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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-08/25/1977297 SOUTHOLD TOWN'BOARD August 25, !977 A regular meeting of the Southold Town Board was held on Thursday, August 25, 1977 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, 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 t{oman Justice Martin Suter ...... T~6wn' Attorney ~obert~ W- Tasker Highway Superintendent Raymond C~. Dean Town Clerk ~udith T. Terry Absen%:_ Supervis~or~ Albert M. Martocchia Justice_ Francais T. Doyen On motion of Justice Suter seconded by Councilman Homan, it was RESOL_VED,-~hat %he next regular meeting of the Southold Town Board will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at the Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, New York. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. This' resolu%ion was .declared ............ dq~y a,d, gpted.~ Deputy. Supervisor Demar~st: 1. Receipt of letters from the North Fork Volunteer Fireman's Associat~ion and the Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association, Inc. relative to self-service gas stations. The Board discussed the matter at some length. The Chairman of the Board of Appeals has accumulated quite ~ bit of information on th~ subject and the Board will ask Mr. Gillispie for that information and then try to come up with .,some decision as to how self-service gas stations will be handled'. 2. A resolution has been received from the Fishers Island Ferry District requesting permission to make a change in the existing ferry boa% ramp to accomodate the proposed new vessel. A dock builder is at the Island now installing new dolphins, but before he can make the cha_nge to the ramp permission is required from the Town Board. The wo_r~k~ will be done for.under $2,500. which does not necessitate a bid. On motion of Cguncilman Rich, seconded bY Justice Su~er, it was RESOLVED, that the Fishers Island Ferry District be.and hereby are authorized to engaqe_a contractor to install a three p~le cluster on the east side of the ferry bbat ramp ~nd one p~le be replaced on the south end of the existing pier to accomdoda~ the proposed new vessel which will replace the M/V Olinda. Vote or-the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman Rich, Councilmn Homan, Justice Suter. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Deputy Supervisor Demarest: 3. Receipt of a letter from~Robert L. Fraser, author and publisher of Town Law for Town ~fficials. The town ha~ approximately * "~ RUG ' 10 copies of the publication. An annual supplement is received each year containing changes made by the legislature. Formerly Mr. Fraser had General Code Corp. furnish the book and supplements, however, they no longer have a contract ~nd Mr. Fraser is going to supply them himself. The supplements will be sent to the Town Clerk and then distributed to the book holders. 4. A report has been received from Chief Cataldo relative to the sale of various items on August 13th. A memorandum of sale for each item is included in the report; total monies collected was $345.00. 5. Notification has been received of a legal ~o~i~ against one of the police officers for alleged police brutality. The matter will be turned over to the insurance company. 6. Receipt of a letter from John T. Beck, Sr. r~portin~ a~ bicycl~ a:~cide'nt h~s ~0~ h~ on Pequash Avenue, Cutchogue'i~'al'leqedlY caused by ~soft grav~l~'in the~ro~d. Mr.'Beck is interested ih having some of°his ~0~"s hospital bills paid. 'The matter ~il~ be investigated. 7. From the Office of the County Exechtive has been receiged a copy of an agreement whereby the County will install traffic control signals on Route 27 A/' ~i~le Road, ~i~h wi~kham Avenue,Mattituck 8. Receipt of a lette~ frOm'Wiedersum Ass~dia't~s stating Morchel Heating & Air Conditioning ~ c~mpleted its work on the addition to the Southold Town Hall and final payment is now in order. 9. Notification from"the 'Department of Env'ironmental Conservation of a hearing Se~tember 14, i977~at 10~00 A.M., Suffolk County Legis- lative Meeting Room, County Center', Riverhead, upon application of Ralph T. Preston, Inc. for Albert J. Moyse for permission to extend an existing 9etty by additional 2~~ lin. ft. at Mr. Moyse's property located 300 lin ft. east of the termfnus of Bay Avenue, East-Marion, on Orient Harbor. Objections by September 8, 1977. DEC' notice'o~f'a hearing on September 14, 1977 at 2:00 P.M. upon application of Ralph T. Preston, Inc. for Henry H. Karlin for permission to construct b~lkheading{ extend'an exist'ing do6k With a floating dock, and dredge in the vicinity of t~e fl0a~ing dock oh the South side Of Jockey'~re~, Southold. Objections by ~eptember ~, 1977. DEC notice of a hearing on ~ugust 31, 1977 a~ 10:00 A.M. ~pgn~' appliaation of Robert Turner for permission to erect a single family dwelling on the south corner of Cedar Point Drive West and Little Peconic Bay La~e, on West Lake, off Hog Neck BaY, Southold. Objections by A~gust 25,' ~977.~ 10. Notice~rOm the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers stating~they will~n~.tonger send notices of publiC hearings unless requested~- ~The Board will examine*the listings and request notices on only those areas surronnding the Town of Southold. 11. Receipt of a petition from residents around James Creek, Mattituck, stating all of the necessary permits and paperwork have been approved for the' dredging of the entrance to James Creek.. Deputy Supervis6r~Demarest has ch~6~ed On ~he ma'tter, an~ all that~i'~ needed now to accomplish the dredg~n~ is for a resolution to be~a~opted by the Suffolk 'Cou~t~ Legisi~ture for funding. 12. Letter from the Long island Lighting'Company asking what services the Town will-require Of them with regards to the prop6ged community center on Peconic Lane, Peconic. At the present time that information is not available. 13. Letter from the Automobile Club ~f New York stating the --~ Town of Southold has been awarded a Pe'dest~ia:n Safety citation for achieving a record 'of having no pedestrian fatalaties in the last three years. 'There w'ill'*be a ldncheon on s~ptemb~r 19th at the' Tavern-'on-'th~e-Green, Central ?ark West, New York City to honor the the Town of Southold and other award-winning communities in this area. There is also a press release which will be released next month. It is not believed anyone W~ll attend the ~un~heon. 14. Receipt of a letter from the Suffolk County office for the Aging stating any program which the Town initiates for sen~or citizens must be readily accessible to handicapped persons, except where structural changes are necessary. 299 15. Receipt of a letter from County Legislator Joyce Burland stating the Senior Action Mobile Van will be at the SouthOld Town Hall _on Wednesday~ Septembe~ 7th from 10 A.M. to 12 noon. It will be parked i~ front o~ the Town Hall, but in case of rain the Town Hall will be' made available. 16. Request for a street l~ght in the east-west lighting district Greenport, by Mary A. Heaney, Eighth Street. Councilman Homan stated the request will be considered when they go into the new lights in that area. At the present time the Town is converting the old lights, and no n~w lights have been granted in some time. 1'7. Receipt of a copy of a resolution from the Town of Shelter Island stating they would back a bil~ which has been introduced in the State Legislature make, for a certain period to time, any energy saving device such as solar energy, be free of assessment. The Town of Southold has not received a copy of that particular bill as yet. 18. Receipt of a letter from George S. Case, Treasurer of the Cutchogue Free Library, seeking an increase in the amount of monies the Town has allocated to the libraries. At budget time the request will be taken into consideration. 19. Letter from 11 year old Lisa Harris, Kenney's Road, Southold, suggesting 'the Town install a ~loat at Ken~eys Beach. ~ighway Superintendent Dean advised the Board that due to the vandalism, shch as burning the lifeguard stands at Kenney's Beach it is question- able whether they would have much success with a float; however, it will be considered for another year. - ~ - 20. Receipt Of a letter fr~m Town Hall, Southwold, England,' - expr~ss%ng the pleasure of having. Southold Town send a telegram on the Silver Jubilee of Her'Majesty the Queen. They enclosed a puog~am of the Silver Jubilee with a picture of the Queen enclosed, along'with Southold Tomb's message. On motion of Councilman Rich~ seconded by Councilman Homan~ i~ was RESOLVED, that the cluster concept subdivision 'of Wilsberg~ east of Brown'S Hills, Orient, he'and hereby is approved by the Southold Town Board~ Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. This resolution was declared duly-adOpted. Deputy Supervisor Demarest: 21. A request has been r~ceived for a-.~o parkin~ sign on East Inlet Lane, Greenport,. in the Vicinit~ of the breakwater. Mr. Dean is checking to determine if that is in fact a town road. 22. Item 15 on the agenda referring to approval of roads in Orient, pertains to property just east of Truman's Beach The center'of the parcel has been sold and there are two pieces on each side with proposed roads which are not up to town specifications. This would be a matter for the Planning Board as to whether such roads would be allowed, however, the developer requested approval of the highway ~ommittee, and a decision wi~ be forthcoming in a short time. On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Justice Suter, it was RESOLVED that a letter be sent to Philip W. Mc Grade, Chief Regulatory Branch, Department of the Armyj N.Y. District, Corps of Engineers commenting on the 'application of Long Island Lighting company'for installation Of jettieS at the proposed nuclear plant at Jamesport; a~d the installation of inlet and outlet pipes for water and some dredging. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes-: DepUty Sup&rvisor Demarest, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. This r~sOlution was declared duly adopted. ' ' On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED, that Fishers Island Ferry DistriCt fu-nds in the amount of $96.44 be and hereby are transferred from the Theatre Account to Property Tax. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman -'300 Rich, Councilman H0man, Justice Suter. This resolution was declared duly adopted. (Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated the Fishers Island Perry District pays ~ax to the city of New London, Connecticut for the property they ~wn for their ferry landing. They had ~2700.00 in th~ budget for' it and Were $96.44~ort.) On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED, that the Superin%endentof Hiqh~ays of the,Town of Southold be authorized to advertise for bids 'for. repair parts for D-7 Caterpillar. Vote ofl the Town Board:. Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman Rich ' Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. This ~esolution was declared duly adopted. . On motion~Qf CouncilmaD. Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED, that Deputy Supervisor Dema.rest be and h~_hereb, y~_.i~ auth- orized ~o enter into a contract with Bender & Do~gh~rty for the purchase of a parcel of ~ta~ at the rear of the town hall p~opert~ ~xtending to Traveler Stree~ ...... Vote of ~he T6wn Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demar~st,~ C6unc~lm~n. Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. This reso!ut~on was declared duly adopted. _ ~ ..... ( In rep~y to the question of the ~ize of ~h~ ~and, T~D A~t~nn~y Tasker stated the land is approximately 46 ft.. in ~idth by 188 to 190 ft..i~ dept~ running north to traveler Street.---Deputy'Supe~visor Demarest ~tated the Town will'be deeded f~ree of charg~ t~o parc'~S~ of the same width which are pieqes of the property immed£~tely next door and the one east of that which wrap around and are 46 ft._ wlde.-) On motion of Councilman Homan, seconded by Councilman Rich, it was RESOLVED, that Deputy Supervisor Demarest be and he hereby is to.be compensate~.$50.00 per day. for his position of Deputy Sup~rvisor~ whenever he acts in that capacity in the absence of Su'pervisQr~ -,~ Martocchiao Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor Demarest, Councilman Rich, Councilman Homan, Justice Suter. This resolution was declared duly adopted. Deputy, Supervisor Demarest explained that~he meeting of the Board was b~ing held this date, Thursday, .because the Town Clerk, Tow~ .. Attorney and he went to New York City on Tuesday to sign for the Fishers Island Ferry District.---He stated that when the credit of the Town Was discussed at the New York meeting, when drawing up the prospectus they went over the town's financial goDditioD and .. were quite amazed to see a town in th~ financial state~th~ town is; and that coupled ~ith an article in the New York Time~ last year that rated at i00% evaluation the Town of So~thold had the second lowest rate of any municipality within 125 miles of New York City. The Board over the years deserves a lot of c~edit for runni~ the town in the sound financial manner it has. Mr John G. Joannides of 49 Sound Beach Drive, Mattituck, presented a petition from the residents of Sound Beach Drive in Mattituck, requesting the Town pla~e signs banning, any motorized vehicles from riding on the beaches in front of their home~~ during the summer season ....... The vehicles are jeopardizing the lives of their children add have- become a nuisance. The petition contained 23 names.---Mr. Johnn~des elaborated on the p~ition, stating motorcycles and other vehicles drive at high unsafe speeds ~uring the day and during the night. They go so close as to even pass over the edge of beach blanket~, where the residents are sitting. Children have been near victims, only saved in a few incidents_by quick action of their parents or other residents. He cited Fire Island as having banned vehicles f,rom the beaches.---Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated that Fire Island is 301 totally government controlle~ in most cases.---Town Attorney,~asker statad that there are two different jurisdictions. The area above hi~hwater mark is private property and anyone using it is tresspassing. All that n~ed be done is file an information. Below high Water mark the land belongs to the State of Ne~-¥ork. This question has come up many times. Several years ago the Town was in Contact with the Attorney General and asked if he wished the State to do anything and he didn't want to-get-involved. Therefore it raises the question as %o whether or not the Town of Southold. has the legal authority to regulate the use of State owned land below the ordinary high water mark. Above it i~ is private property.---Mr. D.G. Witschieben, a resident of Sound Beach Drive, concurred with and elaborated upon Mr. Johnnides' 'state- ments. He stated that the trucks and other vecicles are gaining~ access through public access roads and are breaking down the banks. they have no mufflers, remove their license plates .so they cannot be identified, ride day and night at high speeds. He feels the town should put up signs and chains to stop all access to the beach.--- Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated they could consider cutting off access, but the gates have been torn down, and it is almost impossible to catch the .offenders. As far as a public nuisance is concerned, someone must~make the accusation in court; there is a provision in the law to take care of it~---Ju'stice Suter stated that he hai had - 10 motorcycle convic~6ns~ in the past two weeks, so they are apprehend- lng the~offenders as they catch them, but they can't catch them'aL1. the Park District is keeping the gates open because they have lost so many gates they gave up. They also tear the signs down.---Mrs. Johnnides stated she called the police a week ago because her child was almost killed by an 11 year old child driving a motorcycle, and the police stated once they are off public property there is nothing they can d~about it.--~Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated that is true, .once they a~e off -public property they do not need a license, nor license plaCes.---Mr. Witschieben asked that the town pass a resolution to stop.~e~icles from riding on private property.---Town Attorney Tasker stated the town does not have the authority to pass such a regulation. If someone drives a vehicle, or walks on private property without permission :that is tresspass. As far as public nuisance as far as the:Penal Law is concerned, it takes seven or mo~e people to be annoyed to bring a charge that would stand up in court.----Mr. Witschieben contin, ued to request the To~n Board to ~ake ~action to prOtect-them against ~he problem of tresspassers and violators.--- Deputy_Supervisor ~Demarest stated they would consider it and do what th~ law a'llo~s them to do.--Mr. Witschieben continued to pursue this mat~er at 1.ength. Cka-rtes Hickey, Sou.thold, asked if something coaldn't be done about Kenney's ~ea'ch, bnnning of the life guard stands, and so forth. Cou~d-n't the police make some extra :trips to try and catch someone in the~ act of ~anda:lism?~--Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated he is certain they are keeping a better watch on it. tt is believed they have ~ames of some of the persons suspected of the vandalism. Mr. Henry Lytle, Peconic, stated at a meeting of the Southold-Peconic Civic Association the other night the matter of the hazard which has been created by the new p~rkin~ lot east ~of Chinam was discussed. It is sugg.ested that some sort of barrier or poles be erected Which would force people to exit ~orth to Traveler Street rather then onto the Main Road by way of the Chinam parking lot.---Highway Superintendent Dea~ said that procedure was discussed, but Chinam said they didn't care~:i~f people parked in~ the' new parking lot and the.~, drove out through th.eir ~parking lot ~:0 exit. However, the: matter of exiting onto the Main~Road is a problem and hazard and will be looked into. Gene~eve.L. Richards, Southold, New ~ork, read the following letter to the ~Town Board whi'ch she asked be entered in full in the ~inutes: "August: 25, 19~77, Southold, N.Y. Good Afternoon, members of the Board--I wish to introduce myself as Genevieve L. Richards. I have been a Southold Town resident for 53 years, 30 of which I_have been a taxpayer, as was my father before me, a~d members of my family are at this time. I won the historical land (as.so designated with an appropriate plaque erected by Southold Town) and residential property on the north side of Route 25, Main Road, Southold, New York, beginning at the east side of Mill Creek Bridge and extending east to.the Railroad Bridge. My home, .which is~ my present residence is located on this property. From the inception of this bridge project, of which I was not made cognizant--legally, my family and I have endured many hardships, such as the taking~of my land at a price far below its current real estate value for waterfront property, the devaluation of my property and the negative effects on.my property and this area regarding its conservation laws--the contradiction of which resulted from dredging, r-emoval of valuable soil, accumulation of garbage., tidal waves and disturbanc~ of wild life. Now, incredible, though it sounds, .I am being asked to take a small sum of money, because I am being denied the right to live in peace and quiet in my own home, on my own property~ This. God-given right is f~damently guaranteed to us by our government, and enjoyed by you members of the board and your families as weLt~ Let me digress here---to clarify that again, in this instance, as aforementioned (regarding the taking of of myproperty) I was not made knowledgeable--before the above ~offer--of the plans of the Department of_Transportation, and/or Lizza Industries in conjunction with this board (who, I understand, granted permission for this 24 hour work shift of excessive mechanical noise of both night and day duration-. The Town Board~has seemingly completely ignored my ~ight in this matter~ I can appreciate that the increase of work.hours would accelerate the completion of the new bridge, however, if it is accomplished ~n accelerated time., it~will be done at my expense and with no regard for me as a human being, Southold Town r~sident,property and h~me owner and taxpayer~ I ask you, please, to envision, _if you will, members .of this board, that, bein~ alone, I must work to keep my home and proDert~.and to earn my living expenses. It is necessary that I ar~se at a very early hour to report promptly to my position. I must have proper and sufficient rest. I challenge any of you to be able to have such rest with the. noise of back hoes~ pneumatic drills, pile drivers--the rumbling of huge trucks, etc, which the foreman informed me will be utilized in this 24 hour work shift.~ The loud voices alone would be a nightly distrubance in any residential area--notwithstanding the constant mechanical clamor~ Therefore, I .am here now to ask this Board to kindly rescind the permission you have given to allow this 24 hour work shift and thereby protect, and not depr~ve me of my God-given, legal right to l~ve in my own home, and on my own property--~n peace and quiet, l I wish to request the Southold Town Board to please record a copy of my remarks today and a copy of an itemized list of expenditures that would be necessary if I am forced to leave my home. Thank you. These figures represent the estimated cost of being forced to leave my home and live in a motel. ~n accurate account cannot be presented at this time. (and these are minimum figuresl Daily--Motel Room ............ ~ ....... - ............... $39.00 + Tax Daily--3 Restaruant Meals ........................... 15.00 +Tax+Tips Extra Insurance against vandalism, theft, fire ...... 300.00 Extra gas mileage to and from work .................. 3.00 ? ~xtra electricity cos~ .......... approx ............. 10.00 per week (~!ights being on at night for protection) 3.00 per night Extra cost Of Security Guard...approx.. .......... · .... ~ Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated he is not goimg to let her blame the Town Board, the foreman come to him and asked if the Town would have any objections to their accelerating the work by working shifts beyond the eight hour shifts. Becuase ~his project has been a thorn in the side of many people in the whole of Southold Town, he stated, in speaking for the Town, they had no objection to getting the job done as rapidly as it could be dohe. He subsequently had a call from Mrs. Richards and he contacted the Department of Transportation and asked them about Lizza Construction working extra shifts and 303 they-said they had no jurisdiction over them as to the number of hours they-worked. Deputy Supervisor Demarest also talked to Mrs. Burland, whom Mrs. Richards also contacted, and at her suggestion, ~e believed, Lizza Construction offered Mrs. Richards housing in another ~rea.---Mrs. Richards stated that is not ~rue. She would like to know why the Town Board gave permission to a private industry know, ing- she would not be able to live~-in her home, sleep, rest.--- Deputy-Supervisor Demarest stated that when the foreman came in and asked if the to%rn had amy objection, he told him at %he time he didn't think the town had any jurisdidtion to tell him wheth~ he could or couldn~'t work, I didn't give,permission, the Town has no authority to give-approval, but he felt with all the trouble the town has had with merchants in the area and traffic problems, the town would be happy to see the job done, and if it took extra hours to do it, we woul,d~ ha~e an~.objection. He also~ told him ~to make ~sure to'.contact anyone in~_the area who lived there on a permanent basis.~--Mr$. Richards sta%e~th~re-isn'~t ~nyone else there, everyone else is business.--~ Deputy iS~pervisor Demarest stated the~foreman said he would see Mrs. Rich-ards%q--Mrs. Richards stated the foreman offered~her $100 a'week, an~3i~ ~i-s impossible to live and eat ou~ for $100.00 a week. She asked tha~ ~be Board rescind~their-permissionl---Town Attorney ~asker stated that he thinks wha~ she is requesting is that perhaps the person who indicated~.to the contracto~ that we had no objection-now indicate that we ~o-have an obj~ection. That would be ~he most the to~n could do because the town has no authority to require th~m ~to work overtime or not work overtime. W/~at we have is the right to evidence our concern.--- Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated that he informed the Board, at a meeting subsequent to his meeting with the foreman, of the action he had taken, and they no way_ indicated he w~s wrong in the assessment of having them go ahead and trying to. get the bridge done. He will now, after this m~e~ing is over, meetwith the Board and if they indicate they~want him to, ke will inform Lizza ~hat the Town' does now have objection.---Mrs. Richards stated they have an alternative, she has submitted a list of m~nimu~m expenses, if they want to go alomg with that she will give some thought to leaving her home while the work continues. The question of the LI,LCO pla~t jetties was brought up by Mr. Witschieben ---Deputy Supervisor Demarest stated he does not believe they have any permits as yet either by the Pederal or State government or Corps of Engineers. He and Mr. Dean went to the office of the Attorney General in New York City and indicated that if they put the plants in there the jetties are going to be necessary. The Attorney General will give testimony , it is believed to the Corps of Engineers, and their idea was that the dredging that would be done initially would be spread to the east of their proposed jetties to build up the beach along the part that has been eroded. Mr. Dean and he suggested that once this is done that they erect some short groins to hold it there and in their proposal they indiciate that once there is a 5,000 yd. imbalance in the amount that either left ar built up on ~e other side immediately LILCO would have to transfer and put it from one side to ,the other. They intended to pump some 600,000 yards of fill from between the two jetties to get the depth of water for~ their intake and outlet pipes and that would be spread 2,500 feet to the east and he suggested that in their proposal to the Corps of Engineers that when that was put down there something be put on top of it, short groins, to hold that there so it would remain. The question was asked about the matter in the newspaper about the HUD funds. It was recalled that about six months ago when it was proposed, a question was asked at a meeting of the board, and a member of the board replied that the intent of the federal government in giving HTJD funds was for urban development and rehabilitate homes for the needy. At that time it was said the Board had permission from the powers to be to use the funds for a senior citizen center and a child care center was this given to the Board £n writing before the town went into the expense of buying the property?---Deputy Supervfsor Dema~est explained _that there was ~no ~expense 'to buy the p~operty, as it was: the~ first year allotment of HUD funds. The town did not have a written guar~antee that they would get all of the money for the-.i project.~ The federal government, for-some reason or another, is allowed to change the~rules as they go along. He-received a call today-from Kerrin'Barnes, director.of.the low income housing _aspect of ~th~e program, and there is to be_a meeting in Hauppauge to try and straighten ~he matter ou~ and make recommendations to HUD in Washington to see whether some of their~requirements can be waived. It is believed the~e~has~been such a violent reaction ~to some of their criteria that mus~ ben_followed to get the%final payment they are beginning tod~ange their ideas~ Dr. Myron Stater, ~37 Sunset Lane, Greenport, Greenport Presbyterian minister, ~spoke to the~Baord about a proposed cultural program'. The No~th Fo~k Choral is starting up again in September and he proposes a s?inging eh~istmas tree. It has been done twice in the United Statesm in North Carolina and Kansas. He was involved in such a christma~s tr~e ~in Frankfurt, Germany, although that was a stationar~ pro~ec~. He would like to see what it. would cost the town to involve themselves in ~he making of this project so'the~.~North Fork Choral people could utilize it in carolling up and down the North Fork, and be used ~ear after year. Dr. Slater had blueprints for the construction of th~s tree~--Dep~ty~Supervisor-Demarest.stated it might very well be . feasible and might be a project the town might wish to be involved in. The Board will discuss and get in touch with Dr. Slater. On .mo%ion of Councilman Rich, seconded by Councilman ~oman, it w~s RESOLVED that there being nor further business to come before this Town Board meeting.~djournment .be called at 4:30 P.M~ Vote~of the-Town Board: Ayes: Deputy Supervisor D~marest, Councilman Rich,-.Councilman~H~man Justice Suter~ This resot~ution was~de~lared duly adopted. Town Clerk