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Home My WebLink AboutCounty COUNTY OF SUFFOLK EDWARD P.ROMAINE SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING SARAH LANSDALE CONMSSIONER ELISA PICCA CHIEF DEPUTY COMMS SIONER RECEIVED March 5, 2024 Hon.Denis Noncarrow BAR - 7 2024 Town of Southold Office of the Town Clerk Southold Town Clerk P.O.Box 1179 Southold,New York 11971 RE: Public Notice—Request for Written Comments on Proposed Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Sites Dear Mr.Noncarrow: The Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning (Department) initiated the implementation of the Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay and Gardiners Bay—2024 Lease Application Cycle on January 8,2024. The application period for this Lease Cycle closed on February 21, 2024; during which the County received 13 applications. Enclosed for your review and posting is the Public Notice and respective summary pages, which identify the lease sites that have been submitted for consideration under the 2024 Lease Application Cycle. As indicated in the Public Notice,the Department requests receipt of written comments on any of the proposed lease sites by Monday, May 6, 2024. Please post this Public Notice and the respective summary pages at the appropriate location in your office where access is available for the public to view notices of this nature. Thank you for your assistance in addressing this request. Please do not hesitate to contact me should any questions arise. Sincerely, Sarah Lansdale,A.I.C.P. Commissioner Dept. of Economic Development and Planning Enclosures: -Public Notice - Summary Pages cc w/enclosure (Public Notice): Town Supervisor Hon.Al Krupski H.LEE DENNISON BLDG r 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY,2 FL ■ P.O.BOX 6100 a HAUPPAUGE,NY 11788-0099 ■ (631)853-4800 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK EDWARD Pa ROMAINE SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE, DEPARTMENTOF ECONOMIC DEVE LOPMENT AND PLANNING SARAH LANSDALE COMMISSIONER ELISA PICCA CHIEF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Issue ate: March 6, 2024 Expiration ate: May 6, 2024 SUFFOLISC,OLJNTY SHELLF"IISII AQUACULTURE LEASE PROGRAM IN PECCINIC FRAY AND GARDINEItS FRAY PUBLIC NOTICE QUEST FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS ON PROPOSED SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE LEASE SITES Notice is hereby given,pursuant to Chapter 475,Article II of the Suffolk County Code,the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning has received a total of thirteen (13) applications for shellfish aquaculture lease sites in Peconic and Gardiners Bay solicited under the 2024 Lease Application Cycle. These applications from eligible candidates who are interested in obtaining a lease from Suffolk County for the controlled raising, breeding, growing, and containment of shellfish through on-bottom and/or off-bottom culture techniques for a term of 10 years. Eight (8) of the applications were submitted by aspiring new shellfish farmers, each interested in obtaining one 10-acre lease. One (1) application is for a private oyster grant owner to receive a lease site overlay on their grant to grow species other than oysters. Two (2) applications are to relocate existing leases. Two(2)applications were submitted by existing shellfish farmers seeking to obtain a second 10-acre lease. Each applicant was permitted(but not required)to include up to three proposed lease sites in their respective applications, this notice includes a total of 35 proposed sites for leasing. While all proposed sites are located within the adopted Shellfish Cultivation Zone; dna NI a pifli attit IIray mly receive one of their proposed lease sites under 2024 Lease Application. Pertinent information on each of the applications is contained in Attachment A of this Notice. A map showing the locations of all proposed lease sites, as well as this public notice are available for review on the Lease Program website listed below: https://www.suffolkeountyny.gov/shellfish Prior to deploying gear and/or conducting any type of shellfish aquaculture on a lease site, lease sites must be approved by the Aquaculture Lease Board and a Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Agreement must be executed by the County. Additionally, regulatory permits and/or approvals from the pertinent regulatory agencies for that lease site must also be obtained. H.LEE DENNISON BLDG m 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY,2 FL a P.O.BOX 6100 m HAUPPAUGE,NY 11788-0099 N!(631)853-4800 PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments regarding the proposed lease sites must be prepared in writing and mailed to the contact person listed below. All comments must be post marked by M::)fir 6, 2024. Such comments should be targeted to a specific lease site(s) by referencing the applicable Lease Site Map ID #(s), as shown on Attachment A in this Public Notice. The comments should include supporting documentation and data to the maximum extent possible. Those parties raising an objection to the leasing of a particular site or sites based on reasons of natural productivity and commercial fishery should send a notarized letter, stating the particular reason(s) for the objection. Documentation supporting the claim should also be provided, including a copy of the parties' commercial harvest license, and documentation on harvests and sales, as applicable. Contact: Suffolk County Department of Economic Development&Planning Aquaculture Lease Program H. Lee Dennison Bldg.—2nd Floor 100 Veterans Memorial Highway P.O. Box 6100 Hauppauge,NY 11788-0099 ATTN: Mr. Thomas Ralicky Should any questions arise on the content of this Public Notice, please contact my staff: Mr. Thomas Ralicky at 631-853-4865 or thomas.ralicky@suffolkcountyny.gov Sarah Lansdale,A.I.C.P. Commissioner Department of Economic Development&Planning H.LEE DENNISON BLDG n 100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY,2 FL a P.O.BOX 6100 m', HAUPPAUGE,NY 11788-0099 M (631)853-4800