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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-03/27/1979SOUTHOLD TOI^~ BOARD March 27, 1979 MORNING SESSION Charles Cuddy, Esq., representing William Schriever, Orient appeared before'the Board to discuss the exbhange of property between Mr. Schriever and the Town on Tabor Road, Orient. Mr. Schirever would like to go ahead with the exchange and post an additional amount in the subdivision bond to cover completion of placing top soil on. the property to be exchanged with the ~own. He would like to take the top soil from the subdivision area~but he will no~ have final approval of his subdivision for a few months. After considerable discussion if was decided Mr. Schriever should place the necessary fill on the parcel he is transferring to the Town, and when the transfer has been completed he will push the fill onto the Town property. To insure the work will be done it was decided Mr. Schriever should post $.150.00 as a bond. A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on Tuesday, March 27, 1979 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Deputy Supervisor Homan opened the meeting at 3:00 P.M. with the following present: Absent: Deputy Supervisor James Homan Justice Martin Suter Councilman Henry'W. Drum CounCilman William R. Pell III Town Attorney'Robert W. Tasker Highway Superintendent Raymond C. Dean Town Clerk Jud'ith T. Terry Supervisor Albert M. Martocchia Justice Francis T. Doyen On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Pell, it was RESOLVED that the minutes of the March 13, 1979 meeting of the Southold Town Board be and hereby are approved as submitted. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Absent: Supervisor ~artocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adoptedC On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that the next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 10, 1979 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, NeW York. ~te of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, C0uncil~an Drum, C~uncilman Homart Justice Suter. Absent- Supervisor Martocchia, ~stlce Doyen. ~his resolution was declared duly adopted. Deputy Supervisor Homan stated he has the February report of the Police Department to be placed on file. Highway Superintendent Dean reported that he and Councilman Pell and Justice Surer met with the DEC at Stony Brook along with all of the east end towns. The concensus of opinion was that by 1985 all landfills will be closed through out the state. The object is to go into resource recovery. The DEC doesn't know how this will be accomplished. The town thought they were on the right track with compacting or bailing, but what has happened now ~s by 1985 nothing whatsoever will go into the ground. Liners can't be used abd bailers can't be used~ everything will have to be compacte~" is ~empstead. Brookhaven is ±~ the process of do±~g a survey~ they take in approximately 1100 tons of garbage a day. They are talking about a site at Brookhaven Lab, as Brookhaven Lab is the biggest purchaser of ~eCt~City from Long Island Light. The cost is going to be astronomical, we are going to have to transport the compacted harbage up there. In about two or three weeks there will be another meeting wi~h the DEC here in Southold. What the DEC would like at teh next meeting is for the Town Board to authorize %he Commissioner of Public Works and one Board member to be on a resource recovery committee. The Hempstead resource recovery site has been having a lot of problems.and their plant cost $100,000,000. Deputy.Supervisor Homan commented on a newspaper article that appeared in one of the local papers last week where it might be considered he said various things about CSEA negotiations. There was information included in the article that did not come from the Supervisor's Office becuase the Supervisor was not there, Deputy Supervisor Homan was there and he does not have access to the information. The reason he made onote of this is that it is not good negotiating principals to have contract negotiation items in the paper before the contract is signed. He did not give that information to the paper, he does not know where they got it from. 245 Deputy Supervisor Homan: 1. There will be an EPA meeting on April 11, 1979 at the Southold Town Hall, 7:30 P.M. Mr. William LaRow of the DEC and Mr. Michael Bonchonsky of the EPA and James Monsell of the' Village of Greenport, as well as Holzmacher, McLendon and Murrell. It ~ill be an open meeting to the public. The Town Board will hold an execUtiv~ meeting with these people in the afternoon. 2. Notice from the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers upon application of Petroleum Combustion International, Inc. for maintenance dredging in ~attituck Inlet, Mattituck Creek. Object- ions by April 13th. 3. Notice of application to the New York State D.E.C. by the Mattituck Fire District for construction of two fire wells. Object- ions by April 12, 1979. 4. Receipt of Negative Declaration, Notice of Determination of No Significance from the N.Y.S.D.E.C. upon application of Francis Roman who proposed to construct two timber decks, walkways adn timber retaining wall and back fill at 280 Beebe Drive, Cutchogue; and application of Glenn Heidtmann who proposes to construct a one family dwellina on Lot 148, Map of Cedar Beach Park, Southold. Another one upon application of Steve Mitacchione who pretenses to construct a one family dwelling on the north side Eugene~Road, Cutchogue. 5. Receipt of a Suffolk County Legislature resolution amend- ing the Agricultural DiStrict in ~outhold Town to include the Lappe property. 6. Notice from the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers upon application of Orient Wharf Co. for permission to construct pier arrangement and mooring piles at Orient Harbor, Gardiners Bay. 7. The Town has received the New York State Coastal Management Program, Draft Report with Draft Environmental ImpaCt Statement which is on file in the Town Clerk's Office~ 8. A recent Board of Appeals decision was taken to court in the matter of the Mattituck Inlet Watch Dogs vs. Town of southold and the Supreme Court, State of New York, County of Suffolk upheld the Board of Appeals decision. 9. Letter from J. Parker Wickham, Mattituck Airbase, Inc. "Time has changed people and many factors affecting the operation of a small airport, so it is with regret that we terminateca most pleasant relationship with South~ld.Town. You have never failed to maintain the runway. I hop~ we can do as well. Termination of this lease does not mean the closing of the airport. We intend to be here a long time. We wish to thank you, the board, and your efficient highway department who through the years have helpte to make Mattituck Airport one or. the safest, cleanest and respected anywhere." 10. Copy of letter from Long Island Cablevision Corporation of the New York State Commission on Cable Television notifying them of the increase in rates as a result of a public hearing and resolution by the Southold Town Board. Also, letter from New York State Commission on Cablevision Television to Long Island Cablevision Corporation asking for additional information before the rate increase can be approved by them. 11. Receipt of a petition, containing 58 signatures, request- ing night meetings of the Town Board.---Deputy Supervisor Homan commented that in the past night meetings of the Town Board, except for public interest hearings, have never been well attended. How- ever, since there are over 50 people whO~say they woUld like'to attend night meetings, and the Town Board has discussed it this morning, they will shortly begin holding night meetings possibly once a month in the next several months to see if they have any more success in getting an audience. 12. Request for a street light on New Suffolk avenue by Mrs. Kull. Highway Superintendent Dean will pass this informa.tion on to the street lighting man. At the present time there are no secondary wires in the area to which a light can be installed. 13. Letter from the Suffolk county Gray Panthers advising that May is Senior Citizens' Month, On May 1st there will be a one-dau conference at the State University, Stony Brook on "Advocacy & Aging: Coming Together to Hake ThinGs Better".--Copies of this news ~olease has been sent to the local-senior citizen clubs. 14. Receipt of a check from the Suffolk County Treasurer in the amount of $4,577.32 representing 75% of the excess dog fees in Southold Town. 15. Letter from Richard J. Cron, attorney for Shorecrest Subdivision at Southold, requesting bond release on this subdivision. 1~. Copy of a letter from County Legislator Denis Hurley to Carl Eisenschmeid, Suffolk County Department of Public Works, stating the Richmond Creek area, Nassau Point, will now be presented to,the Special Projects Dredging Review Committee. 17. Letter from Barbara A. Zurl, Little Neck Road, Cutchogue, questioning the -uality of transportation available to the people of Southold Town with respect to railroad, railroad buses, local buses. 18. Letter from the SUffolk Community Development Corporation relative to low income housing loans. Brochures are posted on the Town Clerk;s Bulletin Board and the Town Clerk's Office. In Southold Town from October 16, 1978 through January 31, 1979 there were loans in the amount of $5,600.00 19. Letter from Cheryl Ann Beebe, Cutchogue applying for summer employment. 20. Letter from Margaret J. Lightfoot, Greenport asking what is being done towards installing nets at the swimming areas to dter jellyfish.---This matter was looked into last year and prices were obtained. At that time the cost appeared to be extensive. However, the possibilities will ~e investigated. 21. Receipt of a petition, containing 118 signatures, request- ing that Jerry Kin~ be allowed to remain in his present employment at the Southold Town Nutrition Center.---~r. King has been through two CETA extensions and his appointment will be up as of May lat. The Town Board is exploring avenues where possibly an arrangement can be made to keep ~r. King at the Nutrition Center. Thoy are fully aware of his value to the program. 22. Letter from Nelson Axien, Peconic, concerning the jetty at Goldsmith Inlet. ~r. Axien presents the view that the jetty is not entirely the cause of erosion to the shorefront of that area. Moved by Justice Surer, seconded by Councilman Drum, WHEREAS, an Introductory ResolUtion No. 2094-78 introduced by legislators representing constituents of the five western towns of Suffolk County and which would mainly benefit only those towns which voted to be served by a county police department, and WHEREAS, the Town of Southold taxpayers voted against being a part of a county police force and decided they preferred paying directly for their own town police department with the back-of the Suffolk County Sheriff's deputies for which all county residents mus~ pay and with the facilities of the New York State Bureau of Criminal Investigation available to the town and for which all residents must pay, and WHEREAS, the Town of Southold taxpayers already contribute substantial sums, the town estimates $150,000, for certain services provided by the 7th Squad Detective~Division of the Suffolk County Police Depart- ment and which fairly covers any cost for such services, and WHEREAS, the intent of County Resolution No. 2094-78 is at this late date to add an additional tax burden on the residents of Southold Town for services not asked for and not used by the tax- payers of Southold Town and is a direct attempt to make the cost of the entire Detective Bureau of the Suffolk County Police District a general charge to the east end towns for non-representative expenses beyond their means and for a service ~hlch they still have to provide themselves if they want tocal control o£ th~.~r detectives work in their communities, .... ~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, thatthe Town Board of the Town of Southold opposes with whatever control is has the adoption of County Introductory Resolution No. 2094-78 by the Suffolk County Legislature for the reasons stated and because-it feels that only those services asked for and provided should be paid for by its taxpayers, and County Resolution Introductory No. 2094-7.8 would tax Southold Town in an unfair and unrepresentative manner and our County ExecUtive and out County Legislators should be adivsed of the position of the Southold Town Board in this important tax matter affecting our Town of Southold. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Psll, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homart, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Pell, seconded by Justice Surer, it was RESOLVED that Deputy Supervisor Homan be and he hereby is authorized to execute an agreement between the New York State Department of' Environmental Conservation and the Town of Southold for the 1979 Shellfish Transplant Project, said project provides for 50% reimburse- ment. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Fell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This res61ution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Justice Surer, it was RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to hire Jean Schneider as a part-time bookkeeper in his office at an hourly wage of $5.08 Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Fell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. ~=- On motion of Justice Surer, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was RESOLVED that the Southold Town Board sets 3:40 P.M., April 10, ~_~ 1979, Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southotd, New York as time and place for hearing upon the application of W.S. Gardner, Vanston Road, Cutchogue, New York, for a permit under the provisions of the Wetland Ordinance of the Town of Southold for permission to construct 104 ft. fo bulkheading and dredge approximately 200 cu. yds and place behind proposed bulkhead and proposed retaining wall on his property on Vanston Road, Cutchogue, New York. All persons interest- ed in said matter shall appear at the time and place above specified and will be given an opportunity to be heard. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter, Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was delcared duly adopted. On motion of. Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold approves the action of the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District in entering into an agreement with Richard Grebe for the operation of the Fishers Island Airport from April t, 1979 through March 31, 1984 at an annual rent of $2,900.00 vo~e~-, or.the Town Board: Ayes: Connc~ilman Fell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Fell, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was RESOLVED that ppapplication of Oscar Goldin dated March 15, 1979 for renewal of a trailer permit on Lot 60, Greenport Driving Park, south side Linnett Street, Greenport be and hereby is renewed for a six month period. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of ~ounclilman Homart, seconded~by Councilman Pell, it was RESOLVED that application of Isidore Krupski dated March 15, t979 for renewal of a trailer permit on the north side Main Road, Peconic, New ¥ork~be and ~hereby is renewed for a six month period. Vote of the Town Board: A~es: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia Justice Doyen. ' This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion Of Councilman Pell, seconded by councilman Drum, it was RESO~VE~ that the the Greenport Boy Scouts be and hereby are granted permlsslon to use the Senior Citizen Van on April 6, 1979 and April 7, 1979 for a trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell) Councilman Drum, Councilman Homart, Justice Suter.' Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Drum, it was RESOLVED that application of Florence Steiner dated March 15, 1979 for renewal of a trailer permit on right-of-way off the east side Main Ro~d, Mattituck, N.Y. be and hereby is renewed for a six month period. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilma~ Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that application of Martin Sidor dated March 15, 1979 for renewal of a trailer permit on the south side Oregon Road,Mattituck, for housing of trainees under the National 4-H Agricultural Program be and hereby is renewed for a six month period. Vote of the Town'Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum., Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Moved by Justice Surer, seconded by Councilman Homan, WHEREAS, certain events, including the introduction of County Resolution No. 2094-78 have shown that reasoning of west end legislators Of the Suffolk County Legislature leans towards taxing east end towns for non-county provided services, and WHEREAS, the concept of a new county.composed of east end rural towns has been denied becuase of so-called population?figures,and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold believes that serious study should be made at this time for the creation of a new county for the east end of Long Island in order to provide a more local oriented operation of our government and in which our people have a fair voice in their own taxation, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Supervisor of the Town of Sou~hoid be, and he hereby is authorized to appoint citizens of the east end towns and villages and that the necessary expenses of such citizens of our town be paid for by the Town Board upon proper authorization of the town Board and upon their audit by the Town Board of the Town ~f Southold. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, ~ustice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was delcared duly adopted. On mo%ion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Justice sutsr,it was RESOLVED that a ~etter of appreci&tion be sent to Mr. J. Parker Wickham for providing the town of Southcld with the use of the Mattituck Airport for the past fifteen years. Vote .of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was delcared duly adopted. Moved by Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Drum, WHEREAS, Detective Fletcher A. Baldwin of the Suffolk County Police ~eD~ra~t~ei~i~e~i~dg from law enforcement after twenty years of honorable service, ~d WHEREAS, during the past twelve years while assigned to the Seventh Squad Detectives he has been working within the Town of Southold jointly with the Southold Town Police, and WHEREAS~ during that period he has proven to be a dedicated police officer and has shown concern and interest for the citizens of the Town of Sou%ho!d, and WHEREAS, during that period he has also earned the respect and 249 friendship of the members of the Sputho%d.~Town Police Department as well as many of our citizens, N~9~he.~efo~e, be' ~% RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold does hereby thank Detective Fletcher A. Baldwin for his service to the people of this community and wish him years of health and enjoyment in his retirement. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pelt~ Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Pell, seconded by Justice Surer, it was RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized to advertise for bids for the necessary replacement parts to restore the D-6 Catipillar bulldozer at the Disposal Area; Highway Department to prepare specifications. Vote of the Town Baord: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to enter into a drainage easement agreement with Richard J. Babcock and Frederick F. Rimler d/b/a Southold Gardens,said drainage area to have an area of 125 ft~ by 150 ftc, to be located on the north side of Hill Road W~st at Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman<Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, JUstice Suter, Absent: Supervisor Mar%occh~a, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Drum, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that the DeClaration of Covenants and Restrict$ons~ dated February 26, 1979, of Southold Gardens, heretofore approved by the Town Attorney be and the same hereby is approved. Said declarations covering the premises comprising 12.060 acres located east of Wells Avenue at Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice $~uter. Absent: Supervisor ~artocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On motion of Councilman Pei1, seConded by Councilman Homan, it w~s RESOLVED that Deputy Supervisor Homan be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute a lease agreement between the Board of Commissioners of the Cutchogue Fire District and the Town of Southold for ~ ~.~ parcel of land on the west side of New Suffolk Avenue to be used as a public parking field; and (1~ a parcel of land on the east side of New Suffolk Avenue, Cutchogue, to be used as a public parking field, beginning April 15, 1979 and automatically extended for successive one year terms at $1f00 per year. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchia, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. On mO~ion of Councilman Pell, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that Deputy Supervisor Homan be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute a lease agreement between th~ Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District and the Town of Southold for rental of justice chambers at the Fishsrs Island Fire- House at $500.00 per year, beginning April i, 1979 and automatically extended for successive one year terms. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Counoilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Martocchfa, Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Mr. Franklin Bear, Southold stated the meeting witk Mr. LaRow will be a joint meeting sponsored by the Town Board and the League of Women VOters, North Fork Environmental Council and North Fork Audubon Society. The meeting fits in with what Highway Superintendent Dean was talking about at the beginning of this meeting. It Will be pertaihing to handling of different kinds of waste, engineering aspects, hwo funding can be integrated. There are funds available 250 between this year and next for towns who have already started the study and made some progress toward trying.to find a solution to these problems. Of course, the Town of Southold already has two studies under way, one on waste water and another on the disposal area, so that is in our favor. The meetin~ will be 7:30 P.M., here at the Town Hall, Wednesday, April ll~h. Mr. Samuel Markel, Southold, stated that the problem on the sound shore is becoming extremely dangeroust especially for people who own property to the east of Goldsmith Inlet. Also, the boat ramp at Kenneys Beach is in a vary precarious position at this moment. The end of the ramp is completely gone, and.there is nothing at all under the concrete. He is aware ~hat Mr. Lockman is sueing the Town and this is unfortunate because if he wins it will be a precedent for thrity or forty addition&l homeowners which includes Mr. Markel.. Of all of the inveStigations that.they have made into this matter they have firmly proved that the jetty~has caused the problem. It has created a tremendous beach on the west side of the jetty which is now right out to the tip. He can remember fifteen years ago water heing all the way out on both sides of the jetty. He said the original intent of the jetty was to keep the Inlet open at all times, but it is now not good enough to a get a boat through. Mr. Markel stated he has lost over 150 ft. of beach in front of his house. The water is directly up to his porch. He feels the proble~ should be weighed carefully and examined because in. the long run if the Town loses the suit and loses tourists and loses business it will be a great expenditure which could.have been avoided by a little expenditure which would be the removal of the jetty or reducing the jetty to an ~xtent where it will &llow the sand to flow again. Mr. Charles Hickey asked if the $~500 dog moneys from the County could be used toward a leaf picker? Mr. William Overton asked when a deicision will be made rel&%ive to Jerry king at the Nutrition Center.~,-~Deputy Supervisor Homan stated Mr. King has been employed at the Nutrition Center under a CETA program, and under CETA 2 the people cannot be extended once their terms, runs out, and Mr. King's term ends May 1st. The Nutrition budget which is received from the county' provides no funds for a cook or any of the kitchsn help. Mrs:. Tuthill does have access to other CETA people who may be cooks, but everyone thinks highly of Jerry King, so the Town Board, today, made a request to the County Executive for reconsideration of the budget with perhaps necessary funds to retain the services of.Jerry K~ng. The Town is ~ery sympathetic to the. problem and would re~ret .~ i~ we coul~ not come up with something. H~wever~ the Town. is very limited as to how thsy can deal.with this matter. T~i's does not mean the end of the Nutrition Program, it will continue on. On motion of Justice Suter, seconded by Councilman Drum~ it was RESOLVED tha~ there being no further business :to come before this Town Board meeting adjournment be called at 3:50 P.M. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:. Councilman Pell, Councilman Drum, Councilman Homan, Justice Surer. Absent: Supervisor Mar~0cch~ia Justice Doyen. This resolution was declared duly adopted. ~/ ~ Judith T. ~erry~ Town Clerk The Board met at 4:00 P.M. wi~ representatives of the' local libraries tO discuss future funding by the Town. Present w~re: Deputy Supervisor Homart, Justice Suterr~'Councilman D~um~ Councilman Pell, Town Attorney Tasker, Highway Superintehdent Dean~ Town C~erk Terry, Douglas Love, L.~. Traveler, Richard Curtis, S~ffelk Times, Library, W. Perry Hukill, Greenport Library, W.S. Gardner, Cutchogue Library and Rensselaer Terry, Southold Library. The library representatives stated they are all very concerned about taxes but would like to continue receiving the usual funding from the Town. Deputy Supervisor Homan stated that he has discussed this ~atter with Supervisor Martocchia and they would like to see the libraries go to the public for the funds through_ th.e annual school budget vote. The people of Southold Town do no% have a vote on the town budget and they are being denied th~ democratic process by not having a vote on the library budget. All of the libraries said they have considerable concern about 'this proposal and feel they could be voted down if the voters were unhappy with the s~hool budget and voted it down. ~They~e~l~if the town withdraws their funding it would indicate to the public that the libraries do not' have town support. At the conclusion of the meeting-a% 6:00 P.M. it was left in the hands of the libraries to consider going to the public for funds they are raising for their districts.