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Home My WebLink About1990 ... ", , ~~'i;~\:" - ~,' I ":',~t '" <~:'i>~f .,:i-r:;,,," ,.,." ..,~'~ ';'~'j,,;~'- ,6 .. , , .. ' ,.' ~:~,: ;~~ ~ :.i~~:~:':~ I,!. :' ~~i~'b}":' . :1~~:'}:~:::~i:~:'~.1nr" ,t~, . "'In,' ~'~~~:~:~'i,~,~-;r~~ir . :~ fl" ""'11't, ~t;::?::;'!3:~~: " -.i'i:h" .,\;J&' '. ")'1.,~ ',':/" , ,.:,((" p ) .. ,,-) , - ":'1>""'):'::,:,. -Pi?:, 'STAFf' :~ Ru=~rJcB: F.T. FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 1990 40 FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. ANNUAL REPORT 1990 The Fishers Island Civic Association assembles and has printed this Annual Report which includes reports from many organizations. We hope this booklet is informative and provides you with a reference for these organizations which make Fishers Island such a unique community. We are fortunate to have so many volunteers committed to serving our community for it is through their efforts that these organizations exist. We also thank the people who provided the reports which made this booklet possible. PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT 1 Report of FI Civic Association President 2 FI Civic Association Financial Report 3 Town Justice 4 FI School 6 The Henry L. Fergusen Museum 12 FI Conservancy Inc. 14 Garbage and Refuse District 15 Rodent Control 16 FI Ferry District 18 Island People's Project 21 Blue Cross - Blue Shield 22 FI Fire Department . Th. Fish_" Isl.nd Civic Auoci.tion, Inc. F1SWERS ISlAND, HE" YORIe 06390 July, 1990 Memorandum to all Membeno: -- 1989-1990 has been a year when the Fishers ISland Ovic Association has been overwhelmed by "garbage". Most of our meetings have given primary .,Hention to this subject and the Memorial Day weekend meeting was even turned over to the garbage commissioners to try and clarify the situation. 'As it. stands now, we Are being advised by the ~arbage conunissioners to dissolve the garbage district and turn over the entire responsihility for ~arbage to the Town of Southold. However, since Southold itself has not yet finalized its own garbage policy, it is not yet possible to answer all of your questions. Stay tlmed and please try to attend any garbage meetings this summer. They could be very important1 And please continue to RECYCLE! The most important single event this year is the occupancy of four new houses representing the first phase of the Walsh Park project. It is a credit to the whole island that this dream has become a reality. Also The Fishers Island Growth Plan has been revised and mailed out to boxholders. It is a statemerii'Of policy that the FishersIsland Ovic Association has produced from your input and represents the con."nsus viewpoint of the members of '(our organization. It is important that everyone read this document and Wlderstand its goals. Special thanks to Brad Burnham for undertaking the task of revising this plan to confot'm to our changing times. Many of the organizations of the Island continue to provide evet'yone with dedicated time and expertise. The Fishers Island Fire Department, the EMf volunteers, the Fishers Island Conservancy, the Island Peoples Project, the ~'ishers Island Ferry District, the Police Advisory Committee, the Fishers Island Cazette, the Walsh Park Benevolent Corporation, the Sanger Fund, the Henry L. FergllSen Museum, the Garbage and Refuse District, the Library, the Island Health Project, and the Fishers Island School are many of the or,gani7.ations that contribute so much to our Island. I hope that you will take the time to read the enclosed reports and to notice the names of some of the people who volunteer so much of th"ir time to Fishers Island. F'inally I would like to ask you to try and attend the "To....n F'athers Day" m,,"ting on Wednesday August 8th. It ts a very important day because it gives you, the people of Fishers Island, the chance to meet your representatives from the Town of .Southold (lnd to ask them questions. The Directors of the Fishers Island Civic Association want to thank all of you for your continued support in our endeavor to Uy and help accomplish so many important goals for Fishers Island. Speedy Met tier President ('91) Officers and Dlt'ectors: Brad Burnham ('90) Laura Ed....ards ('92) Art Walsh ('911(Vice President) Ilussell Heath ('92) Leslie Goss ('90) Ray Ed......rds (ex-officio) Bob White ('92) Carol Ridgway ('91) Mary WRlter ('90) Karla Heath (Secretary,Treasurerl CD :::' (I ..J .1 T I~' ( Th. Fish.rs Island Civic Association, Inc. F1SWERS ISLAND, NEY YORK 06390 Financial Report July 30. 1990 Checking Balance 1/1/90 Money Market Balance 1/1/90 $ 3,465.35 2,291.91 Total Cash Balance January 90 $5,757.26 Income Dues (347 members) & Contributions 6,173.00 Expenses Printing Postage Blue Cross Insurance Admin. Secretarial/Admin. Rodent Control Transfer to Money Market 1,135.06 294.14 1,130.00 260.00 183.91 6,000.QO Total Expense Bank Charges $9,003.11 83.84 $9,086.95 Checking Balance 7/28/90 Money Market Balance 7/28/90 Total Cash Balance 7/28/90 $ 551.40 8,438.84 $8,990.24 Respectfully subm~tted, ~Svk~ Karla S. Heath, Treasurer 0< RAYMOND W. EDWARDS TOWN JUSTICE BOX 48!5 FISHERS ISLAND, N.Y. 015390 July 1990 Fellow Islanders: As I begin my ninth year in representing the people of our lovely Island on the Southold Town Board, I look bacl< on the work that has been accomplished during that time.. As I look forward, I am bewildered with the problems that confront us. Garbage will be our biggest endeavor in the cOllllling llDnths and I wish we had a definate program in mind. Another serious problem that has risen recently is that of septic disposal. The DEe nas clOS~ down the. dumping of septic sludge at the landfill and in a mal<e-shift operation, we have been using the sewer districts system at the Fort. The engineers who designed this system, by letter, said that this practice should be stopped. We are now looking into the best way to dispose of this septage on a long term, legal basis. The Town Fathers meeting will be held at the American Legion Hall on Wednesday, August 8th at 1 :00 PM. This is the time to voice your thoughts on Town-wide operations of the various agencies within the Town and here on the Island. Trooper Tom Fuller arrived on the Island the first of May and will be here until tne last of October. Trooper Roy Vasquez arrived the First of July and will remain until Labor Day. They have radar in operation and are doing their job. Please obey all traffic signs and remember the SPEED LIMIT on the Island is 30 MPH. Also, the speed zone on the waters of West Harbor is 5 MPH. My office hours are betw"een 11: 00 AM and 1: 00 PM on Sunday at the llDvie theater. If I may be of any assistance in Town matters or if you have any Motor Venicles to register, please contact me at these hours. If you pass by the theater and see the light by my door, the "Judge" is in. Have a safe and enjoyable summer.. .say hello to me on the sidewalk, not in Court. j : FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT The 1989-90 school year was one of transition. Mr. Kenneth A. Lanier, Sr. was hired as the Superintendent of Fishers Island. In addition to Mr. Lanier, three new staff appointments were made prior to the start of the 1989-90 school year: Dr. Arnaldo Sierra, Spanish teacher; Ms. Carol Spadora, Science teacher; and Ms. Mary Sawyer, English teacher. In the Spring of 1989 the school board commissioned an effective schools research survey that was distributed to parents, teachers and students. The results of this survey were used to address those areas of the program that the respondents indicated were by their perception in need of change or at least review. The area of major concern was the monitoring of student progress. As a result a system for monitoring student progress in grades 7-12 was established. This system allows for the continuous monitoring of student progress instead of just relying on report cards every ten weeks. Parents of students experiencing academic difficulties are contacted on a regular basis to discuss solutions. Also, elementary report cards for the 1990-91 school year will be redesigned to provide more information about a student's academic progress. Another concern was in the area of elementary curriculum. During the 1989-90 school year the elementary staff developed a more precise class schedule to be implemented in 1990-91. Also, new science and mathematics curricula were developed for implementation in 1990-91. Further curricular development will occur each year according to the overall plan developed this past year. The 1989-90 student body included seventeen magnet students. This year for the first time, elementary students from Connecticut attended Fishers Island School. The addition of four elementary students provided a boost to all of the classes. The graduating class of 1990 was non-existent. In lieu of high school graduation, the sixth grade students were presented with certificates of completion in a short ceremony held in the gym. Also that evening a number of students received awards for their academic and civic accomplishments. During the school year Jim Thompson resigned as a board member. Eileen Wall was appointed to replace him. In the spring of 1990 Catherine Hancock, Sarah Malinowski, and Eileen Wall were elected to the Board of Education in a spirited election. The public's avid participation in the effective schools research survey and the board election process clearly indicated the high level of community interest in its school. Active community participation in 1989-90 was evident throughout the school year. ~! The 1990-91 budget passed at the May 15th annual meeting. Again, community interest was evident. We appreciate the fact that approxi- mately eighty voters turned out that evening to listen to the presentation and to ask pertinent questions of both the board members and the administrator about the school program. We welcome individuals and organizations to join us in the coming year in support of the community's young people. The education of students is the responsibility of the total community of Fishers Island. 1989-90 Board of Education Gregory Thibodeau, President Sarah Malinowski, Vice-President Catherine Hancock' George Horning Eileen Wall 5 II , The Henry L. Ferguson Museum Fishers Isiand, New York 06390 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION 1990 marks the thirtieth year in the life of the HENERY FERGUSON MUSEUM. During the year approximately 200 persons became a "FRIEND" of the museum. We hope that you were one of them. The support of many persons during the past thirty years has made possible the museum building which was built in 1972 through the generosity of Mr. Jansen Noyes, the addition of a room for the HISTORICAL COLLECTION in 1980, and the LAND TRUST sanctuaries. Now, thanks to three major gifts, special contributions, and financing from the museum's endowment, a second addition is under construction. It will be for the exhibition and storage of the growing collection of prehistoric man's artifacts and the way of life of the first "hunters" and "gathers" on the Island. Evidence exists which dates man's presence here back to at least 7,000 B.C.! With the help from professional archelogists from New York State Museum in Albany and from Connecticut, the new "Indian Room" will be an important educational facility displaying not only weapons and tools, but also showing the relationship of climatic changes to the subsistence sources, the changes in flora and fauna, and finally, the "Contact Period" when Native Americans and European explorers and settlers first intermingled. No date has yet been set for the opening and dedication of the new .archeological wing. Please watch for announcments. Opening with the a special preview for "FRIENDS" of the museum on FRIDAY JULY 6, 1990, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. was the special summer exhibition" SPORTING AT FISHERS ISLAND". On display in the Historical Room are photogrraphs and articles relating to the wide varity of sports that have or are still taking place ont the Island. The first owner, John Winthrop Jr. in the mid-17th century considered his domain not only productive farm land but also his own personal hunting preserve. In the late 19th century Scottish gamekeeper came from "the olde country" to manage the Fishers Island Hunting Club. From this stemmed the importation of a fine breed of hunting dogs, English Spinger Spaniels. In the 1930s Fishers Island hosted the most major Field Trials in America for the hunting spaniels. Not only were the first springers from Scotland, but during the 30s the judges for the Trials were also brought over from Scotland. Henery L. Ferguson, for whom the museum is named, became deeply involved in raising and training Springers in the Falcon Hill Kennel and in 1932 wrote "THE ENGLISH SPINGER SPANIEL IN AMERICA" (Copy in the museum library). The museum has a great deal of material about these Spinger Feld Trials in the '30s which has never before been displayed until now. Fishers Island is notorius for its sporting activities albeit only its residents know of them. The "Sporting At Fishers Island" exhibition includes such sports as: sailing and motor boating; golfing: fishing: tennis: swimming: jogging: snorkeling: croquet: flying: and the Fishers Island Free School sports of soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball, and golf. Come and enjoy this special show which will continue through Labor Day Weekend. FIEI.D OOTIS AI though the Museun has the necessary permi ts required for the collection of bird specimens, it has not been used since 1964. Birds that are found dead and in presentable condition are sent to the Muselln's taxidennist, Scott Sansone, for mounting. The rare GIAUalUS GUlL is one of the recently received mounts. A lIhip-poor-will, Night hawk, Indigo Bunting, an? a very rare Connecticut warbler also join this distinguished ornithological collection. Fishers Island is most fortunate to have Edwin Horning and his wife Catherine as year-round residents. Catherine is the Muselln' 5 attendant and Edwin, retired science teacher from the For. school, is OJrator of collections. Ed's knowledge of the flora and fauna of the Island is phenomenal and he keeps daily field -2. notes. The Osprey nesting is always of interest. In May 1989 there were 20 osprey eggs in all the nests. On July 10, 1989, 8liOung were counted in four nests. In April 1990-;--Fa Horning reports five active nests but as of mid-May, no egg or young count has been "taken. The following are highlights from Ed Horning's 1989/90 Field Notes: JULY: GoldenPloverj 2 Least Terns (becoming rare); Black Skinmerj Xerxes Society Butterfly count - 12 species; 1 Piping Plover (becoming rare); Baird sandpipers; sharptai1ed sparrow. AUGUST: Wilson Phalarope; Royal Terns. SEPTEMBER: Hawk migrations, all varieties; parasitic jaeger. OcroBER: 1st - 54 Bob Dewire group - 43 species of birds. Oct. 3-10 .!.! Peregrine falcons seen; Unco1n sparrow; vesper sparrow. NOVEMBER: 35 Gannets; Ipswich Sparrow; Fox Sparrow. DECEMBER: Island Pond (or Oyster Pond) 2 Bonaparte Gulls, 75 ducks, including Mallards, Blackducks, wigeon, pintail and redhead. DECEMBER 30. 1989 CHRIS1l1AS BIRD COUNI': 40 species including a record nunber of 200 Blackducks near Oyster Pond. JANUARY 1990: Grey seal; Coopers, Goshawks and Redtailed Hawks on Island; Bird feeders and Otis Horn's pigeon coop attacked by Coopers and Goshawks. FEBRUARY: 7th - Redwings and grackles returned; 20 seals; Woodcock calling; Skunk cabbage up. MARaI: Oyster catcher back; robins; 15th Male Osprey retUrns Hooded Mergansers; Wood.duc~23rd Double Crested Connorants return; 40 Harbor SeaI'S"" at Pine Island; Ipswich Sparrow; 23rd 2 female Osprey; 26th Barred Owl back to same nes~ - MID-MAY: To support the TERN colony on GREAT GUlL ISlAND, N.Y., the Museum pledged $1.00 per species of bird that Ed Horning could identify in two days. Ed spotted 89 species. Thank you Curator Horning for your profesionally scientific observations on the Island. 1 HAY 1990 ARCHIDlOGY The /tJseun was most grateful to the ~nRer Fund for its financial support in 1989 of t ee arcneological programs: one, the partial funding for the two weeks in May of professionally led work at two sites - Th'O SPRINGS and TURTLE POND, two, the completion in August of 1989 of the productive Th'O SPRINGS SIlE, and, three, the funding of Historic investigation of the earliest settlement of Fishers Island by its first White inhabitants. We are most thankful to the Sanger Fund for supporting this important work which has nearly been completed and half of the Historic Report has been received fran Donald Malcarne of Essex, Comecticut who was coomissioned by the r-tJseun to investigate the early land records pertaining to Fishers Island and to attempt to establish the history of the Island's supposed earliest houses, The Winthrop, Fox Mansion, and Brickyard. Robert White I 5 hunorous article "Allons Enfants" in this newsletter was based on the research done by Don Malcarne. The following four objectives were set in 1988 for the continuing archeological work on Fishers Island: 1. To trace the prehistoric cultural ecology and cultural change in rela tion to the changing postglacial environment on and around Fishers Island. 2. To generate a radiocarbon-date:! sequence of dates on Fishers Island. 3. To map the distribution of sites of all periods in relation to microenvironments on the Island. 4. To reconstruct the postglacial ecological history of the Island, including the effect of rising sea level on land areas, floral and faunal resources, and hunan settlement. The nearly total concentration of archeological investigation in May of 1990 was done at the SHARP SIlEo It was the opinion of the professionals that with the exception of #3 above, many of the objectives stated above could be furthered. SHARP'S is a shell midden, an Indian garbage dump which was used for approximately 3,000 years (the Woodland Period, 1,000 BC-lSOO AD). That Indian collecting of shellfish for food is evident in the three to four foot layer of shells that extended down to 95 centimeters. Mixed with the shell and dirt was found: pottery, projectile points, bone awls, a fish hook, fr~ts of a ceramdc pipe, maize kernels, nut fragments, chenopodilm (goosefoot family) and bones. The rich calciun fran the shell depositlreserVeS1he bones of animals which the Indians kille and ate. The following bones h~ve been identified: Black Whale deer, birqs seal a variety of small mammals, turties, tautog (biackfish), sturgeon, fish, and anllnal teeth, and even fish scales! The professional scientists now have a rich variety of subsistence material fran the SHARP site to process. All of this will enable the archeologists and anthropologists to generate a picture of pre-historic exis tence in the Fishers Is land area. This evidence will form part of the Ferguson /tJseun' s archeological collection and will be a major contribution to New York State's knowledge of Indian life on a New York State island. The Board of Governors of the /tJseum extends to Greg and Penni Sha~ sincere thanks for permitting the very important "dig on their back lawn in May. Their keen interest in this scientific undertaking made possible new discoveries which will contribute to furthering our knowledge of the first inhabitants on Fishers Island. Because of scattered surface finds of "arrowheads" and "chips" on North Hill in the sumner of '89, test holes were dug and two new Indian occupation sites were discovered. They are known as IIF1.OUNDER IN NOR'IH" and "F1.DUNDER IN SOIJIli." A Ol.lllber of one meter squares were excavated in 189 and in one, more than 200 quartz chips, charcoal, maize, and pottery were found, indicating an Indian habitation and manufacturing location of the late Woodland Period (c. 1,000 A.D.). Fresh water was close by arid twenty yards from the NORTH site was an abundant supply of quartz cobble stones on the beach. Dr. Funk and his assistant, Beth Wellman, mapped the two new sites in May of 1990 which, although small, confirm the theory that Fishers Island, over a lO,()(X) year pericxi, maintained many small, scattered family or extended family-sized groups of native Americans. ~ote: It is anticipated that the Turtle Pond Site ct ~~id-Island with a possible wigwa~ remains mar, be excavated later this year. That WOll d be a "first t for the Island. \j GI'llERAL On September 17, 1989, the Museun sponsored a tlStat~" visit to the "Independent" rstand .of North Dumpling!!. The Island is now owned by a Lord'Dean Kaman, a young and successful inventor of medical paraphernalia. Twenty persons from Fishers Island paid its neighbor an official pre-sUlll1lit meeting and pledged support of North Dumpling in the event of any threat to that Island. North Dumpling wannly received its visitors and when North Dumpling was made an Honorary "FRIEND" of the Museun, the President of the Henry L. Ferguson was declared to be the Fishers Island Ambassador for Cultural Affairs to North Dumpling. It was a treat to see her Navy (Old Alumim.Jll Sides, a retired u.s. Ar~ "Duck"), her money in denominations of ten thousand I r:umplings," and her postal system with the express stamp a TURTLE and regular mail a SNAIL. It is hoped that a second pre-smmit reunion can be .arranged for the SUllller of 1990. Y Purchased from the Winthrop Family in 1847 and house erected thereon. 11IANK YOU 1HANK YOU Tom and Bunty Armstrong for the fund raiser on May 5, "DAFFODILS AND <XJCKTAILS" and thank you Mary Russell and your helpers who raised $900 for the Museum! SANCIUARlES The three major wildlife sanctuaries that the Museum maintains are: the H. LEE FERGUSON, JR. SANCIUARY four acres with pond behind the MuseLlll; the L. F. BOKER OOYLE BRICKYARD SANcruARY, 15~ acres; and the BETIY MATIlUESSEN WILDLIFE SANcruARY of 8 acres. Nature trails are marked and a Guide Book for the BITIY MATIliIESSEN SANcruARY is available at the Museum. Cj BE'lTY HATrllIESSEN IIILD!.IFE SANCTUARY PROJECT OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ACQUIRED 1978 8 ACRES" DAVID F. HARRIS "SANCTUARY 0.75 acres , 1989 Easement HIDDLE F AItl FLA:r5 EASDlENl'S FRCH: 1983 ROm. J. HILLER 5.6 ACRES 1984 FIDCO 11 ACRES 1984 RITA & ALLEllTON CUSHMAN 1. 7 ACRES KEY POST SAN::'lUARY GIFT OF JOON CALLEY. IllS. IlJI<<:AN ~D1. ROBERT J. GOOESSE ~IRED 1985 6.45 ACRES HOC<>>10UNT . " GlF'!' 1981 Ol'IS PIKE 2. 38 ACIlE5 L.F. BOKER DOYLE BRICKYARD SANCTUARY 15.48 ACRES, GIFT ACQUIRED 1982-83 o BAALa.' POND IIILDLIFE SANCTUARY GIn OF BAGLEY REID ::..986 (~ approx.) RACE POINT H.L.F. MUSEUM ON H.L. FERGUSON, JR. SANCTUARY 4 ACRES GIFT 1965 HENRY L. 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Y. 06390 AIWUAL REVIElv Sunnner, 1990 The year 1989-90 was an extremely important one for the Fishers Island Conservancy. Major projects were completed and new ones started, as the Conservancy completed its sixth year of operation. Among others, the following items are of interest in a short sunnnary of the past year's work. (1 ) The first and only study ever made of the Fishers Island aquifers and water quality reserves, a major project since the Conservancy' inception, was completed and released to the public in May, 1990. Copies have already gone to many officials and ground-water experts on Long Island as well as on Fishers Island, where interested residents anl citizens have all but exhausted the supply of copies. Though pointing to sufficient water supplies for the short term, the study pointed to the need for consevration measures, especially around the key watersheds, since in a drought year, the rechar~e volume will not equal the water usage island-wide, with resultlng dangers of aquifer depletion, and salt water intrusion. (2) -rhe ftast year was also a yim6 when the term "Critical Environments Area' became applicable to all of Fishers Island under Suffolk County law. Tharu<s to a Conservancy mailing in the early winter of 1990 that explained what the new CEA law was, and how its new reporting requirements could be appl~ed to the Island as a whole, the Island residents approvea tne County's passage of the law fpr at least a year without requesting any review. The margin of approval of the CEA here was overwhelming - at least 11 to 1 in favor. (J) By early spring or 1990 it was obvious that both ruture and present operations of the garbage collection service on Fishers Island would face major cflanges. '..n,en te,e Garbage and. Reruse District announced (over the winter and early spring of 1990) that it planned to dissolve itself because of spiraling costs, the Conservancy offered to fund a study tnat would list the various new options facing Fishers Islanders, how much each would cost to implement, and what events and possible sacrifices each would entail. As Southold had no objection to the study, and as the Garbage and Refuse District also requested to aid in the funding, the study was begun, completed, and released on July 6th, 1990. Fishers Islanders needinp or wishing a copy can get one by calling Pat Faulkner at 7863. The study is thus being offered to Fishers Islanders and concerned Southold citizens a:s~.a guide to what was possible in the matter of solid waste disposal, as well as an indication of how much the new costs would be bourne by indivudal citizens. Decisions on this vital matter have not yet been finalized, but the Conservancy; always Horkin" in concert Hi th t -e .~i vie ,\.ssociation and other Island t,-z 1990 SlMlEJl EVENrS AND ANNlllJNC>>fliT Saturday, June 30: Museum officially opens (Daily 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sundays 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and by appointment 7293) Friday, July 6: 5:00-7:00 p.m. Preview opening for Special Summer of 1990 Exhibitiorrf "SPORTING AT FISHERS ISLAND" 7:30 p.m. Union Clapel; Slide Lecture: "A YEAR IN AN ESKIMO VIllAGE" by David and Annie Burnham Thesday, July 24: PUBLICATIONS AT 1lIE follSatl 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 NEWSLE11JERS FISHERS ISlAND lAND TRUST PAMPHLET BETIY MATnlIESSEN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY TRAIL GUIDE OCEAN PONDS OYSTERS pamphlet by Carey Matthiessen FISHERS ISlAND CLAM FARMING by Steve Malinowski 1lIE INDIANS OF FISHERS ISLAND (MUNNATAWKEI) by Marion Ferguson Briggs VICIORIA AND ALBERT'S HISTORY OF FISHERS ISlAND by Charles B. Ferguson NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS available for study in the MUseum. Gifts of books and pamphlets are welcome. PERMANENT EXIIIIlITIONS ORNITHOLOGICAL: Mounted specimens of many birds of the Island. ARCHEOLOGICAL: Artifacts from the Island dating back to 8,000 B.C. FLORA AND FAUNA of the Island. HISTORICA.L: Memorabilia, photographs, articles, documents, and paintings reveal the past and present life and look of Fishers Island. I r 1lIE BOARD OF GOVERNORS Richard S. Baker, Secretary Martha F. Buller Charles B. Ferguson, President Marie Gaillard Edwin H. Horning, Curator Elizabeth F. Husband, Vice President Robert J. Miller, Treasurer Elizabeth H. Cook Jean Leuchtenburg Steven Malinowski G. Carey Matthiessen Mary F. Russell Penni Sharp Robert K. White Katherine H. Sturtevant (Honorary) Museum Attendant: Catherine Horning BEXnlE A ''FRIEND OF 1lIE HENRY L. FERGUSON msroM" ... . 1_ la.. ~~ NAWRE WAIJ(S July and August. Start 2:00 .p.m. from the Museum. Co~ducted by Curator, Edwin Hornin&. fuesdays for chIldren, Wednesdays for adults. (Sponsored by the Island People's Project.) BECnlE A ''FRIEND OF 1lIE HENRY L. FERGUSON follSroM" The MuselJl1 has been and is financially supported by its interested friends and modest endoloment. The Museum has an obligation to become the center for Island ecology as well as to collect, educate, preserve, and display its collections. Help the Museum to acquire land on the Island for the preservation and protection of its natural resources and open spaces for future generations. (See the Henry L. Ferguson Museum Land Trust brochure with preservation options for the landowner.) Life Friend ------ Sustaining ----- Contributing - Family ------ Individual ====== Junior (under 18) Additional Contribution $ $1,000 or more $ 500 - $999 $ 100 - $499 $ 25-$99 $ 10-$24 $ 1-$9 Name Address City State Zip Olecks should be payable to the IIFriends of the H.L.F. Museum." - 2 - agencies, in doing its best to shed light, rather than heat, on the crucial decisions and directions the Island should take in the very near future regarding the disposition of our solid wastes. (4) In the spring of 1990, the Conservancy also undertook, with the aid of' the ffay fTarbor Club and various >ray Harbor property owners, a systematic study of pollution affecting the harbor - both man-made and that caused by birds. A necessary concomitant to this study, which will include numerous test programs on both the harbor and its surrounding marshes evaluating septic damage, will be a practical plan for re-dredging the entrance channel to the harbor, removing just enough silted-in sand to increase the flushing action of the tidal flow. this, plus better pollution control on the periphery ot the harbor, should effect a considerable improvement. (5) \-1e have treated our efforts to control tile fungus-caused, beetle- carried Pine Blight in other areas - notably this past spring's issue of the "Gazette". I-That we wished to reiterate here was both the futility and the danger of toxic insecticide treatments, the safe policy of cutting down dead or dying trees, but most importantly tae advice to re-plant damaged Pine Tree areas with hardier, yet equally good looking species such as spruce, maple, and especially ceda~ (6) Lastly, in the late spring of 1990, Suffolk County authorities asked the Conservancy to assist in a plan to protest the vital watershed areas around Barlow, Middle Farms, and Treasure Ponds - our designated fresh water reservoirs. This project, which will require an environ- mental inventory and study of the 3 areas, will probably last into 1991 , but when complete will provide a Watershed Protection Plan that will hopefully save these vital reservoirs. Though still in the plannin~ stage this projected Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) is scheduled to begin sometime this coming fall. ~he Conservancy is very pleased that the County Health authorities have called on it for help in initiating so crucially important a project. More on this in future reports. We wish also at this time to thank all our many supporters, workers, and contributors. Your efforts have been vital in making F1shers Island a better place for us all to live in. Board of Trustees Mrs. W.L. Lyons Brown,Jr. Mr. Reynolds duPont, Jr. Mr. Edwin Horning Mrs. Gordon Murph~ Sr. Miss Mary Linda Strunk Mrs. William H. Wood, Jr. Mr. Thomas Doherty Mrs. William Faulkner Mrs. W. Boulton Kelly Mrs. Bernard Rafferty Mr. John H. Thatcher. Jr. Yw. Michael B. Wray 13 FIS~ERS ISLAND GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISTRICT I FISHERS ISLAND, N~W YORK 06390 29 July, 1990 The Fishers Island Garbage and Refuse District Commission has continued to consolidate its plan to construct a transfer station for purposes of shipping Island garbage off-Island for disposal. This plan would go into effect after use of the Island landfill area is discontinued. The transfer station will be located ,near the burn dump. The compacted waste will be shipped by ferry to either Long Island or Connecticut. However, in January, 1990, the Commission was informed by its attorney in Southold that the District, according to State law, was not eligible for financial assistance from the Town of Southold in order to meet anticipated expenses, such as construction and operation of a transfer station, shipping the garbage off-Island, and capping the landfill. In view of the very significant costs involved in these projects, combined with the taxes that Fishers Island must pay to support Southold's waste disposal program, the Commission initiated a petition to dissolve the District. Should the District be dissolved, the Town of Southold would become responsible for Fishers Island's waste disposal program, and the costs would be shared by the entire Town. When a sufficient number of signatures on the petition have been obtained, this issue will be resolved by the Town Board after a series of public hearings. In April, 1990, the District initiated a recycling program, a primary objective being to diminish the load delivered to the landfill and thereby prolong the landfill's use. Bottles, cans, newspaper, magazines and cardboard have been collected in movable containers located near the ferry and carted off-Island to recycling centers on the mainland. During June and July, approximately two tons of paper and cardboard have been taken off the Island each week. The success of the recycling program depends entirely upon the cooperation of all Fishers Island residents. The Commission wishes to thank all those who have helped make this project work. Respectfully, - - /,/. c /n'~~,. . ?/G. C. Matthiessen, Secretary 11-1 RODENT CONTROL The Civic Association has been supplying free rodent poison for many years. Also, they have rodent feeders for sale at cost. General interest in this program has dropped off drastically in the last'several years. So far this summer, only three people have picked up cans of bait. Although the rodent situation appears to be worse than ever, I suggest that this program be dropped by the Civic Association unless more interst is shown. A. D. Dawson /5 , FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT Report to the Fishers Island Civic Association The past year has been significant for the Ferry District in terms of coming into the 20th Century. In the spring of 1989 we began working with a firm which analyzed our freight and ticketing systems. Upon completion of the analysis, a request for proposals (bids) to automate the freight and ticketing sy,stems was prepared and advertised. Bids were received and a contract was let to MicroSystems Integration, Inc. of Stonington, CT in the fall. Much of the fall was spent in the preparation of software and testing of various programs. In February of 1990 we went on. line with the automated freight processing system and in April ~ith the automated ticketing system. In the future we hope to expand into our accounting system and eventually into reservations. As most of you are aware, we ceased negotiations with the City of New London regarding a swap of property when.the City was unable to meet our needs for horizontal space. There have been no new developments in the last year. 1989 statistics include the carriage of 151,500 passengers, 38,000 automobiles and 6,500 trucks. With the slow down in the economy, it is felt that these numbers will level off or perhaps decrease somewhat for the 1990 calendar year. For the past thirteen (13) years from 1977 through 1989 we have had a steady increase in the usage of the ferries which has allowed us to maintain the same charges for passengers and automobiles since the spring of 1980 when rates were increased to their present levels. This year we increased service charges for reservations to 1.50, and transporting of automobiles without drivers to $3.50. These charges help to defray the cost of maintaining the reservation office and keeping additional personnel on duty at New London and. Fishers Island for longer periods of time to provide better service. REMINDERS: (1) The dock area at Fishers Island is desig- nated for thirty minute parking to enable persons meeting boats to have a place to park. There is ample long term parking available along the bank and road area across from the dock, on the north side of the Coast Guard Station, and on the north side of the long brick building where the recycling dumpsters are located. Please cooperate in not leaving your vehicle where it does not belong. (2) The dumpster on the dock was discontinued in July due to the excessive amount of garbage being deposited on weekends which became messy and unsightly. Please make arrangements to dispose of your garbage before coming to the boat to leave the Island. (3) FOOD and MEDICINE: We encounter many instances where persons order food or have medicine coming 10 .-/. ISLAND PEOPLE'S PROJECT Box 523 Fishers Island, New York 06390 , Summer 1990 Dear Fishers Islanders and Summer Residents, Island People's Project has been dedicated to sponsoring ,., . programs and activities for the Island's young people. This summer our program will begin on Monday, July 2nd- with registration on Monday, July 2nd- and run through Friday, August 10th. As in years past, we will be offering arts and crafts, tennis and sailing lessons, Red Cross swimming instruction. We plan to offer fishing, hiking, frisbee, windsurfing, and off Island trips. But I.P.P. is more ... we sponsor Nature Walks, the Easter Egg Hunt, the Halloween Parade, the 4th of July bicycle decorating contest and the two Arts & Crafts Shows on the Village Green. This sUn~er program is open to all members, and the only requirement to becoming a member is to pay the membership fee - $50.00 individual, $75.00 family. As you can imagine, it costs money to put on these activities and run these programs. We must hire people with expertise in working with children, make their salaries enticing enough to want them to commit seven weeks of their summer. Beside hiring a director and co-director, we need three to four aides to assist with the assorted activities. Many of the children who attend the I~ Fishers Island Ferry District and then do not come to pick it up. Most food and medicine comes to the Island on the 3:30 p.m. boat from New London and arrives on Fishers Island about 4:10 p.m. If you have ordered food or are expecting medicine, please be here to get it!! We cannot be responsible for food spoiling when we are unable to contact you. (4) DO WE KNOW YOU? If you are new to the Island or renting and not listed in the telephone book, please notify us as to who you are and where we can reach you. It will save all of us a lot of time and trouble. Dates to Remember: The annual election of a Commissioner of the Fishers Island Ferry District for a term of 5 years will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 1990 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Fishers Island Fire House. Electors of the District qualified to vote for Town Officers of the Town of Southold at the preceding Town Election AND owners of real property situate within the Fishers Isl~nd Ferry District upon the last preceding town assessment roll shall be eligihle to vote. The annual meeting to present estimated revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year January I, 1991 through December 31, 1991 will be held in the Fishers Island School on Friday, August Ii, 1990 at 6:00 p.m. /1