are "not 'picked-up 'by
Greenport; hor wil*1 they be,", how -can that statement 'be true when
the 'control of animals is in the `A budget. Deputy Supervisor De'marest
stated we are controlling animal's under the A 'budget `,throughout the
town:--=Mrs. Csajko said', but not"in' the Village of Gree,nport.- '
Deputy ,:Supervisotbemarest stated they -are.=--Mrs. Csajko stated the
Town Warden 'has jurisdiction throughout the -entire 'town including
Incorporated 'Villages therein, -also the expenses of 'the establishment
and maintenance'."of pounds- "and compensation of dog' 'wardens of cities,
towns and villages shall be paid by the cities,- towns. 'and villages
incurring the- -expenses. Those -are vaguely rel"a�ted 'to .what we are
talking about;-, but- you are' not ''answeringI exactly what 'I said," 'so I
will get back ' to it a little, bit ,later on.
12. Can 'we -agree 'arid 'establis,h -that the 'new Town Hall is being
-built with Revenue Sharing Funds?"--Deputy Supervisor' Deniarestc Yes.
13: Can we -agree and establish that the Southo ld,",Town. Dog Pound
was built with' Revenue Sharing Furids?=-Deputy -Supervisor Demarest: "Yes.
"Since Southold_ Town re-fuses to` allow the Village of. Greenport 'to
utilize 'the -Potind which- was built with 'Revenue Sharing Funds," what
does the Town plan -to do 'about the Town Hall?, ' Using logic, i.t would
appear -`that the Town would, in order to be consistent, refuse the
people of Greenport the use of the. New 'Town Hall: Since the Town
wants to- charge the Village -for the use of the .dog .p_ bund and its ',
attendant- wardens,- -how does the Town plan to charge Greenporters . f.or
.use of- the Town -Hall- and its attendant employees? Will you have them
come in through a back .entrance, perhaps through a turnstyle in which
they would' have to -drop a.' quarter or half-dollar in .order to_ gain
admittance to the -Town- Hall?----We believe that we have established' -
that (1) the Town Hall and the Dog'-Pound were and are being built,
'with -Revenue Sharing' Funds which are for the benefit of. all of the
people of Southold Town and'-(2) that the people, of_ the. Village. of
Greenport- 'have for years been paying- for 'a service which ',they have
not been receiving'. '--=Deputy Supervisor Demarest: The Village
gets revenue sharing funds, ' so actually the' revenue.'.sharing' funds
are for the ' Town f Southold, we-.are spending , town money for the
Town Hall.
-
`In condlusi'on, - we have `on March-21st; checked with- the Office of
the New York State Comptroller regarding-th"e "propriety -of the 'Town .
of Southold r'efus ing to extend'dog 'control,,service to 'the Village of
Greenport and- refusing them- the use of the, Pound: TWe can, if you
wish',,-provide you"with a-complete .;transcript of thb entire conversation.
However,- the- following- are the pertinent parts"-. " ' If it '(the service)
is--raised -within' the' A Fund', then -it should- be provided -on a Town wide
basis' which- should- include'-the Villa-ge.' . These 'people -have paid. for
that service.' '"Unless- they have "the"'cost of the Pound provided
someplace else', -(and you -don''t) "then the cost- of that is-"included -
in this 'dog control item and therefore -,it would seem .that -the Village
would- be--able- to- utilize -that Pound. ""if you are already paying
for it-'in -your general tax levy; 'then-you shouldn't have to pay fbr.
it again-'through `contract. " At the conclusiori of our conversation
,idi-rec-ted the following question: "As afr as you know from--ail- the
experience-' you�'we- had'-; anything that's paid under the A or,-Full.
Town, then-, the people- within the-Village are entitled- to that service?"
The answer was" "Definieely, Right. " In light of all of the above,
we now ask ''this, Board 'to'-please' explain' why the Village of Greenport
not only is denied`.usage of the Pound,. but why, they are being. asked
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to sign a contract to pay for services which tley:are already,,paying
for through tYieir taxes and 'to` which tHby"are _entitled:' ---Nits.
Csajk"o said"that' before "she-goes any .further the-;quote -tYiat she
used was from 'the-'Long Island Traveler=Watchman; if Xou want, _she
Will read the whole thing;_ Y e:r� contact'was -in -the 'Comptroller "s -
Office, and ."she has' his name, he is"on -the staff of :Agnes Nash;:
the` accounting section, experts "on'-town budgets.. - Is "there any
possibility of 'getting; an answer?--=Deputy Supervisor, DeitafeSt -
stated that it is •their 'understanding tlia,t :they "do -not "have to
provide enforcement of the Village _Dog Otdinarice-.which .we .will,•bb. ,'
doing under contract.-==Mrs. Csajko stated- she agreed wit- ' at, but
the Town' does have to supply the.:_enforcement _of unlicensed. dogs,
:;_t,
the - does "have to "pick diem up, the ;Town does .Have to -put.;them.
into the Pound'. and the Town .does have to ay ?for- those animals.. ..
pi - --
They did pass ..,a new law in1975 wh16h;j 'by_resolution'' of, the Board,...
that the Town could -agree to enforce the .Vllage 's �.Leash Law But .
a's' the - law stand's now they do not`have to .enforce- the .leash,law.
The Town does``haJ've-to 'givethe Village service as fa.r. as, un.l,i,cense.d
strays are -concern ed. --Deputy. 'Supervisor .Demarest . stated they are
`providing that:'=--Mrs. "Csajko said. they are -not.`---Depu-ty, Supervisor
Demarest said; th,e have,taken .a, do census., and .a.re;.g_oing now..in.to
the process of serving .summons .on all .people who do,not.:have .licensed
dogs." ---Mrs. Csajko stated 'her suggestion would'.be -_that. they check
with the .gentlemen .in the Comptrollers.... :Office,.---Councilman Homan
l' l l ! .)
said that inasmuch as the Greenport _Villag.e 'has- hired .a police .force,
they do not expect the Towri of Southold.' s policemen, -in .theit, village.
Inasmuch as .the• Village .of_ Greenport- has....in the past hired :a dog ,.
warden and',has, passed. dog ordinances,. we, of..the Town have ,every right
to expect the Village of Greenport to: take.. care .of :their ,own -do
-g
problems. They have shown every indication ,and every willingness .to
do so in `the past and therefore .relieving use of..the obligation.
inasmuch as we` are relieved .of..the obligation of providing police.,
for the village.---Mrs.. Csajko. said that the. police_ , is ..not, under. A.
.budget;. .it is ,under B. ; busget. Control of Animals is .under A— If..If the
village doers not want to, bother god
good,; you are that..much. far-they
ahead,. you. are,-collecting- _the taxes from-...the_, property owners .in
Greenport and 'they.. are. not _getting ,anythin for... it.-and you: a.re ahead
of the:, game,.- Deputy Supervisor. Demarest: s;tated..th_er.e are_. many_. things
in the jtown budget which the- .Village, pays for and which they; get mo
actual service. As, far as the Highway. Department,: .Mr..- Dean can .tell
you wha"t-part they- contribute .to. and then we turn_ around . and contract
with . them, to,.,fix their,,, roads,.-with
in the.,Village. ,of .Gre.enpor.t, ,.and .they
have already paid into, it..; .This.-,is one of the "luxuries", .of. being .in
the Village,. where you many. tines have to pay for services. -which .you
never receive._ They pay in. the A- budget, approximately ,5%,of any ,item
in the budget, so in that part of the Control of Animals which , is..
around, $22,.000.00 they.pay. approximate.ly $,1100. 00 for control .of dogs.
Chances 'are that - the y.,,get_that,;,much. vice, now.---Mrs. Csajko ,asked
if he isn't confusing- the"do.g census with work_ coming.:out,.of -.the, Town
Clerk 's Office?---Deputy. Supervisor Demares.t stated they are.-,a,ll _paid
out of the same item, Control_ of. Animals- He asked. if Mrs. . .C.sajko. .
inforrimed the man:. in:. the_ Comptrollers- Office. that the Village has. ,
a dog ordinance?=-=Mrs. . Csajko ,said she did. . She asked where there•
is no Village Dog, ,Warden,, .-.the town dog, warden should -enforce, the
provisions .of_,the' State Agriculture .and.,.Markets and Law Article 7. as
distinguished from village :dog ..ordnance within .villages located
in the township;' This is a 1969 opi.n.ion .of the - Attorney General.
Under..Section 119. .She feels the ,Board. should:.think more'-about.., . ., -
this. She does not believ _the people ,of Greenport realize. it. .
They: should .stop discussing contracts -and,. find, :out whether they.
are in a. pos.ition where they should have been enforci-rig- it all along_,
and they have- not been doing it, just because no one in the Village
realizes..it. Technically they should -provide the service.
Mrs. Maria'.' Tejo, .'Mattituck, addressed- the ,Town Board, , mentioning
that Councilman•Homan, .. and.. Counci.lman_ Rich_were chairmen of the
Dog Pound.---Councilman Rich, and. Councilman, Homan corrected Mrs,. •
Tejo stating that they were not ch.ai`rman of the Pound, there. is
no one designated. on the Board as "chairman of the Pound,,-, they are,'
all responsible for it."--Mrs. .Tejo continued:-Members of the Board:
in the Suffolk Times you had an article appear quoted by' Mr.
Martocchia, _ Town "Supervisor, "The Animal League has been running
all over "this .,Pound and' that is why, they have been made to'step
out. They. have disturbed -the work;. they have disturbed the people.
Working there." 'She asked how a'; Town"Supervisor could say an animal
league.ha's ' disrupted the work of the 'two. dog wardens who in turn
have. called on the league many times for help. After Mr. Martocchia
asked: us out our President of our organization up -'to several weeks
ago° got""numerous calls from the dog wardens to come back and place
the dogs; to send our League members to. redeem' them. Is this a J oke
or something to put the" b:laUmB back on 'the League again?---Deputy
Supervisor Demarest stated that originally when the League was told
there would be only times when they. could come into the -Pound was
because .the dog .wardens didn' t know who their bosses were, they were
confused and he thinks that is where some of our difficulties started.
---Mrs.. 'Tejo stated that in June of 1975 .Mr. .Martocchia came to one
of the' League meetings and he stated that the pound .would be opened,
and stated .he had three veterinarians consultants to the Town, Dr.
Zitek, ,'Dr. . Cottral, and Dr. Wai.tz, He also stated, to their members
that lie 'warited full cooperation from the League. He also stated that
the League could hold some cats there, it is in their minutes. Now,
a year later the Pound was opened and no one knew about it, Mrs. Tejo
knew .because .the dog warden called her house and asked her to come to
the pound to place animals. On the basis of Dr. _ Zitek,. consultant to
the , Pound ,they were asked to step out. She came to Mr. Martocchia and
tried to tell her reasons, but he wouldn't listen. Know she would like
the Board to give her the courtesy of listening to wha.,t . she says. She
has. saved the town a lot. of money, and for that she has been abused,
insulted and she. thinks , it has been discrimination. After Dr. . Zitek
gave the advice- to keep them out of the Pound,` she approached Dr.
Zitek ,on a professional basis. She spoke to him as . a women of
knowledge of medicine; she asked on what recommendation did he
advise Mr.. Martocchia to keep her out of the Pound. Is it because
of her finding of distemper. in the Pound? She approached Supervisor
Martocchia and his answer was that he would take care of it.. She
approached Dr. ,Zitek on the filth and the way the Pound was being
kept. Dr. Zitek said he knew about it., the distemper will happen
again, he was never told. the Pound was officially opened abd he did
not know anything about it. She. was amazed .and was surpriaed and
she still has not let up and will continue the investigation. There
are many discrepancies_ on the report. of the consultant to the -Pound,.
Mrs. Tejo .stated. .that for 28 years ,she has been in ,the .medi.cal
profession,, her busband is 'a reputable pathologist. She has worked
form Belvue to Mt. Sinai. She was assistant director . for tens years
at the New York Pathological Labs. In all this time this is the first
time she has come to a small town to live and a consultant, ;,a
veterinarian of medicine does not have the courtesy. ,differently than
what a. Town Supervisor would tell. her. he was supposed .to get back
to her for quite a while regarding an autopsy done on a. dog that was
killed ,p Gre.enport Village., Miss Dunn contacted her., she .gave her
the original report of the autopsy and she h'aa it there, .it is hand
written. It is' not. an accurate report. Mrs. .Tejo wants the .ar.ticles
to stop about the League. She did her service very well, - and if Mr.
Martocchia did not like °it he could have called her privately "and
told her so.. She would like to know why she is being. attacked. . She
thinks she .deserves some answers from 'the Board, and if not,, the
report she "has been making for the past month, she shall give to the
District Attorney.---Deputy ,Supervisor Demarest requested that she.
write a letter, with .the questions she has. in .it. He also feels Mr.
Martocchia should be there to answer, because .in most cases she .
referred. to what he said.---Mrs.. Tejo further stated that the .Pound
building is deteriorating, the pipes this winter were all frozen. "
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Mr. Dean .had to put in a kerosene .stove to. keep .the .dogs warm. The
water`:pours. from under the s"iiik:-=-Deputy,"Supervisor, stated the
pipes did freeze and, they will. 'have to do':something. anotlier,.year,`
this was a rare winter for this area. 'Perhaps. a ,mistake was made.. .
Where they placed the :pipes. There_ 'are` faults in the building, . but;.
they can be repaired so the building is adequate:---Mrs. Tejo asked.
Deputy' Supervisor Demarest; Councilman. Homan, Justice, Su.ter'whether.'
they knew all" of the. members of the Animal' League?:-- They',sta.ted .they
did, not know all. the_ members -_-Mrs. Tejo stated be' f ore' ,they accuse
a League; 'they do .not_ aceUs_ e_ :the `entire.ai ..orga,riization.,_. And.,__ she, .said,
the last time she-'talked to . the dog warden he stated:he Was fully
qualified.--=Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated. that the .dog wardens..
passed, a c`ivil"' service test,- and he; 'intervIe' we'd. Mr. Helf_ himself. .
There" were five people on_ the list and two were . chosen, those that-
they felt- to be: the most qualified on the. list.
Mr. `Frank Kujawski;: jr,.:'; Mattituck; asked if the Boar'& w'oul.d'be
making a decision on the .Jamesport Nuclear Plant? That the Town
position would' .be "stated-before 'the' end of this meeting? -==Deputy
Supervisor Demarest stated that, -the''position would be. taken,' not at
this Meeting..=-=Mr'. -Kujawski stated that there is ..the `possibility..
the hearings could come. to an abrupt" end- and' i,f :that should happen
Southold'Town may not even -get on -record. -= Councilman Homari'stated .
that Mrs. Teidke represents the- town and has her rema.rks� "reco"rded
into the record.
Mr. William -Pell asked who -is going'to 'represent 'the Town" "in the "
police case? --Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated *it Will `be:'-Smith;
Finkelstein,. Lundberg and' Yakab'owski from "Riverhead:==-Mrs: Pell'`'
asked -why -they always go out of town to! get -a -lawyer aren' t there
any, in town, they could deal with? " That firm has been used for three
or four other cases; and by-passed the local people who' livehere.---
Deputy Supervisor Demarest :statedd they have .used ,them and they have
done quite,'well for' us, -.they have been winners in, most 'of the cases;
and `it a law firm that 'has 'many facilities.=--Mr.' .Pell "asked if
they feel .they are -better qualified thanr ''many other local- att`ornies
to represent the town?--=Deputy :Supervisor Demarest stated he doe`s,
not feel that way,' what he "is saying is ,they havedone -well: '.-for '-us
and they' see no reason "t_o change -unless` they were `going to say "th'ey;
have a pi'e' for legal fees and �they 'were going to di'v.ide it `up among
some eo le-: `These eo le are out of town and they are.'.hot' ivin'g"
p P ,. P P Y .g'. g
anything to someone who will take sides later.
Mr. Pell asked ,if the Town would in any way be liable, if the' state-
ments are correct, -.if the Town 'has collected money for service t'he' '
Village has ' 'not received;. could the Village sue us?-- Deputy ,Super-
,Visor Demarest stated .anyone could sue anyone. Whether they will
or will not have a' cuase,: it i.s 'not known.---.Justice Suter stated
the action would 'be from the! Village 'Board since they are, paying
out the money.,
Mr. Pell 'said this Long Island Lighting Company- plant is, going to
take ten years to' build andemploy 2,,000 to 3 ,000- people to build; it',
how many_ people are ..going to be employed after it is built?--Deputy.
Supervisor ;Demarest stated the only information. he has is "what. 'the
gentlemen from. Plymouth said- t1i.ey employ "80 or 90 people and most.
of those. ,peop.le- are skilled te` hnicians, which would not probably
come. from the- :locality, but* people fromother places. "
Mr." Thomas Jurzenia, Greenport; spoke about the proposed -detour
signs for- the. work at' the_ Mill Creek bridge. . A verbal agreement
wa's reached with Mr: Martocchia and: the engineers last year that
the signs would not 'go up until* absolutely "necessary;, but 'they
are up already. Mr. 'Jurzenia understands' they are going to repair
the railroad. 'bridge some time in ;May' or June and that will. be
another detour. Mr. Jurzenia suggested tYiat` the small by-pass road"
beside `the railroad bridge be used-'rather than "a--detour away •from
,sip 2o5
Route 25.---Deputy Superv-s:)r Demarest stated he will be .calling
the Department -of Transportation, - and he will mention the construction
on the railroad bridge and see what their intentions are, and if
they could bypass it as they did before.
Mr.. Pell stated the bridge is - supposed ••to take 18 months to repair,
and they asked Supervisor 'Martocchia at ,that time if rather than
starting in May or June and tieing it up for two summers, they could
start after Labor Day -and it would only -be tied up for one summer.
Mr. Martocchia was supposed to' see if it could be .done.----Deputy
Supervisor -`Demares't stated he would ask about it when he talked to
the Department of Transportation.
Mrs. Gladys- Csajko, President of the North Fork Animal Welfare
League, Inc. read the following letter addressed to the "Southold
Town Board, South- Street, Greenport, New York. Gentlemen:
At the March 8th meeting of the Southold Town Board, copies
of a 12 page report prepared by the North Fork Animal Welfare
League, Inc. were handed to all Board members present. 'A- letter
requesting an explaination of the report was also read and presented
to: the Town Clerk. ' The letter was a joint communique from the League,
the North Fork Taxpayers Assn. , and the Council of• Allied Association.
In the March' 10th issue of the Suffolk Times, the following
appeared- as part' of the story. "Supervisor Mar tocchia said he hadn't
had a =chance to read the 12 page document but that the League women
were mad "that ' they were not allowed in the Pound.
"They were 'all over the place, " he said, when the pound first'-opened
last spring. ' "We ' ll accept advice, -but we can 't let them run it. ' We
do everything Dr. Zitek. . . .asks us 'to do. "
Before we go any--further,- -we think -two things •should -be
clarified-.- -L. ' The -League ,-has a great -many male -members including =
males on the Board of Directors. 2. There was never any question as
to whether we could be'-allowe'd in the Pound. The Pound '-is public
property and there is no way we can be kept out if we wish to enter.
Let us- 'get, to the more important part -though. - -The Supervisor
states- (and. "has -stated many` -times-`before,-' including -at--Town Board
meetings)'--that the Town would accept advice:= The League has. -many
times'-a-ttempted 'to offer --advice;- all -offers -have been -retected
without- being -heard;- promised-conferences have- -never -mat'erii-lized.
Further, the League has never even indicated thatit wanted'-
to-run..t-he Pound'. It couldn't -even if it wanted to since a Town
can only contract with a society for the prevention of cruelety
to animals for -this service -And our League is--spec-if-ically
chartered only as- a huniarie society: - -
` -We do:not 'wish -to go over ground- already covered unnecessarily,
but for `the record, it was made abundan'tly'-c-lear --to -the -League- :that
our presence was- 'not wanted in the Pound 'last August: At that time,
the League began to •iri.vestigate certain -dis•crepancies- inthe records
of the Poiznd. We- wrote to the •Tpwn Clerk in August and again in
November asking that these disperepancies be cleared up. - It -is our-
understanding that both of these letters were- •brought to -the' attention
of the 'Board. -We -have yet to receive even an'"'acknowledgement of our
letters: . . - -
For this reason, we embarked orr t•-he study -which produced the
12 page "-report which- was handed to the Board •the the Jast meeting.
We are attaching to, this letter a follow-up -report for -the -first
two months-- of 1977 -which 'we urge the Board membErs to read.
We 'have -3' questions which- we sha1-1 ask the Board- to respond
to when! we- 'have- finished--this- statement: -- -The -ques-tions- are:
1. - How, many-'-of -the•' Board-"members " have read -the--report?
2. May we`-havet the -reaction of- each -ind-ividual -membe r- of the
Board to- -this- report?
3. What "action does the- Board plan- to take in -regard to this report?
Gentlemen-, we are not -dealing with- -nuts- -and" bolts.-- 'We -a-re- -
dealing with living creatures. If`�the° sharp--drop--•in--adoptions- -and-
the horrifying increase in destruction of dogs since the League was
invited out of the Pound does not bother you, perhaps some simple
dollars and cents figures will.
AR
Prior to, the opening of the .Pound,- veterinarian bills for the
period beginning. January of 1976.,through. March, amounted to, $650. . or
approximately $216,.. .per ,month. Although the, Pound.:was never
officially pronounced open, the, Leagge discovered in April that .it-.
was in fact in operation. Although we did not really begin working
hard for- the animals until May, in order that no one accuse of
stacking figures in our .favor., _we.:shall consider the time that the
League was. involved . in. the Pound as the •period _be.g.inning. April ,lst
and going through..August - l3th. . During that time, .the. veterinarian .
bills totaled,,.$825.,25 or $183. per month. However, that •figure . is
misleading since, there .is , a :minimum, of, $384, worth of. unneces;s;ary,
veterinarian expenditures during that, time. . A .truer figur.e: for. these
42 months should be $441.25 which is roughly $100 per month. During
this time, the League also found homes for 21 dogs producing a savings
for the .Town of. up to $420. which it .wou.ld have incurred if these
animals had had to -be-destroyed. From mid-August through the -:end of
December, . veterinarian bills amounted to. $1,050 . or $233 per month.
More then. half, of ,-tha.t money ,was, spent. to destroy dogs. .
. Finally, since we have been. denie-d the opportunity to offer
any ad,ivice to ..the .Town •privately,. w_e .would like . to offer the following
suggestions publically in order to give some inidcation of the kind of
advice. we, would have like to off.ier
1. A committee should be named to, over'see -the operations of the
Pound._. This committee should .be . charged with the task:. of keeping ,
a close. check , of. all. .conditions_relative , to. the operation, of a , good _
facility. They sould make sure that all records are kept correctly
and ,up to .date.. The current management of the .Pound is very.•bad.
If such a.,committee isrunacceptable, .we ,would . suggest that the Pound-
be placed under the authority of the ,Police Department. This . has.
been done successfully elsewhere.. This . also has the advantage of
removing the operation of the Pound at least one'. step away from
politics'.
2. A set of -rules -should be drawn up •for : the .dog wardens . so . that.'. ,
there is no d.oubt . in •their .minds as to their duties.--whgt., they ._ .
can and .-cannot do. They should be obligated to be well versed :in
the S.tate Agr.icul.tural. and, Markets. Law relative -to .their .positions..
The current dog wardens were never.,properly instructed or trained in .
their duties.• . .The wardens .should :also, be properly. trained. in -order
to spot, :potentially, serious medical problems by learning what symptoms
to watch for :.in animals:.
3. A ,sign .should. be. place_; in •a prominent place on Rte. ,25 and another
on Rte. .27. giving. directions so, that people can find the Pound..
4. Except in an emergency, the ,Pound should be open at .the .times
advertised. Visiting hours have only -been maintained sporadically.
5. A .tape. answering. s.ervice should .be .attached to the Pound telephone.
We'.receive .complaints .constantly. that the. wardens cannot .be reached -by
telephone. The tape could carry .a message stating that in case .of .an
emergency. , the Police Department should. be called. For non8emergency
ca.11s, , the• .callers should be instructed to leave their name and ,
phone number.
6. . A _eomplete description of all- dogs ,in the Pound should- .be,
inserted in both the local. newspapers each week. An attempt- should
be made to also procure local spots on the radio as often as possible.
7. The dog wardens must be, instructed .to keep proper records. There
is no .excuse for such poor .records as have been turned,. in since the
wardens...are not .dealing .with ,all that many animals.
8. The wardens .should be instructed to .bring every dog in. for
distemper. shots. This was -done quite• regularly after-. the Pound
reopened, but the practice) .has become :quite- hit and miss -lately ,
with more dogs not receiving these shots than .those receiving them.
9. When poss-ible, and if room permits, highly adoptable dogs ,
particularly puppies - should be kept over the .time limit. This is
standard procedure .in .evere- decently run dog- pound. Note: also that
by holding a dog a little longer thereby enabling it to be adopted
out, the. Town. will save .the $.20. . destruction .cost.
10. No dog should be released from the Pound unless the owner in
the presence of the warden .places around the neck of that dog a
collar to which is attached a license.
11. _, The wardens should' be instructed to spend their spare time of which they have plenty - in going into various sections of the
Town and "going from house to house checking whether there 'is a dog
in residence there. The Town of Southampton instituted this practice
and last year alone' the` wardens found and caused to be: licensed over
2 , 000 dogs . Licensing makes identification of a dog much simpler,
would be very helpful in enforcing the leash law and would lower the
possibility of someone 's pet being kill.ed unavoidably because of
non-identification.
These are just some of the very many suggestions the .League
would- like to make. We believe the time has long passed when a
conference between the League. and the .Town Board should have been
held. However; we again officially request .that such a conference
be shceduled and ask for at least' a tentative date for such conference.
(Attached to this letter was a two: page report, covering wardens
report,"'disposition of dogs.; Town Clerk ' s report, and Veterinarian
report, from January 3, 1977 through February 23, 1977. )
Mrs. Csajko asked how many of the Board members did read the report.--
Each board member indicated they had read. it.--Mrs. Csajko asked for
their reactions. -' --Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated he is not happy
with. the' situation. He can see there is a need for better record
keeping. It was discussed' this. morning and they will try to institute
a system whereby they will keep a log of their activities and also
any dog they pick up will immediately be recorded on a sheet and the
sheet will follow the dog all the way through his stay in the. dog
wardens hands. He does not feel anything' was done illegally. _ Some
dogs might have been kept longer than required, but they were probably
looking for a home for a puppy- or likeable dog. It has 'not operated
the- Way they wanted it to, ' but they will, make" an effort .to get it
starightened"out. Perhaps they relied to much on the fact thay'were
qualified by civil service, and perhaps they shouldn' t have ggone 'to
Brookhaven for training. ---Mrs. Csajko asked if they had found out
anything at all where the missing dogs went?=--Supervisor,Deputy
Demarest said the wardens probably gave them away. If they had
taken them to Dr. Zitek his records would show that.---Mrs. Csajko
asked if they are going to really study the suggestions?--They feel
they are logical auggestions, and would they be taken into consider-
ation?--Deputy Supervisor Demarest said they would.---Mrs. Csajko
stated they don't like to see remarks in the paper about the League,
they don't want the hassel to continue. She indicated that there
are six board members and it only takes four to make a decision to
change something. ---Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated they are not
going to tell any one board member how they are going to do something.
They will study the situation and if the pound has not been run
properly it will be corrected. They are the first to admit they are
not happy with the way it has been run and will make a serious effort
to straighten it out. However, with an operation like that the time
people can come in to observe the dogs must be limited.---Mrs. Csajko
stated that in 1975 the League offered to staff the pound so it would
be opened to the public and give the wardens more time on the road.
Mrs. Csajko asked that the Board concern themselves, not to let some-
body else decide what they are thinking.
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was
RESOLVED that a recess be taken at 5:00 P.M. to reconvene at 5 :30 P.M.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Justice Doyen.
This resolution was declared duly adopted.
. Meeting reconvened at 5 :30 P.M.
0,S MAR 2 2 1977
On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich,,.
WHEREAS a proposal Local Law No 2 -.7977 was •introduced at a meeting
of this board held on the 8th of,March, .1977, and
WHEREAS 'a 'publ'ic hearing was held thereon by the board an the 22nd
day .of March, 1917, at'.wh-ich time all interested persons were given
an •,opportunity to be heard, thereon,
NOW,' THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Local Law No.. 2- _1977„ be- ,
enacted as follows'.-
LOCAL LAW NO. 2 .1�977
A Local Law. repeal'ing the exemption on real -
property provided by section 485-b of ' the Real
Property Tax Law.
Be it enacted by th.e Town. Board of the Town of Southold as.
foI lows
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Section 1. , Pursuant .to 'the`auth'ority of subdivision '7 of section
485-b of the Real 'Property Tgx Laws. the, partial exemption from tax-
ation',' sp.6cial ad valorem levies and service charges. provided by
such, section 485-b is he reby, rppea Sad insofar as 'such exemption
would Piave 'applicabl;e to eligible real property assessed for
town purposes. ' ,
Section 2. This local law is subject to a. permissive .referend.um
and shall' take 'effeet 'f_orty-five .(45) days after its adoption.
Said . Local 'Law' is subject to a. permissive referendum pursuant to
the, provisiohs of Section 24 of the':Municipal'. Home Rule Law.
Vote' of the Town Board Ayes Deputy Supervisor,' Demarest,. Councilman
Rich, Councilman. Homan Justice Suter,' Justice Doyen.
This resolution was: declared duly adopted.
On motion, of Justice Suter, seconded by. Councilman. Rich, it was
RESOLVED that there ,beingg.. no further business 'to come before. this
town: board meeting adjournment b'e..called 'at 5 :35, P.M.
. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes : Deputy Supervisor. Demarest, " Councilman
Rich, Councilman Homan,, . Justice Suter, Justice, Doyen..
Th.is .resolution, was declared duly adopted.
udith T. Terry.
R _ Town.- Clerk