HomeMy WebLinkAboutBroadwater's CoveShANIEY & Mc KEGNEY
COUNSELORS AT law
WOOLWORTH BUILDING
January 14, 1966
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Re: Southold Dredging Project
Mr. Goldsmith:
Some time ago I represented certain property owners
:he Town of Southold who petitioned the Town Trustees to schedule
~eting to ascertain the wishes of the residents of the Town with
~ct to the proposed dredging operations.
You were good enough to call such a meeting as well
:o conduct the meeting with dignity and efficiency which is not
lys the case with such meeting.
In order to present the contentions of the residents
I I represented I offered in evidence considerable correspondence
:h had been accumulated by the Wetlands Preservation Association
~astern Long Island.
i i have been requested to obtain Chis correspondence
and~oul? appreciate if you would forward it to me or if you prefer,
if you will advise me when and where it will be available I will ar-
range to have someone call for it.
I assume, of course, that the Town Trustees treat docu-_
men~ary evidence the same as it is treated in judicial proceedings put
sua~t to which the court retains the exhibits until a decision is made
andithen returns the exhibits to the persons to whom they belong.
I would appreciate a reply at your convenience.
OA~:im
Respectfully yours,
Osborne A. HcKegney
February 1, 1966
Mr. Osborne A.
233 Broadway
New YOrk, N.Y.
McKegney,
10007
My apoXogXea fOr t.he delay /n comply-
ing with your request, to ret.urn the =Orrel-
pondence I~ulm~tt.ted t.o the BOiLed of To~n
Trust.ees at. the public he,ring tel&ting to
the dredging op~rat.ione tn question.
X have been out of Town since January
12, and could not cc~ply sooner. X trust the
encloled papers are the ones you require as
lt. appears that. &11 et.her correspondence i?
ed t.o t.he Town Trustees directly. If there Is
anything we have overlooked, would you please
edvi se ?
Thank you fOr your kind references. X
felt. .that your opening remarks et. the heering
of the meet.lng ~%d we are grat.sful ~.~r your
fine present.at.ion.
COrdialXy yours,
Alvah B. Goldsmit.h
President, Town Trust.eea
Town of ~outhold
COi-U~ITTEE F~!R TKE
II.[PROVE~I[T 0F UA'"EYl fAYS
OlT~].~OGUE~ L. ;., N. Y.
Jan. 2h, 1966
Board of Trustees
l~ South St.
Oreenport, L. I., N. Yo
Gentlemen;
~ejarding the need for additional spoil areas~ the
Co~dttee for ti~ Improvement of )~te~a s is in favor
o£ the County Dept. of Public Works acquirin.; new spoil
areas to make up the loss in area incurred by unforeseen
circumstances. The originally designated area hxd to b~
reduced and we can see no valid reason why other available
areas~ at no cost to the Town~ cannot be used to complete
the project.
Yours truly,
The Com~,±ttee for the Improvement
of Uatezw~ays
Bernard km~abel President
William ~eebee
Ed~ard
George Schneider
Represe~in~ over 200 adjacent property
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
P-.. lt. Kammerer,
September 14~ 1965
Hr. William M. Beebe
New Suffolk Lane
Cutchogue, New York
Dear Mr. Beebe:
Broadwater Cove Dred§ing Projectt
Cutchogue, Town of Southoid,
Suffolk County? New York
Enclosed please find three (3) prints of
the Broadwater Cove dredging project and a supply of
spoil easement forms.
Spoil easements will be necessary from all
the owners along the beach of Peconic Bay for 2~000 feet
west of the Inlet.
Easements will also be necessary from
S. Rysko and the other adjacent owners shown on the spoil
area. Easement forms have been sent to Rysko and
Stepnoskl but have not been returned.
The spoil areas are critical and if you can
find any other areas please advise Mr. Evans so he can
inspect the areas with you.
I~=cab
cc: Mr. B. J. Annabel
Stilwater Avenue
Cutchogue, New York
Very 'truly yoursm
Kammerer
Commissioner of Public Works
Supervisor Albertson
January
SUPerVisor Lester ALbergson
SouthoLd
New York
~ear SuparVisor ALbartson~
: In this ~reat country of ours thera are always bound to ~rise
controversies that ~ust be settlad one way or another. We~ as an
o~ganization, have just recently bean confronted w~th the problem
of dredsir~ ~h~ch ~e fo~h~ ~norab~y bu~ ~os~. ~h~ ~s
nc~ and ~ost of us ~ve accepted the s~es~ed plan for ~
AC a public hear~ the people ~re ~old ~t ~h~s plan ~uld
dispose ot ~he f~11 ~n tw areas; one east of iu/ene~s Xoad and the
o~her a~o~ the cause~y ~ead~ ~o ~assau Point. The Gouty maps
a~d public no~ces s~w ~hese areas d~st~nc~y and as a r~su~t
ne~ problem ~s
In ~he last few days t~ co~y l~s ~en ~t upon ~tself to
s~ep our of bo~ds or p~ans C~ ~he Trustees and you
aEd ~e now proceed~n~ ~o d~e up ~he m~sh~ands adjo~n~
Chose m~shLands ~uld not be Couched and it was ~=h =his ~der-
st~ndi~ Cha~ o~ ovganizat~on f~na~ly conceded ~o the p~an.
Goldsm~=h~ ~an of =he T=us~ees~ ~s conCin~l~y told us as
you have. t~t ~his ~ed~n~ opecacion ~u~d not ~nterfere
Should you ~i~ ~hese areas =o be used~ ~C s=e~y w~l mean
~ the public c~ no lo.er =~e ~he ~=d of its duly' ekected
of~icials. ;e con=~n~lly suggested ~ha~ this type of =~in~ ~uld
happen and out su~es~ons are now beaTin~
sh
th
bo
We would hope chat you would reappraise this s£tuation and
3uld you find the fault bein~ in the enEineertns, we sub,est
~ engineer be re-evaluated and the project held within its
mds. The to~m has co~mitted itself to a said spoil area and
is the feelir~ Of this oreanl~tion and ~ am sure the public
well chat ft should "stick to it".
We would appreciate hearing what action you plan to take.
Very truly yours~
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£.L.l. Watlands Pres. Assoc.
Paul 5toutenburah, President
RALPH W. STERLING
SEEDS, PLANTS, NURSERY STOCK
LANDSCAPING, GARDEN SUPPLIES
CUT FLOWERS
January 2~, 1966
Southold Town Board
Town Clerk's Office
Southold~ N.Y.
of Trustees
Gentlemen~
This letter is in reference to the dredging of
Eugene's Creek~ Baldwin's Creek~ and Broadwaters Cove
Creek. I have spent a good many hours on these Creeks
for the past forty years and have lived on the Shores
of Eugene's Creek for twenty years.
My home is on the west bank of Eugene's Creek not
far from its heaa. Naturally~ I am interested in this
dredging program and its effect on the Creek and its
environs. I am very much in favor of the dredging pro-
vided it is done properly.
The main reason that I wanted the dredging done was
to clear the Creeks -- especially Eugene's -- of the silt
which nas colleeted in it over the year~. This silt flows
into the head of the Creek from the farms which surround
its headwaters. After a rainstorm the water at the he~d
of the Creek becomes brown with the silt. In addition~
for the greater part of every Summer the cabbage -- or
sea lettuce -- chokes the Creek from shore to shore.
These conditions have worsened with the years.
Also~ one of the spoil areas is located at the head
of Eugene's Creek and while I realize that almost all of
this spoil will oe contained within the diked area I be-
lieve there will Oe some silting occur downstream. This
will be in this very same area which has collected the silt
from the f~rms all these years.
I would respectfully like to bring to your attention
the fact that the map of the project shows that the dredging
operation will stop three or four hundred yards short of
the head of the Creek right where the conditions described
above are the worst. As far as I'm concerned the main
benefit of the whole operation would be missed.
EASTERN LONG
iSLAND WETLANDS PRESERVATION ASSOCiATiON
CUTCHOGUE, N.Y.
January 15, 1966
Supervisor Albertson
Southold
New York
Dear Supervisor Albertson:
Referring to our January 13th letter, we the
above organization, want to thank you and your office
for the prompt and Just stand against the destruction
of our valuable resources.
The over-all plan for the dredging of Broad-
waters, Mud and East Creeks was clearly defined in
Public Notice No. 5375. This map designated two specific
spoil areas. When new areas Began to appear not pre-
viously assigned for fill we were glad to see your office
take immediate action to correct the situation.
Both present and future generations will
benefit by your actions.
Very truly yours,
E.L.I. WETLANDSP~ES. ASSOC.
Paul Stoutenburgh
President
~ROOK}LtVEN TO:VN NATURAL itE,5OUROES CO, l:,, IT Fit,:,
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J~nuary 1), lC66
?own Trustees
!own of .3':athold
;outhol~, ~ew "'ork
~entlemen:
The ai)..~ve or.~a~zat] ~a }]~s ~_~r~c~r_-~ed itself ,~ith the
>reservation of ~ur marshes an, t fresh water areas. Over the
~ears, ~owever, we have observed the use of ,~red~es to ~oc~.'en
,nd wi.~en streams .~nd cree~s, thereby comb',lately alterinF
;he t'~se of environment that many of the life-long res~d~.nts here
~ave come to aopreciate.
It is apparent that all ~re~ging will not oe comwlete'y
~tooped--maybe it should not be--, but where it must be done,
~e ask that a machine aw~ro~riate to the job be used. There
~re two county ,'~redges, as you well know, both of which are
.ar~e. In many of the small creeks and streams ~hich make
~outhold an attractive and desirable living ~lace, the large
~ountv ere~es are used. However, a small ~rlvatelv owned
~red~e woul.~ be more effective, with !ess resu]tfn~ damage to
he surroun~Mn~ marsh areas.
Recently, a local newspaper 7,ublished an advertisement
r~tn~ ~eople to coma to Jouthold a~d llve in fine homes
n the Waterfront. Many marshes were filled in to ~rovide
~uIl~mn~ Ions ~or these homes However, the same a~?vertisement
21so suggeste, that one could dig clams in his owr~ backy~rd
nd enjoy ~he nsr~oiled.wen~rs of nature. Considcrin~ the
ate at ~i~hlch buildin~ is progressing, and s~amps are )etn?
illed, how, and for how lon~ will it bem]ossible to
rovide both items offered in the ad?
we, therefore, urge you to weiKh carefully your decisions
uith regard to dredgin~ and to make decisions that will not
eliminate, Out rather enhance, the very beauty that peoole
~ove to ~outhold to enjoy.
A
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Sincerely,
Arthur Y. Cooley
Cha irman
.S.
We are pleased to learn of your recent decision to halt
dredging where it has exceeded prescribed bounds..~>~
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RALPH W. STERLING
SEEDS, PLANTS, NURSERY STDCK
LAN DSI~API N G, GARDEN SUPPLIES
P-IJT FL[3WERS
Southold ~own Board of Trustees, P.2
I have had verbal assurances from the County Engineers
that the work is feasible. In fact, the original plan for
dredging these Creeks included this area. However, I feel
that this matter should be brought to your attention so
that you may act upon it as you see fit.
Also, i£ a major part of the spoil area north of
Eugene's Road is now unavaila01e or unusable I feel that
other areas should be found~ sufficient to do the whole
job. I believe that a job half done on these Creeks
would be worse than no dredging at all.
Thank you for the opp~tunity to express my views
to you.
Sincerely YOurs,
William B. Sterling~
CONSERVATIONISTS
UNITED FOR
Founded 195,6
SETAUKET, NEW YORK
OFFERING
LONC ISLAND
January,
AN AWARD OF I-tONeR TO BUILDERS
PRACTICE CONSERVATICIN, IN CO(~ZERATICN
WITH TEE LCNG ISLAND BUILDERS INSTITUTE
Total Enviromx, ent has Becomc a National Issue
STANDARDS FOR THIS COMPETITION:
Keep lawns small in settings of natural growth, saving all
varieties of trees, saplings, shrubs, wildflowers, lanrel
for beauty, wild cherry for birds, and mere.
2. Contours as nature made them. Well-designed roads.
3. Open water, protected and kept olean.
Shores, rivers, wetlands and marshes, protected. They are our golden goose that
lays our golden eggs.
}?oat channels maximum depth six feet at low waterl maximum width 50 feet.
Special points for saving kettle-holes. They are nature's catchment basins from
glacial times, 10,000 to 20,000 years old. They absorb and filter water better than
sumps and are beautiful. There are hundreds on Long Island north of Ronkonkoma.
Lake Ronkonkoma is the biggest. Some are hardly bigger than an excavation for a
cellar.
Provisions for adequate sewage disposal.
Let's catch up with modern l~ychology and start communities with houses at different
price levels. A wholesome neighborhood needs variety. Hundreds of similar houses
at similar prices on similar size plots may affect individuality of the inhabitants.
A~k your local Planning Board or Garden Club to review your work and to send us reeom-
rn~ndations and photographs. Dr, if necessary, send direct to us
C~ntest closes August 20. Awards tu be presented in late September, probably at e, Dinner.
Committee on Award of Honor
}<rs Lawson and Mrs l%{urphy