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LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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This Regular Meeting was held in the Annex Executive Board Room, located on the 2 floor at Southold Town
Hall Annex, 54375 Route 25 (Main Road), Southold, New York. Masks are still required for those not fully
vaccinated.
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to a computer or smartphone, there is an option to listen in via telephone.
Comments from the public may not be solicited nor received without an appointment. It is expected that the
Committee will enter into Executive Session* at some point after opening the Regular Meeting for the purpose of
discussing applications regarding proposed acquisitions of real property where publicity would substantially
affect the value thereof. The public is not allowed to attend, view, or listen to Executive Session.
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Members Present: Sam McCullough, Chairperson
Kimberly Krupski Doris McGreevy
John Simicich Eric Keil
Anne Murray (via Zoom) Will Lee (via Zoom)
Members Absent: none
Also present: Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary
Zoom Attendees: Holly Sanford, Peconic Land Trust Project Manager
Barbara Cohen, Orient resident*
*attending meeting for information on Land Preservation Committee’s role in the Planning Board’s Conservation
Subdivision application on property in Orient. LPC Chairman Sam McCullough and Land Preservation
Coordinator Melissa Spiro explained to Ms. Cohen that the LPC reviews potential acquisitions in Executive
Session. Melissa noted that she was available during office hours to go over the process.
Commencement
All “Attendees” will be dismissed from this meeting upon the Committee’s Motion to enter into Executive
Session.
The meeting began at 7:05 p.m. with seven LPC members present.
LPC members Anne Murray and Will Lee joined the meeting via Zoom.
Committee Minutes and Administration
Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from August 3, 2021
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by John Simicich, to accept the 8/3/2021 LPC meeting
minutes.
Motion carried: 4/0/3 (LPC members Anne Murray & Will Lee did not vote via Zoom; LPC member
Eric Keil abstained as he did not attend the 8/3/2021 LPC meeting.)
Next Regular LPC Meeting Date
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in the Annex Executive Board
Room.
This meeting may be canceled due to lack of a voting quorum. If so, the next LPC regular meeting will be
held on September 14, 2021.
Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property
None
General Land Preservation
None
Land Preservation Applications & Potential Applications
EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Anne Murray, to enter into EXECUTIVE SESSION –
Proposed Acquisitions of Real Property Where Publicity Would Substantially Affect the Value
Thereof
Motion carried: 7/0
The LPC members entered into EXECUTIVE SESSION at 7:11 p.m.
Meeting locked.
Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro gave updates on inquiries, new applications,
appraisals and current applications.
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Eric Keil, to end Executive Session.
Motion carried: 6/0/1 (LPC member Will Lee via Zoom did not respond)
EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDED at 8:51 p.m.
MOTION made by Eric Keil, seconded by Anne Murray, to recommend to the Town Board the
acceptance of a proposed donation of a conservation easement upon a small parcel of land in Peconic
referenced in an LPC application that was discussed while in Executive Session.
(Motion No. 2021-5)
Motion carried: 6/0/1 (LPC member Will Lee via Zoom did not respond)
Adjournment:
MOTION made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Eric Keil, to adjourn this meeting.
Motion carried: 6/0/1 (LPC member Will Lee via Zoom did not respond)
The meeting ended at 8:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary