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Home My WebLink AboutAngel Shores . COUNCILMEN Raymond W. Edwards George L. Penny IV Ruth D. Oliva Ellen M. Larsen Thomas H. Wickham ,~ :~........;:-;-.""'~ " '" ~ j -.,; .J'Ct\~;;:~\ ......: '.....',. ',. . ~.\- ',;; ;>;;1 , ." . . ,',:,::: :-:1 <' . ''')', ../~' ~-,/ .I. ~ ", :_~,:.",'~f)! .'j' i.~~r .~~_.~,,~ ""-"'~~ ,.-J __ . / ---"-d-<-1II!!I"~/'-~ /Yo:"---t...--, COUNCILMEN TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Town Hall, 53095 Main Road . P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 FAX (516) 765 ' 1823 TELEPHONE (516) 765 . 1891 FROM: Councilwoman Ellen Larsen TO: Town Board Members, Town Attorney, and Assistant Town Attorney DATE: May 25, 1990 RE: Angel Shores I and II I spoke with Ruth Oliva on the telephone regarding Angel Shores I and I I. Her feeling is before anything becomes binding, all proposed Board for their review. I concur with her feeling to allow the Town agreements and pertinent information should be submitted to the Town Board full knowledge of any agreement that may be reached. EL:jw ~- .. . ..~ --.--- //6 -;/1 Of4'b4r '4'4~~ '4rk .1..,,~i4ti"4 ~~. 450 Clearview Reed SOUTH OLD, L. t, NEW YORK Marcil 23, 1990 Mr. Bennett Orl~wski, Jr. Cl~irrnan, S~uth~Ld Planning Board T~wn Hall, Main Road S~uth~ld, NY 11971 RECEIVED MAR 2 9 1990 Re: Angel Shores II So"fI,,,f,.f T~... ,..,__~ Dear Mr. Orl~wski: The residents of Cedar Beach Park would like to emphasize the importance ~f keeping any constructi~n on Angel Shores II as far away fro,n our h8mes "s is possible. This is necessary in ordcr t~ prevent any cesspool leaching and/or landscape chemicals fr~m c~ntsminating ~ur alr'ady fragile drinking water. It is a pr~ven fact that any c~ntaminates used ~n this area will reach ~Ur drinking wells as ~ccurred several years ag~ with the temik problem. Theref~re, we strongly suggest that a buffer z~ne ~f undeve18ped land as wide as p~ssible beleft in its present state along the adj~ining properties ~f Cedar Beach Park and Angel Shores II. Since Angel Shores II is z~ned f~r two ac~es, we suggest that any considerati~n of site transfers fr~m Angel Shores I t~ Angel Sh~res II would, in effect, be d~wn-z~ning Angel Sh~res II. This .,,~uld be c~ntrary to the Master Plan. Very truly yours, CEDAR BEACH PARK ASSOCIATION ~ RM:pd Robert Maus, President ~ - .; '. --.--------------- .' e_--. QJ~bnr ~~nc~ 'nrk ~.."ci4li"n ~c. GENERAL DELIVERY SOUTHOLD, L. I., NEW YORK - 2 - CC: Mr. Scott Harris, Supervisor, South old Town Mr. Bennett Orlowski, Jr., Chairman Planning Board Mr. George Ritchie Latham, Jr. Mr. Richard G. ward Mr. Ma rk S. McDona ld Mr. Kenneth L. Edwards Ms. Valerie Scopaz, Town Planner South old Town Board . . JAMES A. SCHONDEBARE TOWN A1TORNEY ROBERT H. BERNTSSON ASSISTANT TOWN A TIORNEY Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 TELEPHONE (516) 765.1939 OFFICE OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY TOWN OF SOUTHOLD March 20, 1989 Moore & Moore Attorneys at Law Suite 3, Clause Commons P.O. Box 23 Mattituck, NY 11952 Re: Angel Shores I Dear Bill: I am in receipt of your letter dated March 13, 1989. To argue, as you do, that the present A-C zone is simply a restatement of the former R-A zone would be to ignore the purpose clause contained in Section 100-30 of the A-C zone. In addition, the old code did not contain an R-40 zone while the updated code so provides. Hence, the Town Board could have placed this parcel within an R-40 zone had that been its legislative determination. Failure to do so leads me to conclude that the Board made a determination that the parcel be developed on the basis of two acre rather than one. Couple this with the lack of a grandfather clause and I'm hard pressed to see how Angel Shores I can be anything but two acres. , Very truly ypurs, /. 1/ . 1 tZ! !tU 1J.4rti?;1!t&!I{f~ / / v0ames A. Schondebare f~ Town Attorney JAS:mls cc: Planning Board Town Board '~.' The ~w York Botanical <!rden Bronx. New York 10458 (212) 220-8700 MO..- FES 211989 12 February 1989 ---II Southold Town Plannin9 Board Southold Town Hall Main ~oad, Southold, N.Y. 11971 Dear Town Officials: I am writin9 this letter in reference to the proposed Angel Shores development site, located at the southeast end of Great Hog Neck. Specifically, I am addressing parcel #1 of the development proposal. On February 1st, 1989, I visited parcel #1 of the Angel Shores tract and discovered a very rare and ecologically sensitive plant community covering almost 100% of the proposed development site. This rare plant community is termed the "Maritime Red Cedar Forest," and is classified by the New York Natural Heritage Program as "critically imperiled _ very few remaining acres occur in New York State, and the community is extremely vulnerable to extinction." I am conducting research on Maritime Red Cedar Forests in New York State and am alarmed at the rate at which this plant community is being destroyed. The Town of Southold contains some of the last remaining tracts of this rare plant community in the entire State. I highly recommend you contact New York Natural Heritage authorities and determine whether the Angel Shores development proposal will have a negative ecological impact upon the Maritime Red Cedar Forest in parcel #1. Possibly, Southold Town officials may consider designating this land as a high priority acquisition site, and add it to the Town's open space master plan. I have included enclosures which document the rarity of Maritime Red Cedar Forests in New York State. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, -; .. r;/ ,J/ -,J t ,J,'(' ,- I- (t,.~~ Eri c E. Lamont 586-H Sound Shore Road Riverhead, N.Y. 11901 ~ ~J~'~~ ......... .' ,\ . . ~ - - ~ PUBLICATION Natural and Cultural Ecological Communities of New York State Preliminary Draft. -4-0ctober 20, 1988 Carol Reschke New York Natural Heritage Program Wildlife Resources Center Delmar, NY 12054 I I I i i , I New York State/Department of Environmental Conservation ---.,.. --.........-,----- .,..-,.....~.-... ,.....(......,., -.0.. .,.."..............~. ,- I ,II' I. I , I I I I I j ! I It (. ~ . . Reschke DroIt .4 NATURAL AND CULTURAL ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES OF NEW YORK STATE COMMUN I TY NAME B. BARRENS AND WOODLANDS (p. 47) 1. Serpentine barrens 2. Dwarf pine plains J. Dwarf pine ridges ~. Pitch pine-scrub oak barrens 5. Pitch pine-heath barrens 6. Sends tone pavement barrens 7. Oak openings 8. Calcareous pavement barrens 9. Alpine krummholz 10. limestone woodland 11. Ice cave talus community 12. Calcereous talus slope woodland 13. AcIdic talus slope woodland 14. Shale talus slope woodland 15. successional red ceder woodland C. FORESTED UPLANDS (p. 55) 1. Maritime oak.holly forest 2. Maritime red cedar forest 3. Pitch pine-oak forest 4. Appalachian oak-hiCkory forest S. Allegheny oak forest 6. Chestnut oak forest 7. Oak-tul ip forest 8. Appalachian oak.pine forest 9. Rich mesophytic forest 10. Beech-maple mesic forest 11. Haple.basswood rich mesic forest 12. Hemlock.northern hardwood forest 13. Pine. northern hardwood forest 1~. Spruce flats 15. Spruce.northern hardwood forest 16. Mountain spruce-fir forest 17. Successional northern hardwoods 18. Successional southern hardwoods D. CULTURAL (p. 63) 1. Cropland/row crops 2. Cropland/field crops 3. Pastureland ~. Flower/herb garden 5. Orchard 6. Vineyard 7. Hardwood plantation 8. Pine plantation 9. Spruce/fir plantation 10. Conifer plantation 10/20/88 page i x EST. Sf ATE G'RANK RANK G2 SI G1G2 51 G1G2 51 G2 51 G4 52S3 G21 51 G2 51 G2 51S2 G3G4 S2 G3G4 52S3 G31 S1S21 G3G4 53 G41 53S4 G3G4 S3 G5 S5 G2G3 51 'G3G5 51' G4G5 54 G4G5 5455 G3G4 52 G3G4 54 G4 52531 G4G5 54 G4 5253 G4 54 G4 S253 G4G5 S5 G4 54 G41 S3S4 G3G4 5354 G3 5253 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 G5 55 " .,..,'."'....,.",~~,.; ~".. . . Reschke Draft fit. NATURAL AND CULTURAL ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ! OF NEW YORK STATE 10/20/88 page xi ! NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM ELEMEHT RANKS Each species or community element is assigned 8 global and 8 state rank. The global rank reflects the rarity of the element throughout the world and the state rank reflects the rarity withIn New York State (The Nature Conservancy 1982). GLOBAL RANK G2 = GJ = G4 = G5 = GH . GX = GU & G1 = Critically imperiled throughout its range due to extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences, or very few remaining individuals, acres, or miLes of stream) or extremely vulnerable to extinction due to biologicaL factors. Imperiled throughout its range due to rarity (6 . 20 occurrences, or few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream) or highly vulnerable to extinction due to biOlogical factors. Either very rare and local throughout its range (21 . 100 occurrences), with a restricted range (but possibly locally abundant), or vulnerable to extinction due to biological factors. Apparently secure throughout its range (but possibly rare in parts of its range). Demonstrably secure throughout its range (however it may be rare in certain areas). No extant sites known but it may be rediscovered. Species believed extinct. G1 = Status unknown. STATE RANK S1 = Typically 5 or fewer occurrences, very few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of streaM, or some factor of its biology making it especfally vulnerable to extfrpatfon in New York State. S2 = Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extirpation in New York State. S3 = Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, or miles of stream in New York State. S4 = Apparently secure in New York State. S5 = Demonstrably secure in New York State. SH = No extant sites known in New York State but it may be rediscovered. SX = Apparently extirpated SE = Exotic, not native to SR = State Report only, no SU = State status unknown. from New New York verified York State. State. specimens known from NYS. A "QII indicates a question exists whether or not the taxon is a good taxonomic entity. A "7" indicates a question exists about the rank. ;. Reschke o rll f t #4 . NATURAL AND CULTURAL ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES OF NEU YORK STATE . 10120188 page 55 C. FORESTEO UPLANDS This subsystem includes upland communities with more than 60% canopy cover of trees; these communities Occur on substrates with le$s than SOX rock outcrop or thin soil oYer bedrock. 1. Maritime oak-holly forest: A hardwood forest that occurs on the back portions of dunes near the ocean. In New York State this forest is best developed on the narrow peninsulas of eastern long Island and on the barrier islands off the south shore. The trees are usually stunted; the canopy of a mature stand may be only 16 to 23 ft (5 to 7 m) tall. The dominant trees are either hOlly (flex ODSes), black oak (Quercus velutina), or beech (FsQUS grandifolia). Other characteristic trees include sassafras (Sassafras albidum), tupelo (NYssa sYlvatica), shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis), and post oak (Quercus stellata). Vines such 8S Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus Quinauefolia), poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), and greenbrier (SmiLax rotundifolia) are common in the understory. Heath shrubs such as blueberry (Vaccinium corvmbosum), btack huckLeberry (Gavlussacia baccata), and mountain LaureL (Kalmia latifoLia) are also common in the understory. 2. Maritime red cedar forest: An evergreen forest that Occurs on dry sites near the ocean. Eastern red cedar (JuniDerus vfrafniana) is the dominant tree, often forming nearly pure stands. This community has not been welt.documented in New York State; data on the composition of this community are Incomplete. 3. Pitch pine-oak forest: A mixed forest that typically OCCurs on well-drained, sandy soils of gLacial outwash plains or moraines; it also occurs on thin, rocky soils of ridgetops. The dominant trees are pitch pine (Pinus ri~ida) mixed with one or more of the following oaks: scarlet oak (Quercus Coccinea), White oak (~. alba), red oak (~. rubra), or black oak (~. veLutina). The reLative proportions of pines and oaks are quite variable within this community type. At one extreme are stands in which the pines are Widely spaced amidst the oaks, in which case the pines are often emergent above the canopy of oak trees. At the other extreme are stands in which the pines form 8 nearly pure stand with onLy a few widely spaced oak trees. The shrublayer is welladeveloped with scattered clumps of scrub oak (Quercus ilicifoL1a) and 8 nearLy continuous COver of low heath shrubs such 8S blueberries (Vaccinium pallidum, y. anQustifolium) and black huckLeberry (GaYlussacia baccata). The herbaceous layer is relatively sparse; characteristic species are bracken fern (pteridium SQuit inum), wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), and Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensvlvanic8). This community combined with several b8rrens~woodland communities make up the broadliy definJd ecosystem known 8S the Pine Barrens. I ., ,nULLETIN OF TIlE TOnREY BOTANICAL CLt:B VOL. 104, No.4, pp. 37a-8H2 OCTOB.E.B.-lJifCZ)lBt& 1977 '~ , " TORREYA (' 'A . ':'i, " A classification of mature forests on Long Island, New York 'M ,.}to ~J Andrew M. Greller 1 DCllOrhllCl1t of Biology, Queeus College, C.U.N.Y., Flutlhiug, New Yurk 11361 GlLJ..:LI.U., A. M. (Dcl,t. DioJ., QUCUIIB College, 1"lulIbing, Nl.l\v York 11367). A. CliUi'Si. flcutioll of Ullllur(J fOI.c,:d~ "II LOllG' Jllluud, Nt,\\, Yurko Bull. TurttJ,Y Bot. ('Iub 104: ;iiIJ- 3H:.l. l077,-'}1w('h'o Illllturu furl'llt hlll'lI LUtll'll 011 It rc\'ic\V of t1l0 lit~I'l1turc 1I1ul 011 1il'ltl tUt.'OllIHlilll:lOnCO aro rccuJ.{uizod tor LOllg IlIluud. Tho types UtO cll1ljllided UII j I }'orClltl'l ot wllU.druillcd Boillil" (eight typUll) aud ff}o'orclltlf of poorJy-drniuell Boih~" (four tYptlll). III addition, Mix 6-Struud Dr maritime torollt" typml which develop uullor cO<<litul micro. oliwuto. pre reeogJIJzed. A HlIt itJ given ot treclI that are reported to lorm pure Iitaudli at limited cxhmt. nud 11 kcy to the tWtlh'c t)"PClI ili iucludcd to aid in rupid lield idclltilica.. tiOD. " '~ ";&' '~ " .....":., ' . ~ ,; .:::":; '.:o::t~~\ sought ill the original Ul.!scriptious. Fore.lit; types have beeulIamed to rellect dislillcliv~, , featur,'s os wcll as dominant 110 I'll , A by,,;, pllCu sepurates dOlUiu8nt taxa of ditYerrnt. struta; for example. "Oak, Mixed Dicot....::,;... Dogwood" rrfers to 8 forest ill which the,' !t callopy is dominated by a mixlul'e of oak>! "'. uUlI non.ool, taxa, with a SUbC3110PY stra- ~' tUIll of dOll wood (OO1'1IUS jluridn). I bave 'j' l~xcluUl'd "young' woods" fruUl the list.<~ 'l'hcse are :succe~siol1al fOl'csts dUUliuate~)~ parlicularly by olle or man. of the follow- :, iug taxa: P"IUWS seroti-IIU, Robinia pseud(ti.~1 acacia, Betula populi/olia, Su,,,,w1/I"CI.'f, L.iti"'.'I' uidu.mbar, Jmlip(TIlS oviryinitllla. i1l1tl Ai-,"',' lantlws llltissima. Young wuoJs usuaIly,j 0 contain (}lIcrclts spp. and Carya spp. wl1ic,q, , ])C~l'sist us UUUdll81lts ill the umtUl"(> vegdu.~,.- tioJl. ',I('_j' Mature iOl'cats on LOllg' Island may bO.;~1' divided, iuitially, into tl.aree eah.:.:orieli:," "b'lOI'csts of wcll-dl'aiueu. soils. JI "For...sts of poorly.ul'ained soiIH, JJ alld "Sh'ulld or uwritime furest.." 'I'he latter ellll'llol'Y COII- '. sis!s of forests of, well-draiued soils that'. develop on barrier islUlHls, Harrow penill.L sulU8, sea cliffs, or other budit',lj of lund in'. J)l'OXhllity to the scu. Althuug-h sume ot these forests Ul'C ullitl.ue, others should:. - considered os vuriants of more t.rpical @ laud types. ;,j.;~:i, To fllcilitale ra]lid field idelltification, ," key to the forest Iypes ('1'lIble 1) is given i...: Table 3. Percentallcs listed ellll refer,. either to coveruge, basal arl'n, or iwpor-\;, to.Bec vuluc. 'rite vulues Ul'l~ rough aIJJlru~i":~7 w .~ ._"jJ ,~ ,.~~ ""t Pl'oposals for the clussificutioll of mo.. tU1'e forests on Lon~ bland huve been mudc by Conard (1935), Brodo (1%8), alld COII- nor (1971). 'I'he last two studi". were ollly indirectly coueerncd with the forests, while the first, although detlliled, eneumpass"d uuly central Long Island. 'I'he results of reeellt quantitativc studies of Iwrthern and western Long Island fo)'csls (Good and Good 1970, Lefkowitz alld Greller 197a) suggest that non.oak uruorcHl taxu pIny u larger role in upland forests than l)l'C. viously I.opol.ted. It'lurthermore. it is deut' that in uttcUI]>tiug to tlist iuguish alllOllg' thc varions uak-domillaled forl..ts (Quel"- cus velu.tillu, Q. cucc-inca, t). albu, Q. WOIl- talta, Q. boreaUs val'. 'ltuximu), the previous eluSJSifico.tions huve lIot Riven }ll'Oper em. phusis to SUb.CilllOjJY strata ulld th"h. JlOl'u. Classification. 'J'his pap~l' pl'($ents syn- opses of eighteen furest types, illdicatiug' uUlritiJlu~ variants. 'rJle :SYIlOp~t'S arc basf!d mainly on publi.lwd <lese)'iptiolls, but in- clude some original obscrvatious which form the bases for rccogllizill~ 0. few, pre. viowdy ulUlescribed typ{'s. All citatiouii to published works w"re cheeked by field "e- cOllnais.suuce over the courl)c of three years. Nomenclature is original to this paper, and previously applicd IJames usually must be ." I The author would like to thank the fullowing' poraDD' for their bolp in various phUII'C8 ot this tltudl: J. ldantlk.r, L. Hirsch, J. Mudden, R. Stal. , ter, A. Jobolto1l, A, Bien. Ih~c~iv"d tor publicatio1l }'euruury1, ID17. 376 I' : ~ ,., I J;j :; :q \' q I} {' 380 , '.~~ DULLE'fIN OJ/' 'rUE TOHNEr BOTANICAL CLUD (VOL. lOt ')11 the outwash plain. Stands of this type "till occur iu kettle ponds in the vicinity of Rivcl'head, as well DS OIl some undis- turbed streams. Harper (1907) and 'l'aylor (1916) give floristic data for some stands (since destroyed) of this type in southwest- ern Nassau County. 'J1hc canopy consists of eoastlll white cedars 30-40 feet (9-12 Ill) tall and scattered individuals of .iJeer rubrum. and Sassa/t'as. A shrub layer is well-developed and consists of: VibuT1UUI1. dentatum, ](alm;a lat;folia, Clet/lra alll;- folia, Nctnopanthus tnucrollatus, Ile:c VCT- ticillata, Li1tdCl'U bC1lzoi'n, Rhus,vernix, and Rhus toxieodendron. Herb-layer plants are: /tlt.bus !tispidus, Maia1~thcnnnn canadc1lsc, AI.ulia nlld'icaulis, Ari.,acma triphyllum, Symploea"pas foetidus, Oarex, Lyeopod;um IlteidlLlufll, Woodward;a areolata, Phelyp_ tcr'is simlt.lata, Osmunda regalis, and, O. einnamomea. This is listed as Coastal White Cedar Bog (12). Strand and maritime forests are best de- veloped on the relatively narrow peninsulas .of eastern Long Island and on tho barrier islllnds olflhe south .hol'e. At.t (1976) dc- scrihes a 200-300 ycar old, 16-heetare "Sunken Forest" (Table 2, no. 1), on Pire Island. According to Art, an irregulllr canopy 5-7 m tall i. dominated by I1ex opaca (54.0% of total basal arell), Sassa- . fms albidum (19.4%), AmelaneMer ea"a- de"sis (16.1%), and Nyssa sylvatiea (9.5%). Parthe'lOeisslls quillqllelolia, Rltus radieans, Smilax rotu,ldifalia, S. glauea, . and Vitis spp. are important vines. . The shrub layer averages 2-3 m hil(h and eonsists mostly of Amclanc]"ier canadctlS"is, llex opaea, py"us a,'butifolia, and Vacein- i'II" eonJlllbosu1ll. Important plants of the " 1 I ,[ I,' ~i ~ ,I I .' '1'ab1. 2. Slraed and ma,ilime fo,oolo of Lullg LWuul Nam. 1. "Hunken l<~ol'~L" (Ilez opaca, 8a1JlJtJjru.., Ny.,,,, ArmdalJt.'hier) 2. Oak, Beech, Mixed Dicot-HoUy (Q.....""'-FOfI..-Il.z opaea) 3. Oak-Holly-Mountain Laurel (Querclus-Jlez opaw-Kalrnia loli/olia) 4. Black Oak, POHI. Oak-Vine (QuerCIU velldi1UJ. Qw:rclus .lellata.-vine) a. Jted Cedar (Jamiper", uirf/in;",,"> . 6. Dw&rfed Ilecch (Fall'" (JrandiJulia) herb layer are Aralia "udieaulis, Rill" rad.ica1Is, Parthenocissus, Gaylussada LtU." cata, aud Vaccill'ium corymbosuln. 'fhc tot~l herbaceous cover is 43%. 'faylor (1923, p. 55) describes .. "Beech-Maple" forest near Montauk Poi II!. 'frees in addition to the beech and 1',.,1 maple are Nyssa, Quercus borealis \'(1" max'ima, Q. alba, Carya glabJ'a, llex opal"i, and llama me lis virginiana. Shrubs JII': herbs occur sporadically iu the del;" shade. Aftel' inspection of that forl'st 1 .u~. . ., gest that it be clal:isified as Oak, Betell, '; Mixed Dieot-Holly ('1'able 2, no. 2). 1/" opaca forms a eOllspieuous subeanopy IUl'" with Kalmia latifolia and IIamamelis ,-j,.. yi1"iana. Adjacent to the "Beech-Maple" fo""t.' at Montauk Point is a low (10-15 w) Oak-. , Holly-lIIountain Lanrel Forest (Table 2,;1:; no. 8). Quercus velut'i'ua is the dowhl;lIlt oak. /lex opaea accounts for 1150 of the tot.1 ..,.~! tree basal area although it is a subl'alloJlY '.'; eOllstituent. Holly also accounts for 3,r; of tllc shrub coverage in n IR.)'('r ]-3 JU llil-'I) .' in which ](almiu latifuliu c.'xhibit.s 4:1" coveral(e (GrelleI', ullpub!. data). Post oak (Quercus stellata) is 8 CltJlOpr co-dominant with Quercus velutillG iu :J vine-strewn stanu on Jessup IS Neck, Nuyu\', '}leutative recognition of a Dlal.:k Oak, l'o~! " . Oak-Vine Forest (Table 2, no. 4) is jJro' posed, pendiug vegetational data. .. . Red 'Cedar (Table 2, no. 5) Occll1'i iu.,. neady pure stands on dry sites adja.eullot..: ' bays Dear Cold Spring Harbor (Cuuan! ;.;, 1935, no. 26) and at Jessnp's Neek. It Pru~.,".. ably oeenrs scattered along the sho_,~;, Great South Bay and Moriches Bay. V. ~ J, ,.., , :'..1;.,(: '~'*'} ,. , .\, '" ReCcreUl'C:i ,;~~ j I I I Location }~iro Ldaud A,t 107G .- '" ~). .I.~n .... t. Taylor 1923: "Jje(.'Cb..1J~);'t Point Wood'l, Monlti.uk Point Wuoc..bI, Montauk Greller, ullpubl, duta Jel:UiUptI Neck, Noyac Greller, pen!. ob.s. Cold Spring Uu.rbur CUlUard was: no. :,W 1,'riu.r'lf Head. IUvcrbeLW Good wld (loud J U7U .' .} -- . . 'l'OHKlDfA 'fable 3. Key to- mature fore~ts on wen.drained and poorly-drallled lIoils on Long Ialand " 'A. Canopy with evergreen conircllI > 15%. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. ;, B. CllnflPY with j-'inmrigida >l;j%... ........ ......... .......................... ..,...................... .1~ C. l'inU!! riowa 15-HO% of canopy. . '" . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . . . .. .. . .. . . ,:, C. PinllJt rig;da >80~'o of canopy.................................................................. .J B. Canopy with Chamaecypari!: PinUl rigida < 15%.. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. . . .. . .. . .. Canopy mainly deciduolL'~, everp;rcen conirers <15%................ '"............................... o. B'. QuercIl3 Mpccies (not. including Q. pa.'ualril. and (). bico/or? coml!.I'L~e fraO% of canupy. , . . , . , C'. }::{'condary tree Jl1yer4-1l m 11I~h, wlth Cornrujfon'da >50%...:,........,...".,.. C'. Tall Khl'Uh lnyer 3-4 m high, with Lindera benzoin >50%, or medllllD shr:ub laye~ l-~ m hi~h, with Clethra, Viburnum dentalum, Vaccinillm corllmbosum, alone or In cumbmallofl, >~07Q......,....",...,..",..."...".......,.........,., ......"....,.,.." ~. B'. Qucrcu3 species (not including Q. palu3tn', and Q. bicotor) compriHe <6% of canopy. . . . . , . . ' (:". Arrrrubrum >80% uf canopy...........,...:..",.:,.....:..:....""....".... t. C". 8f1h'x 8pp., Acer ."(JCf;ha.rinum, Rnd A '. net/undo (~U1ltly or 111 c(!lIIblDllt~n) >80% (If canopy ;:':,B'. lJIlt'1Y'IU.l Kpecie:i (not tncJudmK Q. pa/u.tr13 and lJ. bU;Qlor) COlnf)rL'Ie >30 % or canopy. , . , , , . . :s';..: C"'. Fat/UtI grandi/olia >20% or canopy. . . ,..., ,...... ,. ..". ,..., '....., '.... , ,..... ~~ C"'. Paflus lL'lually rare ur nblmnt, <20% of cnnopy....,.,.,...,."..".,...,... ',",... D. Cornus florida compr,ilolOO >50'/0 of a di...t.ln~t ~~:ondRry trce layer 4-11 In high.,.. 1> ('ornll.. florida occurring only M 8caLtercd mdlvldunls"....., ,., ., '. ..... '.., , , , . E. Kalmia. lati/olia compri.'1cs 25-100% of a dil:ltinct shrub larer 1 _ 3 + In high. , J.; Subcanopy VCKel.al.ion of mixed ]';ricacco.c f1hnlb.'t <1 In tugh..,.,........".. :8: 811bcanopy two layered: 0. Jl\)'cr of mixed shruw not dominated by Ericnceae anti. a IB.)'er of mixed herb., , . , , . . . . . . . , . . . . . , , . , . . . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . . , . , , . . . . . . . , , :.lational data are scarce and incomplete for ,this type. The "Dwarfed Beech Forest" (Table 2, no. 6) is described by Oood and Oood (1970) for a steep sea cliff at I<'riar'. Head, Jlorth of Ri\"crhrnd, aud is unknown else. ~here on the island. Pagus urandifolia forms 76% of tree impnrtancc vnlue. ']'he eanopy is 4 m high at its maximum, and 1\ parse shrub layer aud a floristicRlly poor ,herb IRJ'cr are present. : Discussion. Peters (1973) notes a nnm- ,b.r of trccs that have been reported to form local pure stands, usually in wet soils; :they Rrc: Populus IlctcrophylLa (stand de- stroyed), Ulmus amerieana (stand de- royed), Pinus Strobus, Juglans nigra, and ,DiasPYTOs "iTginiana. 'fo this list I add Liquid<1mbar styraciflua and Ji'raxinu., .mcr;cana. TSUg4 canadtms;s dominnt~s in Iesttered, low, moist sites in the Manetto Hilla near lI!elville but in combination with Quercus coccinea, Q. alba, and Q. montana (GrelleI', unpubl. data). ,,' Three forest typcs arc here ncwly recog- )llzed for Long Island: Mixed Mesophytie '(for data, see Hanks 1971, Table II: "For-, "ffis"), aRk-Mixed Shrub-Herb, and Mixed Hardwood Swamp. I consider the following .tands, for which published data exist, as ,topoedaphie ,oariants of the Mixed Hard- !rOod Swamp: Sweet~m-Pin Oak Swamp (Grellcr 1975, Table I), Tuliptree Associa- . n (Conard 1935, no. 34), Ash-Walnut ociation (Conard 1935, no. 35), and the 10 Cn II. 11 C'" 3 ]) 2 ].: 4 II combination Sweetgum-Beeeh near Merrick (GrelleI', pel's. ohs.). Mixed Hardwood Swamp can he disting'Uishcd from Mixed lIfesophytie forest by the p,,'senee of Lill- dct'a benzoin, Viburnum dcntatum. and/or Clctlu'a alnifolia as' understory dominants in the former. Mixed Mesophytie forest hos a secondary tree layer 4-11 m high dom- inlltcd by earfUlS ftur1'da. 'J'hifi Iyp~ ren{')ws its best development un or lIellr the end moraines of western !,ong Island. I believe that it represents Bromley's (1935) Mixed Mesophytie forest of southern New Eng- land. Hanks (1971), as noted above, pre- sents ve!(etational data for a forest of this type 011 the inner coastal plain of New Jer- sey. The Oak, Beech, Mixed Dieot forest north of Hiverhead, closely resembles the Oak, Mixed Dieot-Dogwood forest of west- ern and north-central Long Island. The former differs mainly by the dominanee of beech. Other differences include the pres- ence of D"trya virginian. as an arboreal clement (Oood and Oood 1970) and the smaller stature and scattered occurrence of Cornus florida in the Oak, Beech, Mixed Dieot type. 'l'he eombination of oak and beech was recognized as a unit of classifica- tion by Brodo (19G8), based On his Own and Taylor's (1923) observations of old forest.. ou eostern Long Island; it bas been r~- tained, in a modified version, in this study. Conard (1935) lists II number of sampled stands that he considers II fragments" of , .~'"., ':','-;. ;JSI J\ U 7 H 12 B' C' 1 ;'-j".- I 5 " :'.ll " 1 '< [, 'I' . f' ' ~ .... I' ;~ !i '.1' . ~ ,: ' II:' "';I.;:. I..'. ~, . , f1:'" '" ,"I f r: 'fL~ i" ~ i . , "'['" :, ':v.' .. i :',', ,.~. ! , I ~.I . . .;~'.~ ~"'t~_.."""...""",,~ . " ""i~~:S?i~i~:,: ,~,,,,,.jl.l ~"d y;~ ~'~.~~ \, ,-/ r!! ';',';/' ~\,7'~:t:",,::, -~ \:\ '" L'" '" ", ilk,)' ,'." n .1 J};)}1~ t,:;:';j~\,,; 'if "'~;';~:"fr,:. ,'- j '~,,,J1'J,, "/~',;'>;;'<. <>"''''171 1 '#,.~v ,~ -_;;1 , ,;y'" "~~;~~:.:;t;/ . COUNCILMEN Raymond W. Edwards Jean W. Cochran George L Penny IV Ruth D. Oliva Ellen M. Larsen TELEPHONE (516) 765.1891 COUNCILMEN TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 February 1, 1989 To: Town Board Members From: Councilman George L. Penny IV' Re: I nformational Meeting After speaking to the Town Attorney and receIving the attached letter from William Moore, attorney for Ted Laoudis, I have notified the community members responsible for requesting this meeting and advised that if they would like to hold a meeting outside of the Town Hall and invite Town Board members to it it would be more appropriate at this time. " . j' WILLIAM C. MOORE PATRICIA C. MOORE . . MOORE & MOORE ATTORNEYS AT LAw SUITE 3 CLAUSE COMMONS MAIN ROAD P.O. Box 23 MATTITUCK. New YORK 1 1952 (516) 298-5674 Facsimile: (516) 298-5664 January 31, 1989 Hon. George Penny Southold Town Councilman Southold Town Hall Main Road Southold, New York 11971 RE: Angel Shores Dear George: On behalf of Ted Laoudis, owner of the property which is the subject of a subdivision application presently pending before the Southold Town Planning Board, I would like to thank you for your invitation to attend an informational meeting to discuss the subdivision with members of the public, the Southold Town Board, officials from the Village of Greenport and the Suffolk County Health Department. since the environmental review process pursuant to SEQRA is, at present, being actively reviewed by the Southold Town Planning Board, we do not feel that our participation or involvement in such a meeting would be appropriate at this time. Any of the potentially significant environmental impacts created by the proposed project can and will be examined through the SEQRA review process through the Planning Board. It is through that process that the comments and concerns of the neighbors can be specifically addressed. Thank you again for your consideration in this matter. ~~UlY your', W lliam D. Moore WDM\kts cc: Ted Laoudis Henderson & Bodwell " . . . ~,,~ J~N 2:3 1989 ~ y4j$'f gl') '/ 1/1 €W ~d Town Clerk ~~~~ ~~ r<t.u--/~- ~ S<;v: J~ 6t-~.. i ~ ~ 7t&d CL-l-~ (~<,) ~~.~'~7.&~~ ~ .j Cl-~~z..~. ~e.~ ~Z ;z7U!- ~dd.r ..7 .1 tft- ~~ ~:A-- ~?r<-. . ~- ~t.-1..-t.-U_:G.e..-,/CL c~ ~~ ~e. ~~ c:ie--t-e--e.'l'r~-Z:W..IL, FrZ;; ~1.-~ cu.e ~ Cd~ - .-,'1. J . .- ~"e ~ ~L-1 ~ t-~~A- ~Y"~(...t.C..~.. .~ CJ!..-cA.-(.. t~.- ~ V--4f-~~.;tA..~~ 9-~~.L ~ze,..~ ~"'- u.<-<-<:-e...&.e. ~.l~iL ~L<<"<'-~,,~CI'~~~.I<-u.e ? .-<.A.(L. .~ - c. ,cr ~;'. - ~ ~L..._~,?f - k'~ '~-..r" ;;- ~ fIt-s"; ffl~~A r::: WeJt:> D c.f>ce' 38.>' 'o4Y l'Avt!.NLICJ~S,p...,;'''1",. ., of. " " . COUNTY OF SUFFOLK . COUNTY LEGISLATURE GREGORY J. BLASS LEGISLATOR. FIRST DISTRICT P.O. sox 91' 1 1 WEST SECOND STREET RIVERHEAD. NEW YORK 11 90 1..Q70' (516)727-7200 CHAIRMAN: EDUCATION a: YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBER: ENERGY a ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE BUDGET COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE a PERSONNEL COMMfTTEE AGA1CUL TURAL ADVISORy COMMfTTEE BOARD OF OJRECTORS . SOIL a: WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT January 20, 1989 Mr. George L. Penny, IV, Councilman South old Town Hall 53095 Main Road Southold, New York 11971 Dear M~ Pursuant to a conversation you had with my office, enclosed please find a number of letters written by residents of Hog Neck, in the Town of Southold, regarding the pro- posed Angel Shores development. As you can see, these citizens are adamant in their opposition to any building in this area. I have been restricted in this struggle because the Town of Southold makes final decisions in zoning matters. Therefore, as a Councilman, you now have the arena in which to fight this construction. If you should have any further questions or concerns, please contact me directly. ry truly yours, regory J. ,Blass egisla t First Le . lative District GJB/eg cc: Supervisor Frank Murphy and the Southold Town Board . ", . . . " '1 -./ 1'.fS , Ii 1:~7 ' If/cL('- lLt, 7 /6-L4 ' I am a citiz'>n, living in the Terry \'-!~.t"r soct:.on of Great :~~~ :;ccl~ , an~ n~ a~azef t~l;'t tI1C ^~0el Shr,rcs Develop- ment appears about to craw large amm:nts of water to supply its two sections. and to supply The new Cove f.', "elo;,- ment; via an 8" water main to that site. loly house is next to Angel Shores, and water intrusion is already occurring properties around Angel Shore. I have Found that salt in some of the shore Please try to have this situation investigated , and see that excessive watar r1ra-.ving frolT' Angel Shores does not ~ffect the water supnl~ of my neighhors and myself. Thank you, J2 ,^ ~/) '-- -~' .' r ::t'J.-ICCd 2:. C~O CI..A...-- CLnr Ies E. Rowan 740 L0:19,'iew L"ne Southold, ~. Y. 11~71 765-1022 " " .'" . . 195 Mi,dway Sauthbld, NY 11971 December 5, 1988 / , Legislator Gregory Blass 11 West 2nd street Riverhead, NY 11901 Dear Legislator Blass: The planned Angel Shores development on Hog Neck in Southold which will have a common water system v/i th the Cove condominiums pontinues to trouble me greatly. It makes sense. that continuous well drawing of large amounts of ground water causes dislocations in the water tabl and in low lying areas salt water can rush in and take its place. This has occured in Florida in the Ever- glades, along the South Shore of Long Island, and perhaps even in the Bay HaVe)l development. A good well at the home of Nr. George Dussol (deceased) en Bay Haven Lane was "spoiled" by salt water. HesidentB of Terry \'Iaters and Bay Haven have legitimate fears of salt water intrusion.. The two wells at Angel Shores have the cal'acity to pump 60 gallons per minute of ground w~t~r for 83 units of ne~ housing on I~g Neck, and tho effect is not predictable. More people living along tho short stretch of road from the Cove to Angel Shores rrust affect the ~ualit~ of ground water. In periods of heavy raill, sewage, pes icidi<s, fertilizers, road run-off contahiing hydrocarbons and met- talic materials could"enter the aquifer and eventually run into Peconic Bay. Don't we hav2 enough trouble with the' Bay now'? The eco-system of Hog Neck is fragile, fluid, and unpredictable. It seems obvious that the area from the Cove to Angel Shores is one lar~e water system and must be managed as one for all rosi,dent,? of tho community. I urge you to recognize the continuous degradation of the Long Island environment add to help us minimize the development at Angel Shores. .~ . . V~ry truly yours, .[. . . -1',"'" ,. (, 'j (I (. V "I 1'1,.0 DUi(()TIlY ;\. l'IlHIJIl'S (. 'I ,; ,I .~...._._-c jfJ p.v<r.w.-4 / /, / ;' or of , ;f~4 - /'<:'1(/"7 ,d .-I~~ Angel Shores Development Dear Sir, I have been a resident on Gin Lane, off Main Bayview Road, since the Fall of 1962. Even at that time my husband was concerned about waste matter in Peconic Bay where our development has a small private be&ch. Naturally we expected the populations to increase. However single family homes and multiple dwellings are quite different. I hope all concerned in government, will think of all aspects - not only increased revenues from real estate tax. c..-, Respectfully submitted, tl/~,/,d /? de:<._u;/ Elizabeth Reddy Bernich 1430 Gin Lane Southold, NY 11971 765-3370 ,J':;'_' . , ---~. .... "',,-"~._-_. ,--~, e. .. c;/I--(I'?~ J!;~~~ .CiJ~ . J1.y. 1/971 (j2: UW7..L,M~-c-- c:;;tt:..e-~ - ~ 9.tf3ftLJU {///dtl;.O~ ff;' tJ4 qlJ . R~ 11.t1. !ICjtff/ ~ ~~~ a-~ ~~ ~~r'~.~~~h. -;to rrt ~ ~ 1:;0- F{f4(f ~~ ~ ~ ~a-U.f~iJ~4>'~ -:;tk c:-tr~'~.--r.<1h. ~ ~d ~ ft-~ ~~;U.~a~.'; ~~~~IVL w24?~Aa~~~~~~ ~~4~~W~-vu.~ ./~ O-A-e ~~ ~ ~ -1F4 ~ ~~-~~~. ;jI~.~ a~~ur a-~~ ~~7 tI?~ ~JL f?F ~ r; ~ -;0, (2+r~:Z~:Z;~7 ~j:::;; -:::::~ ~"~::fzr ~F~- ;tk ~ ^ h'-'-C1.o ~ .~ ~a. ~y' _ t . ~d-<'- ~ ~~_~~ a.J-.-Pv--y.- M Z ~ ~ a+- tu &d- ;4"" ~~Cf~~' ~. '~_.~ ueorge L.Cavagnaro 505 Lo~g View Lane Southold, New York 11971 Gregory J.Blass 11 W. Second Street Box 911 Riverhead, N.Y.11901 November 19, 1988 Dear Mr. Blass: As a resident, taxpayer and voter in Southold Town, I am deeply Concerned with the critical groundwater and environmental situa- tion throuhout the Great Hog Neck area. At present, we are confront- ed with the dangerous plan to pump our water to the Cove development and the proposed Angel Shores One and Two development from our alrea- dy fragile ground water aquifier. the Pumping station is located immediately to the East of our Terry \'Iaters community and abuts both fresh and salt \~ater \~etlands. We have had little or no opportunity to pres~nt our views on the permit that was granted for this pumping station. It is now more imperative that our concersn be given your full and immediate consideration by you. Should the approval to pump the water be granted, we must have guaran- tees in the form of surety bonds to ensure that when this occurs we will have a continued adequate and_hiqh quality supply of fresh water at no cost to us. I await your immediate reply. ....P9dere , c. / r- (;F" .. /'~d " """'--",..~-<"._,'--"~~~-"~ ...~'~-_."~,.,,.,,"'--- ..."......~~.. . . Anton Radoslovich 1295 Long View Lane Southold, NY 11971 October 12, 1988 Gregory J. Blass 11 W. Second Street BOX 911 Riverhead, New York 11901 Dear Mr. Blass, As a re~ident, taxpayer and voter in Southold town, I am deeply concerned with the critical groundwater and environmental situation throughout the Great Hog Neck area. At present, we are confronted with the dangerous plan to pump our water to the Cove development and the proposed Angel Shores development from our already fragile ground water aquifier. The pumping station is located immediately to the East of our Terry Waters community and abuts both fresh water and salt water wetlands. We have had little or no opportunity to present our views on the permit granted for this pumping station. It is imperative that our concerns be given full and immediate consideration by you. Should the approval to pump the water be granted, we must have guarantees in the form of surety bonds to ensure that when this occurs we will have a continued adequate and high quality supply of fresh water at no cost to us. I await your immediate reply. '.', Sincerely ..r/ ~ ~ "Z70:7;-v ~~J: ....... Anton Radoslovich ., I-r,,""? . ,~ ::--:--.:- 1640 Long View Lane Southold, ,New York 11971 September 26, 1988 ;{e: ~ng~l c3.Qores _, The Cove lJevelopmen t Dear ." . ;//: 4e~ AS a resident, and taxpayer, and voter in Southold 'l'own, I am deeply concerned with the critical groundwater and environmental situation throuqhout the Great Hog ,;eck area. At present, we are cOIlfronted with the dangerous plan to pump our water ~o the Cove development and the proposed "nqel Shores development from our already fragile ground water aquifier. The pumpinq station is located immediately to; the ~ast (") f our Terry ',':a ters communi ty and abuts both fresh wa ter and salt water wetlands. '"e have had little or no opportunity to present our views on the permit granted for this pumping station. It is imperative that our concerns be given full and immediate consideration by you. Should the approval to pump the water be granted, we must have guatantees, in the form of surety bonds to ensure that when this ovvurs, we will have a continued adequate and hig.Q_gu~li!-y supply of fresh water at no cost to us. I await your immediate reply. A concerned xesident - Sincerely, ..... ~" ,,', ~-<.,'-~ f~ ..:h-,-/.~0...,---! 'DeatricG L. i.'arber -, , - . '- .~_.--"', Ii ",_, 41 I. A, ,~~," J.. i,i"/I/', ~ _ d . I PI e I'-'>C I. G-L'\"'I. ifI- J.. 'f\ '\. I . I~AY'\ ~L"""(1- SV~\" "u..; .. ----------.,.--.--..-.----.-.. 'I! -;-'1 J ~ g . '_ I.. ____/_.____ ....--..-... c- Re. Angel Shores and The Cove Developm, Dear ('~"'~~cdt.". As a resident. '\axpayer and voter in Southold Town. I am deeply concerned with the critical groundwater and environmental situa- tion throuhout the Great Hog Neck area. At present, we are confront- ed. with the dangerous plan to pump our water: to the Cove develop- ment and the proposed Angel Sh0res development from our already fragi ground water aquifier. The pumping station is located immediately to the East of our ferry Waters community and abuts both fresh water and salt water wetlands. We have had little or no opportunity to present our views on the peru granted for this pUmpin~ station. It is imperative that our concerns lte ~i ven full and illl11le"dia te cons ideratiol1 by you. Should the approval to punp the water be granted. we must have guarar tees in the form of surety bonds to ensure that when this occurs we will have a continued adequate and high quality supply of 'fresh wate. at no cost to us. I/we await your immediate reply. Sincerely, ~~ 1.Pfr~ ! .-:' -' ./ " Mr. Ann Mrp. John Common, 1085 RAmbler ROAd Southoln, N.Y. ]1971 Gept~mbsr ?O, 1988 Gregory J. BIAP" Suffolk LegiplAtor " W. SG~onn Street :Sox 911 Riv~rhe.d N.Y "901 D~Ar Suffolk Lggi,l~tor Blas8, Re: Ang~l Shoree Ann Th~ Cove Development A,' A re,irlent. ta,nA,ygr And "ocgr in Southoln T':;".'n. I Am ""eoly ~oncsrnen i.'ith the criticlll grounrl,.."ter and environmental "itUA- tion throughout the Great Hog N~"k Ilrea. At pre"ent. we ere confront- en ~ith the nangerous olan to pump our w"ter to the Cove develop- ment Ann the pro~Oped Angel Shorros nevelopment from our Already frAgile grounrl water anuifier. The pumping "t"tion i, located immediatEly to the Ea~t of our Terry Weterp ~ommunity And Rbut, both fre,h ~Ater And salt weter ~etlandp. We hAve hAd little or no opportunity to nre8ent our views on the oermit grAnted for thi~ pumping station. It i, imper'ltLre th'lt our concerns be given full and immediRte conpirlsration by you. Should the approv'll'to pump the "'At~r be grAnt~n. '.Ie must have guaran- tee, in the Tor'll of "urety bond, to en,~ure th?t ','hen thi, occur:, ,,'e '..ill have a continu~d arlenuatc Ann high r:Jualit,y oUPpl,y of fre8h i"ater "t no copt to uP. We ','ill a',lait your immediate reply. Sincersly yourf', ??t. 9Jrt~~ ax~~ -. C , i. . =- _.,..,";.....L'''''''..,......_."..,; . . Mr. and Mrs. 1 '325 Rambler Southold, NY Emil Sbernini Road 11971 September 20, 1988 Gregory J. Bla~~, Suffolk Legi~lator " W. Se~onn Street Box 911 RiverheQd N.Y "90J Re: Angel Shore~ and The Cove Development Dear Suffolk L~gi,lator Blass, Ar a resident. ta~oayer and vo~er in Southold To~n. I am ~eeply ~oncerned ,.rith the ~ritl.~al groundl"ater and environmental ~itua- tion throughout the Great Hog Ne:k area. At pre~ent. we are ~onfront- ed ~ith the dangerous plan to pump our water to the Cove develop- ment and the pro~osed Angel Shores development from our already fragile ground water anuifier. The pumping ~tation is. lo~ated immediately to the Ea~t of our Terry Waters ~ommunity and abuts both fresh ~ater and salt water wetlands. We have had little or no opportunity to Qresent our views on the permit granted for thi" pumping station. It is imper'ltive th'lt our ~on~erns be given full and immediate ~onsideration by you. '''-. Should the approval to pump the ','ater be granted, we must have gUaran- tees in the form of surety bonds to ensure that when this o~curs we ~'ill have a :ontinued adeC1uate and high auality supply of fresh water at no ~ost to us. We ~ill await your immediate reply. Sin~erely your". . -. t . / J? j), /r2/Z- 'f' 1f?,r(.,()) ~.u-0 2 ~~/2~ I' . , , . . '. --{ Kathleen and Ralph Berql 605 Longview Lar. Southold, New York 11971 Gregory J. Blass 11 W. Second St. Box 911 Riverhead 11901 All Repliss to: Ralph Bergl 381 I. U. Willets Rd. Roslyn Hgts., N. Y . 11577 Re: Angel Shores and The Cove Development September 19, 1988 Dear Mr. Blass As a resident, taxpayer and voter in Southold Town, I am deeply concerned with the critical groundwater and environmental situation tlu'Ou&hout the Great Hog Neck area. At present, we are confronted with the dangerous plan to pump our water to the Cove development and the proposed An;sel Shores development frOm our already fr8Bile ground water aquifier. The pumping station is located immediately to the East of our Terry Waters oOllllllUrlity and abuts both fresh vater and salt water wetlands. We have had little or no OPportunity to present our views on the permit granted for this Pumping station. It is imperative that our concerns be given full and immediate consideration by you. Should the approval to pump the water be ll'Z'Rllted, we must have guarantees in the form of surety bonds to ensure that when this occurs we will have a continued adequate and hillh Qualitv supply of fresh water at no cost to \UI' We await your immediate reply-. S!nc'~l? C1;/ r:dt~~ n. (S;;\L . \ ~"'-- ,,-,~-~.- ,0 . . September 28, 1988 HOQ. Gregory J. Blass 11 W. Second Street Box 911 Riverhead, N.Y. 11901 Dear Mr. Blass: As a resident, taxpayer and voter in the Town of Southold, I am seriously concerned with the critical groundwater and environnental situation existing in the Great Hog Neck area. At the present ti.Il:e, we are confronted with "he dangerous plan to pump water to the Cove Development as well as the Angel Shores Development. This pumping is to be done from our already fragile ground water aquifier. The pumping station is located ~~ediately to the East of our Terry ~aters c'd.i~unity and abuts both:fresh water and salt water wetlands. We have had little or no opportunity to present our views on the permit granted for this pumping station. It is imperative that our concerns be given full and immediate consideration by you. Should the approval to pump water be granted, we must have guarantees in the form of Surety Bonds to ensure that when this occurs we will have a continued adequate and high quality supply of fresh water at no cost to us. I will appreciate your immediate reply in cOnnerC/?:#~~~:th thi Cor j ~..) ~ 4!:fdr;JA jnald J. Vialsh &' matter. Home Address I 405 Longview Lane Soutbold, New York 11971 516-765-3406 , . . ~.JID JAM 1 3 1989 GO Rambler Road Ext. Southold, K.Y., 11971 January 13, 1989 f 1xP T..- ~ Open Space Committee Town cf Southold 1'own Ea11 Main i::oad Southold, h.Y., 11971 He: ~ngel Shores I Main Bayview Rd., Southold, N.Y. Dear Committee Members, The above noted parcel is ~efore the Southold Planning Board for development approval. With advice from the Korth Fork Environmental Council, I am writing to you to advise you of the extensive wi1d1ife I have logged on the salt pond and marsh at the Western boundary of Angel ShoresI. Also, to ask for your consideration for the Town or Town/County acquisition of this 48 acre parcel which contains both fresh water pond and marsh as well as salt water pond and marsh. The wildlife log includes the species on attached list, which you will note contains endangered, threatened, and species of special concern. It also contains the date, time, temperature, weather, wind and at times tidal conditions on the pond and marsh. I am offering my log to you in the hopes that its documentation will convince you of the importance of Angel Shores I to wildlife habitat. When I started keeping the log in Feb. 1987, I had no idea it would he important to anyone but our family. Now I am hoping it will he a valuable document for our acquisition efforts. Also available for documentation is the Orient Christmas Count compiled for 22 years of which Angel Shores property is a part. Please do not allow the destruction of wildlife habitat without a thorough evaluation of its worth to the residents of Southold. We auk for your recommendation for acquisition to keep it in its natural wild state. cc.: K.:F'.E.C. Greg Blass Southold Planning Bd. Southold Town Bd. Sincerely C:~ 0{ <X.A---C~ Cecilia Loucka-- . . Wildlife Log Species List Mallard-with young Black Duck-mating, nesting, and with young Hooded Merganser Canada Goose-with young Mute Swan-with young Grebe Loon Least Tern Common Tern Black Skimmer Great Blue Heron~mature and immature Black-crowned Night-Heron American Egret Snowy Egret Green-backed Heron Yellowlegs Sandpiper Bobwhite Common Nighthawk Mourning Dove Northern Cardinal Dark-eyed Junco White-throated Spa~row Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Black-capped Chickadee House Finch American Goldfinch Purple Finch American Robin Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Kingbird American Crow Belted Kingfisher Great Horned Owl American Kestral Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Osprey-with young Northern Harrier White-tailed Deer Racoon Opossum Red Fox Muskrat Spring Peeper.:. Monarch Butterfly . . Town Hail, 53095 Main Ro~d P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 TELEPHONE (5161765-1938 RfaMD JAN 1 6 1989 PLANNING BOARD OFFICE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD SauIhaId Towo. l'W January 12, 1989 William Moore Suite 3 P.O. Box 23 Clause commons Mattituck, NY 11952 RE: Angel Shores SCTM #1000-88-6-1,4,5 Dear Mr. Moore: The following action was taken by the Southold Town planning Board on Monday, January 9, 1989. RESOLVED that the Southold Town Planning Board deem the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement incomplete. Enclosed please find a report from the Department of State, dated December 1, 1988 and a report from the Department of Health, dated November 28, 1988. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office. iJ:.e ruly _~;u:;/7 /~~ ;J ----"'.,.- d' 1/ ,e,-:.;>.- ,1'./. 1/ , Mtfid/I/ (j...r- ~~~i-V----~-t- ~ BENNETT ORLOWSKI,JR. CHAIRMAN cc: Suffolk County Department of Health Services NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Judith Terry, Town Clerk Board of Trustees T. Laoudis ..' . ( 'I . ( m~&~DW~@ I r ! n Ll or:c I 2 ;S88 I ~ SOUTHOLD TOW~ PLANNING BOARD STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ALBANY, N,Y, 12231-0001 GAIL S. SHAFFER SECRETARY OF STATE December I, 1988 Ms. Valerie Scopaz Town of Southold Planning Board Main Street Southold, NY 11791 Re: S-88-046 Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Angel Shores Town of Southold Dear Ms. Scopaz: "-," Thank you for sending us a copy of the above-referenced document for our review and comments. According to 6 NYCRR 617.9 (e) of the regulations which implement the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the actions of involved state agencies occurring in the State's coastal area must be consistent with New York State's coastal policies. Because this proposal will require approval (s) from a state agency and is located within the coastal area, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) should, pursuant to 6 NYCRR 617.14(f) (10) of SEQRA, include the identification and analysis of coastal policies which are applicable to this proposal. A copy of this Department's regulations (19 NYCRR 600) containing these coastal policies is enclosed for your information and use. Based upon our review of the revised DEIS, the following policies are applicable and should be addressed in this proposal's DEIS: 600.5 (aL (2) -- Facilitate the siting of water-dependent uses and facilities on or adjacent to coastal waters. The construction of private residences on or adjacent to tidal wetlands is not a water dependent activity; the DEIS should address this conflict in coastal area land use. Lots 20-23 (as shown on the preliminary plan) contain tidal wetlands and are bounded for the most part on their southern borders by the mean high water line of Little Peconic Bay. To ensure the integrity of the wetlands and the shoreline, conservation easements, which at a minimum encompass the wetlands, should be established. " . ( . ( 600.5 (a) (5) -- Encourage the location of development in areas where public services and facilities essential to such development are adequate. except when such develooment has special functional requirements or the characteristics whicl, necessitate its location in other coastal areas. Page 3-23 of the DE IS indicates that traffic increases on Main Bayville Road will be within the structural capacities of the road. Nevertheless. the approximately 80% increase in traffic is substantial and is likely to have negative impacts on current residents of the area that use this road as well as on the road itself during construction periods. These potential effects should be discussed in the DEIS. 600.5 (b) (1) -- Significant coastal fish and wildlife habitats. as identified on the coastal area map. shall be protected. preserved and. where practical. reStored so as to maintain their v'iability as habitats. The proposed development is located between the Corey Creek and Cedar Beach Point designated significant coastal fish and wildlife habitats along the north shore of Little Peconic Bay. The potential impacts of the Angel Shores development on the viability of these habitat areas should be addressed in the DEIS. 600.5 (e) (2) Access to the pUblicly owned foreshore and to lands immediately adjacent to the foreshore or the water's edge that are publicly owned shall be provided. and it should be provided in a manner compatible with adjoining uses. Such lands shall be retained in pub1 ic ownership. ,. It's stated in the DEIS (page 1-2) that a 0.6 acre park site adjacent to the bay will be offered for dedication to the Town of Southold. If the Town declines. and an Angel Shores Homeowner's Association assumes ownership. what will be the potential for general public access to Little Peconic Bay? Please elaborate on how this association will manage and maintain tne park site. The Preliminary Plan dated 8/17/87 depicts several areas on the development property that are to be designated as open space, totaling 32.8 acres. How will these areas be managed and maintained? ~iill e. Homeowners Association be estab 1 i shed that wi 11 mai nta in these areas as open space in perpetu i ty? 1'.5 an alternative to conservation easements attached to the deeds of the fOur shoreline lots. the dedication of a strip of land abutting the bay for general public use should be investigated. These issues should be Giscussed in greater detail in the DEIS. 600.5 (g) 0) -- Whenever possible. Lise nonstruct.ural measures t.o mi ni mi ze-damage to nat.ura 1 resources and property from fl oogi nq and erosion. Such measures shall include: (i) the setback of buildings and st.ructures: (ii) the planting of vegetat.ion and the installation of sand fencinq and drainage systems: (iii) t.he reshapinq of bluffs: and " (iv) the flood-proofinq of buildinqs o~ their elevation above the bas~ flood level. . ( .. . ( The DEIS should discuss the possibility of relocating the building envelopes of lots 20-23 outside the 100-year flood plain even if it requires a reduction of lot sizes. This reduction would fit well with Alternative Plan III. 600.5 (h) (5) -- Best management practices will be utilized to minimize the non-point discharge of excess nutrients. organics and eroded soils into coastal waters. It's stated on page 4-4 of the revised DEIS that an erosion and sediment control plan will be implemented in order to protect wetlands and other areas of the site. Adhering to this plan will be especially important in the western section of the development where slopes are steepest. This plan. or at least a preliminary form of this plan should be incorporated into the DEIS. Regarding alternatives to the chosen plan, it would make more sense environmentally to pursue Alternative III because of the greater sensitivity of tidal wetlands to lot development as opposed to the recently abandoned farmland of the open space area in Section II. This alternative would allow for the establishment of an open space corridor between lots 17-20 and the Little Peconic Bay shoreline. The DEIS a lternat i ves. investigated? The fertilization of lawns and non-native vegetation is the source of large quantities of nitrogen and other nutrientscin the soil and groundwater. Native vegetation should be retained to the maximum extent possible and used in landscaping plans for this development. and the use of fertilizers and pesticides for lawn treatments should be prohibited. These restrictions should be addressed further in the DEIS. should give greater consideration to reduced density Have plans for a reduced number of lots on the property been We have a comment concerning the discussion of page 4-1 of the 19.5 acres of open space planned for the Main Bayview Road frontage. The farmland is unlikely to remain in a meadow condition for long unless it is farmed or maintained as such by artificial means. Because of natural plant succession. the agricultural character of this open space area will not be retained. We hope the above comments will be of assistance to the Town of Southold and to involved state agencies in the review of this DEIS. If there are any questions about these comments, please call me at (518) 474-3642. Sinc;J1~'V~lt U/)J . Michael Corey ~ Senior Environmental Analyst Coastal Management Program Enclosure MC:ng cc:NYS DEC Region 1 - Robert Greene (with enclosure) Suffolk County Department of Health Services - Robert DeLuca (with enclosure) " " .j.. - ,?).. -:"r' . -It f-- /. , t', . ( . COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ( ~t;l;t ~.1 ill ~@~u\fl~ 00 NOV 3 0 :a SOUTHOLD TOWM PLANNING BOARD PATRICK G. HALPIN SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES DAVID HARRIS. M.D.. M.P,H. COMMISSIONER November 28, 1988 Mr. Bennett Orlowski, Chairman Town of Southold Planning Board 53095 Main Road Southold, New Y orlc 11791 RE: Angel Shores. Draft Environmental Impact Statement fDEIS) Revision of October 1988 SCTM #: 1000-88-06-1,4 & 5 ,r, Dear Chairman Orlowski: The Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) has reviewed the above- referenced DEIS revision. With the exception of the expanded Archeological Report, the document appears to reflect few material changes and does not respond to many of the issues raised previously in our comment letter of August 15, 1988. As a result, we remain concerned with the inability of the proposed action and alternatives to minimize potential adverse environmental impacts, and adequately protect the site's most sensitive natural features. Also, we continue to be concerned with the document's portrayal of potential wildlife impacts and mitigation measures to protect the site's wildlife resources. An outline of the outstanding concerns and recommendations of our agency are provided . below. Additional details may be found in our original comrrunenl letter which is attached for your convenience. ., ..... . COUNTY CENTER RIVERHEAO, N.Y. 11901 . j ./~ . . .' ~-f" . . ( . c Letter to Bennett Orlowski November 28,1988 Page 3 Recommendations The document does not appear to address any of our agency's recommendations pertaining to subdivision design and increased natural resources protection. B. Assessment of Environmental Impacts Wildlife The document continues to suggest that the majority of wildlife species displaced by the proposed action will return to the site after construction, and that the site's proposed open space will provide enough habitat to accommodate the majority of displaced species (pp. 3-5, 4-1). It remains our position that the proposed action will eliminate breeding opportunities for many species found on-site and that surrounding areas are likely to be limited in their ability to accept species displaced from the subject property. C. Mernatives We note that the cover letter attached to the DEIS indicated that no additional alternative design information is addressed in the DEIS revision. We, therefore, cannot address this section of the document at this time. We continue to recommend, however, that the public acquisition and modified cluster alternatives receive further discussion as requested in our original comment letter. Ail such discussion should be in detail sufficient for comparative assessment. -III. SUMMARY We believe the revised DEIS does not fully respond to the to the previously stated concerns and recommendations of our agency. As a result, we do not believe the current document provides information necessary to develop a plan which minimizes potential environmental impacts 1.0 the greatest degree practicable, as directed by SEQRA. . ., ...,. . <' 'f':' J. ,,\ 7 . c . ( 'i'" ..'- .., Letter to Bennett Orlowski November 28,1988 Page 2 I. SANITARYCOOE A. SCOHS Jurisdiction and Article VI Application Status Our agency has not received an application for realty development as required by the Suffolk County Sanitary Code. B. Comprehensive Review The OElS does not provide sufficient information pertaining to the regulations and requirements of our agency for the subject action. II. NATURAL RESOURCES A. Oesisrn and Lavout Wildlife Habitat TI1<'I OEIS does not discuss wildlife habitat fragmentation in relation to the proposed lot configurations. Wetlands and Slopes The OElS does not sufficiently address the issue of protecting sensitive natural resource areas through the use of conservation easements, rather than maintaining such areas as dedicated open space. We believe that conservation easements are often difficult to enforce and that sensitive areas are better protected through open space dedication. Waterfront Lots We note that several of the site's waterfront lots are largely within a designated flood hazard area. We continue to stress that such areas are highly dynamic and subject to coastal erosion hazards. Because such hazards can result in extensive damage to' pro'perty from natural and manmade forces, we remain concerned about the approval of residential lots within such areas. ...... \ "'.\. . ," I "" . Letter to Bennett Orlowski November 28,1988 Page 4 ( . ( We appreciate the opponunity to review this project. Should you have any questidns of concerns, please feel free to contact the Office of Ecology at 548-3060. RSD/amf cc: Vito Minei, P.E. Louise Harrison Stephen Costa, P.E. Charles Lind, SC Planning Dept. Robert Greene, NYSDEC Charles Hamilton, NYSDEC G~rge Stafford, NYSDOS attachment Sincerely, ~~ J)L- Robert S. DeLuca Biologist Office of Ecology . ...... . ~ .c~~ 13trf j-J f/ ~ Xjl ((gJ; . :ECClVro ,JAN 4 1989 Southold To"," Clpr!c ~;{~~ ,\ ~ -;{~ ),loft' ~ ~~Y.fj. ((']7/ !Je<vc ~~; ~-e~ ~ A.~~~.;tOa.~/7 """~MJ~i.p., ~"!'~~ "-,_,/$ ct1-t- ~n,p~~~. 0#l1~t:/..JA -~ ~ ~ ~ r ().,yI)k.u,*~~ ~ ~ Wi "" ,t.J~ m ~ "",,,/ fw, - av<L~ ..;, ~~ . ()w,;&,v~ ~I (J,--tI,tV1 /fra&t- / 0--1'1 [J-Z~ ~ 'J ~ ~ Jli1>o~ lJ~-1-- _~~Afkuo. 1" ~ ~.ka~ 'f1--ae4 ,4.M~~ ~- ~~~,~r- AM<<~/r~r H'-A~ r~kN,~~$;ij~ cvud/dO .<M /MAY'>"j 1f,a;f ~ ~ "/~ ,., ~ oJ~~~~~/liv~ ~.~ ~?~ CI~3'~ (o-ud~~/'IdN iJ<>MU ;! ~ f>,; ~) ~ ~ (H.(ft. p..d( awl f;vne. i?< rrW7 ~ )fr :P ~ - th ~;; ~ ~~' . ;r~ /1<L ~ y; r 1; .h ~ '1 p.;, (~ct~r ~~cn-M/~ J' r~! Ji?n cud 72~ i!/J;~ ., .~~ '. . ~~ ~ " RECEIVED JAN 4 1989 Soutltn/,.J T"",~ ("I~... 450 Clearview Road Southold N.Y. 11971 Janllarl 3,1989 Southold Flanning Board Southold Town Hall Main Road southold, N.Y. 11971 Re: Angel Shores II Gentlemen; As residents of Cedar Baech Fark in southold who have Rad temik appear in our drinking water some years ago as a result of farming the land which will become Angel Shores II, we are naturally quite concerned with this future housing development. It is a proven fact, not conjecture, that whatever chem- icles ar~ used on this land have a very good chance ot contaminating our drinking water. when this occurred in the past, as bad as it was, at least an egreement was reached with Union Carbide, the manufacturer of aldicarb, to supply filters and replacement cartridges at no expen$~ to the property owner. Once the product was banned our water,in time, became clean again. If, through indiscriminate use of lawn fertilizers, insect- icides and fungicides this gets into our wells again, ~o will bear the cost of the clean up this time? The Angel Shore II homeowner? How would it be decided which homes caused the problem? Why should the town allow sucha situa- tion to develop when it is known to be a fragile aquifer? The town has already permitted a well to be located adJac- ent to this property on Angel Shores I, to pump water to a site a mile away because that new development didn't have drinking water. None of that transported water will ever find its way into the ground from whence it originated. This alone could accelerate salt water incursion into wells along nearby water front property. " A butfer ~one should be estatlished along the south and east sides of Angel Shores II and keep all of the new homes on the Bayville Road and Angel Shores 1 sides of the property. This will keep the lawns as far as possible away from existing wells. , . ,- . . . Just as important, the present 2 acre zoning should, in no way, be compromised to favor Angel Shores I. The-Zoning is 2 acres. Leave it that way. Developers are aware of th~ limitations on the land before they buy. They may not be able to build as many houses as they would like, and cry h=<rdship, but they no not lose money, they .lust don't make as much as they would like, but wouldn't we all like to make more? To allow down zoning would be only to accommodate the developer who, once the houses are sold is gone and we, the town are left with the problems. ~e ~re of the opinion that the various town boards are here to govern and protect the citizens of th~is community and not to accommodate the developers. We hope we are correct. YOU:BS truly, ~-t...;C ~ ::.... ;&"j:- ~- ~~"'" Robert raus Gurly ~'. raus CG: Southold Town Supervisor Frank Murphy Southold Town Board Southold Board of Trustees Southold Town Conservation Advisory Board County Legislator Gregory Blass County ~xecutive Fatrick G. Halpin County Division of Environmental Health Servises Office of Ecology Senator Kenneth laValle Assembleman Joseph sawicki Jr. DEL, Hegional Office Legislative Commission on Water Besource Needs of Long Island State State state Sta te '. ,. ',~ "Mrs. Gigi SIlates P.O. Box 780 11115 Main Bayview Southold, New York . . Road 11971 December 15, 1988 RfCflveD DEe 2 0 1988 Southold Town Planning Board Southold Town Hall Main Road Southold, New York 11971 SouthlIId Town CletlI RE: Angel Shores #1 and 2, Southold Dear Planning Board Members: I am writing to you to inform you of extensive observations of wildlife on the Angel Shores property. I write with urgency because your board, as lead agency, must make a decision soon as to whether or not this recent DEIS is complete. I would like to urge your board to declare the DEIS for Angel Shores development incomplete. A wildlife log, kept daily by a neighbor bordering on the Angel Shores property, just recently came to my attention. This log, coupled with Christmas Count and Breeding Bird Atlas data taken from this property over many years, my own wildlife notes of the same area, and observa- tions and field experiences of other neighbors, has spurred me to con- tact you. The wildlife log includes the date, time, temperature, weather, wind, and even at times tidal conditions along with wildlife viewed. It con- tains observations of numerous species of wildlife--see attached list-- including one endangered species, Least Tern; three threatened species, Northern Harrier,;Osprey, and Common Tern; and one species of special concern, Common Nighthawk. This wildlife log may be made available to you upon your request; and"I understand, a similar availability offer was already made to the Southold Town Board of Trustees many months ago. Observations that form the data of the Orient Christmas Count, compiled now for some 22 years and headed up by Paul Stoutenburgh of Cutchogue, show that the Angel Shores upland and wetland property has been an excel- lent spot for over-wintering birds. What with the variety of habitat: dense stand of conifers; deciduous woodlot; early to late successional old field; freshwater wetlands and pond; and saltwater wetlands and tid- al creek as well as location adjacent to similar diverse undeveloped land it is no surprise that many types of birds like it there! Angel Shores has been one of the last few owling spots in the particular section of the Orient Count circle of which the Angel Shores property is a part, and this section includes a large area: southwestern Cutchogue, southern peconic, and almost all of southern South61d. Several of the rarer owl species have been observed here, both the Long-eared Owl and the Short-eared Owl. Peter Stoutenburgh, one of Paul's sons, remembers on one Count seeing seven 'Long-eal'ed Owls roosting in one of the conifers. My own records of the property, including some for the Breeding Bird At- las, show such birds confirmed breeding as Green-backed Heron, Black Duck, Gray Catbird, and Screech Owl; probable breeding as Piping Plover and Ovenbird; and possible breeding as Scarlet Tanager, BObwhite, and several thrushes, warh~ers, and wrens. There are field notes confirming Osprey. hunting both iD the freshwater pond and in the open waters of the salt- . water marsh. Another neighbor has verifted that the threatened species, Northern Harrier, has frequented the property every year for the past 20 years. Spates . -2- RE:Angel _ores With this information in mind, can you give answers to the following questions so as to assure the citizens of Southold of your complete review of this property? 1) To the best of my knowledge there has been no field inspection of this property by the D:.,E. C. or other professional biologist/ botanist to determine the existence of species of flora and fauna which should be protected under state law. Shouldn't a competent field specialist address this important and sensitive parcel in person? To remind you, this parcel runs from upland woods and fields to the Peconic bay and includes freshwater as well as salt- water wetlands. 2) The development is located on Great Hog Neck within one mile of an area which has been found to be the habitat of the endangered Tiger Salamander. Has a professional inspection been made to assess the possibility of this species breeding in the several ponds on this property? If not, shouldn't the Town and D.E.C. take on this responsibility? J) One endangered bird, the Piping Plover, and one threatened one, Northern Harrier, are known to frequent this area and may breed here. What is the Town doing to protect the unique habitats that support these two birds? ' 4) Have you completely addressed the issues concerning wildlife and habitat brought,'Qut'.ii1:'-'earlier letters from D.E.C.'s Natural Resources Supervisor Frank Panek and Suffolk Co. Office of Ecolo- gy's Biologist Robert DeLuca? The preceding information and questions are of such importance that no DEIS should be found complete until all the questions raised are inves- tigated and answered. Please do not allow the destruction of habitat without a thorough evaluation of its impact. Sincerely, Gigi Spates -~ I can be reached at 765-14J6 or 765-2122 cc. to Frank Panek, D.E.C. Robert DeLuca, Office of Ecology Greg Blass, County Legislator Southold Town Board Southold Trustees Southold Conservation Advisory Committee " . . . . . Wildlife Log Species List Mallard-with young Black Duck-mating, nesting, and with young Hooded Merganser Canada Goose-with young Mute Swan-with young Grebe Loon Least Tern Common Tern Black Skimmer Great Blue Heron-mature and immature Black-crowned Night-Heron American Egret Snowy Egret Green-backed Heron Yellowlegs Sandpiper Bobwhite Common Nighthawk Mourning Dove Northern Cardinal Dark-eyed Junco White-throated Sparrow Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Black-capped Chickadee House Finch American Goldfinch Purple Finch American Robin Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Kingbird American Crow Belted Kingfisher Great Horned Owl American Kestral Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Osprey-with young Northern Harrier White-tailed Deer Racoon Opossum Red Fox Muskrat Spring Peeper~ Monarch Butterfly lIlCfMDe DEe 1 3 _ . ~o 12~ Rd. f.sr. ~/ w} (lq7/ 1).<<-. /3/ {i~; ..al~ T_ CW ~ f?~ i3~ cJ( ~ J./.dt, ~;(J. ~)N.tj. /''/11 (}r%: fl<". 'f~~l~ ;u : ar ~ I t-ft yt/JL;dti; ~pv..~ (J4. ~ . -..k~~;li ro ~ ~fi<, '1~~ w '~' Jo. dL N"- ~ ~ -Av -dL ~ ><Ad. LvdJ.., iJ;ffi. 0 () IJJJ? tb ~ ~~.~ A~.k:v~ Va-t.# tk ~ .f."<"'f""<,'').-'v''7XW ~~ 2J. r~~~""'~~. ;:~~ft" ~..,) ~-Pv St:'-~R. ~ J.-V11-V nL~'-'J<-" 6c ~ ;:tk ~ i ~ ~ a--L Lft l;lf,~ -I> p.- ,.;.:6 ~;tIu.- ~;(;.k ~ f'r -ph (!ne.. ~. '1' r.~ ~ ,.;., ~ ~ ~dJL ~ ^It' u.J -;rt; ~. I~"';" 1-;t4 ~ ! t::;:J1~ c.c.; '.~ tf~ ~-'~'~"'~;"'1'"""'"""";'''*'~''.''''.''r, ~ , , , . IlCIMD . DEC, 8_ Dorothy A. pas 195 Midway Southold, New York 1197 i '1 1fI..<M T_ t'\ool !:J"(J .{iv .zl;, _, w.'-t.....,7V /( . . I' ' "vJU!.;yzk/v h I l' f i l:Jtrtu>-tL .-1 ~Jou.(..!t~ . ! '",:J u /y) ,.epl-eu-u;.Ji- Ci eti.-'-Y.1 C<-, !dl.f-Uu ~c..f ,,') :lLd~ ,kVz,,!ic..yv </-0, {Pc.t.vy,},,! ~/..vaLt" .Ah~JtVL1. u:.~ C'i'~U~/UYJ ~ e.n}!;J~ M tt {!.-t.v-e c;, y' a a "'-j-e.l .' ~--'u!/'J ~'f c'1"yYY1-t rvt CYl ~ ?Z~ (.:k,... .')1 ~ -t-It- a.I..J. j-I-< L.y'" /U~A/-t.(!,.& f-v a.. /7La.-e:luz I~h/yv ..t.v-t. U; u..-c,C -j.vL-tJ~ k~' " (/ t;1LL;t ,,1~-"~ ~/U lJA. ,{). fi Gh "(j- {"ZA..// -f-?Uo-Ul{!'.Y!A.. rY/.fl.,.1..f ...,Q., -{iy'd..A-f A a.;, d.>l-v .{'-<: l!.<-uJ--G. -~ ai y.'"'-"- C..c-v-c d.... ~,-v-- J':3 ,-<-I yWC~ &"7'/,.- ..4<.-< ~Iv a A..iu-'d .u'tAjv 'i/t.-6~L ()n&..."" ~<-<,) , t . - I . ~~ C-p~ !'.) . . 195 Midway Southald, NY 11971 December 5, 1988 / , Legislator Gregory Blass 11 West 2nd Street Riverhead, lIT 11901 Dear Legislator Blass: The planned Angel Shores development on Hog Neck in Southold which will have a common water system with the Cove condominiums ~ontinues to trouble me greatly. It makes sense that continuous well drawing of large amounts of ground water causes dislocations in the water table and in low lying areas salt water can rush in and take its place. This has occured in Florida in the ENer- glades, along the South Shore of Long !sland, and perhaps even in the Bay Hayen development. A good well at the home of Mr. George Dussol (deceased) on Bay Haven Lane was "spoiled" by salt water. Residents of Terry Waters and .Bay Haven have legitimate fears of saltwater intrusion.. 'rhe two wells at Angel Shores have the caVaci ty to pump 60 gallons per minute of ground water for 83 units of ne~ housing on Hog Neck, and the effeot is not predictable. More people living along the short stretch of road from the Cove to Angel Shores must affeot the qualitt of ground water. In periods of heavy rain, sewage, pes icides, fertilizers, road run-off containing hydrocarbons and met- talic materials oould enter the aquifer and eventually run into Peconic Bay. Don't we have enough trouble with the' 13ay now? The eco-system of Hog Neck is fragile, fluid, and unpredictable. It seems obvious that the area from the Cove to Angel Shores is one large water system and must be managed as one f2E. all residents of the community. . I urge you to reoogni~p the continuous rtogradation of the Long Island environment and to help us minimize the development at Angel Shores. Very truly yours, '(~r"1 t I Iv) D (JjzcJLI-U DOHOTHY 'it. PHILLIPS .--- / ~ ~ - --~-~ -- . . (, d t(~ f?~. CI-: I~ IV'1- let?1 )Lp.,,-, c;( ~ It?? l'J&.. ~ ([)~ ~ ~~~ ~~:~~ A~ IV'Y' ///7; 11(II" II)V2S_ .. ~ .r......lW /U: ar ~J: ~.ff ~/4-v 114. 6J~ /J " 7~~~~;)~6.~.~.~a., ~~),V~~!i~AZ::;-;dW ~/~ ~~,A-ZZ: ~ 'r/J~~~ ~~~~~:.: ~a.,"~'<l,,-,~);r~ ~Rd'r~.r!: c:,.e~~~7P ~~tL-.J~-~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ J2~CZT ~ Ic?~ kid'. At-- ~ 4.....a(<:~& -M~~ ~~k. 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Ma~1<{J;; ~~I'~'-; / 13~7:.idl, ~ CjCf~: av.p~~ ~o/ A1ccy.~ ~ _ ~. c&Ve-. ~~i ~'>(L~'I.U~' ~ .~~ ~ ~t~~r~ ~tf 7v-t,p;A4/ ~ .~I"" cr cYYl O<VVL r~ ~. /~ o~ ~ ~/ttuz ~ (4.tcP~Y-- .~cJ.y-~ ~( ~ ~ ;;{-fvz ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :?C:L---4[ (~.-?ec~~ J~ /01~~ .~~. ~d~tvU ~.-t. ~ ~J ~ ,.. c/?~? ~ Yt/Y-{/ ~A"-------<, ~ ~ . o I~'t ~l/-e-/!O r ' .~ ~ -:7 ~~ ~1-?1 ~ Dz~~ ~ c:r-S OVI.C~ ./to j~v'~ J 4,~ i'z;:, d ~ ~-v1r;; ~~ AZ qr-/~ ~-Cf ~< /tzh~ a~. ~~oj ~24 r ~ ~fi..~. ~rl( .~ G>-Y .~V Cfra V-- -4 c1uq ~ J~d"'--Y~ ~~- .vM_.~d /70 /, . . . jf~~ I/' /91-"- ~,h,re~4' ~~ ~7 z~ ~~/~ -4Mdko Ik~ /&~'../ ~-a//' ??/ //17/ !{O)tii .fL!Lil!...... .' Wi "., 'L NOV ~/~ ,Hi' ~g~:~#~~tPJbtci j Angel Shores Development Dear Sir, I have been a resident on Gin Lane, off Main Bayview Road, since the Fall of 1962. Even at that time my husband was concerned about waste matter in Peconic Bay where our development has a small private beach. Naturally we expected the populations to increase. However single family homes and multiple dwellings are quite different. I hope all concerned in government, will think of all aspects - not only increased revenues from real estate tax. Respectfully submitted, ;tlf~ /? f3~J Elizabeth Reddy Bernich 1430 Gin Lace Southold, NY 11971 765-3370 I r -.. ~ ~ :1 NORTH FORK ENVIRONMENTAL .fUN~~ " ~T. a non-profit organization for preservation of land, sea, air and quality of life 1972 CORPORATE MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box311, SOUlhold, N.Y. 11971 Presidenl:lilalk~Ronnie Wacker Secrelary:IllantJ$!II"~!Jllf\1JilJ2t M.E. Tomaszewski MEMBER SERVICE & INFORMATION Roule 25 al Love Lane - P.O. Box 799 Mall/luck, N.Y. 11952 (516)298-8880 Soutoold Town Board 1<:ain Road Southold, New York 11971 RECEIVED NOV 1 5 1988 November 14, 1988 ScatLoId To- ~ Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: As we all know, undisturbe~ land and unpolluted waters become scarcer every day on the North Fork. The penalties we pay to permit over- buildin~ include the hrown tide, the scallop's disappearance, de~ pleted rishin~, oi~her local taxes to pay for services needed .y toe developers' houses, and the visible loss of farmland and op~ space. How much lon~er, at this rate, will boaters and tourists come here to see the same thin~ theY've escaped at aome? Aware or this plight, the people of Southold Town have voted $1.75 million to acquire open space. In addition, the Town will be ~ettin~ receipts from the continuation of the extra t~ sales tax. And we hope oefore lon~ it will be receiving funds from a 21, sales tax to Be imposed on hi~h-priced land transactions. So, torough its Town Board, Southold now oas to make some wise decisions about what re- maining land and water to preserve and protect. Among the natural resources we oave left, the North Fork Environmental Council particularly recommends that the Town use its funds to ac- quire these four places: DAM POND This 45-acre tidal body separates East Marion from Orient. The Town owns Dam Pond. But it does not own the parcel to the west of its northern half, containing some of the most spectacular acreage I on the North Fork. Still undeveloped, but planned for development, I this 96-acre place is remarkable for its diversity. Here are tidal wetlands and a tidal creek (partly filled). Here are lOWlands, up- lands, old fields, and an abandoned sand and ~ravel quarry now hol- ding rive small ponds surrounded by vegetation. Here are oak forests, a tree farm, and greenbriar thiCkets, as well as an old dirt road reaching most of these areas. All this is in addition to the dunes and the beach on the north. mhe place is a living ecology lesson. Home to a wide group of plant communities and animal life, inclUding red foxes, hawks, ralcons, owls, waterfowl, and shore birds, its very variety is stunning. ... " . -2- . "It's a good place to teach our kids about our land," says one Town official who has used it for summer nature classes. Offenses committed a~ainst this land &y development would be even worse than usual. The proposed road would fill existing marshland and further silt up and erode the already partlY-filled tidal creek, spillin~ into Dam Pond. High groundwater on lower portions of the site could back sewage into the wetlands and Dam Pond. Development would destroy the site's scenic Beauty, deprive the wildlife of its haeitat, and further filthy the tidal waters that are the enly 60me of two-thirds of our juvenile fish as well as our ShellfiSh. The Town needs this land. RICHMOND CREEK Three undeveloped portions of this forked creek are left, and two__ 27-acre Richmond Shores and the 5-acre Duchow ~roperty__ have al- ready been approved for development. The other, 50-acre Richmond Creek Farms, is awaiting approval following a complete DEIS. It is these portions that we should acquire and preserve. The mouth of Richmond Creek has .een dredged repeatedly, creating a large sand peninsula, but the backwaters of both forks of the creek have been little disturbed.~f It remains one of the few good shell- fishing areas we have left. And it's unpolluted. At a recent public hearing by the Southold Town Trustees, not only the North Fork Environmental Council, but the local League of Women Voters, tae North Fork Audubon SOCiety, the New Suffolk Civic Asso- ciation, and the local Water, Land, and Wildlife Protection Group protested its development. The Trustees have designated the place a critical environmental area (CEA). Richmond Creek's shores are home to the newly-threatened diamond_ back terra, in, the endangered least tern, and the locally endangered piping plover. They're breeding grounds and resting places for mi- gratory birds and waterfowl, and feeding grounds for the osprey. Its waters hold nursery finfish and plentiful shellfish. The State has desi~nated this area a significant wildlife and fish habitat. It is one of the last beautiful, natural tidal wetlands left. The Town must protect it. DOWN'S CREEK This large, unsullied salt marsh and tidal creek is one of the two or three last creeks in Southold Town not to have been dred~ed. The threatened dianomdback terrapin lives there and, except -for a small bridge, an active osprey nest is the sole structure on its shores, and the mussel harvest is still plentifUl. It is a place of stunning beauty and is considered irreplaceaele. On the west bank, furthermore, is an historic site which had been * County DPW Waterways Division says neither fork dredged "to their knowledge. .., ';. . . -3- an early Indian lo~ fortification called Fort Corchau~ after the tribe that occupied it until the 1600's and probably centuries earlier. The fort, believed to be the only one of its type to remain, is lar~ely uninvestigated, but is recorded in the DiviSbn for His- toric Places of the U.S. Interior Department. ANGEL SHO~ES, Section I The western half of this subdivision proposed south of the far end or Main Bayview Road is the most significant part environmentally of the development. It also has some archeological value. County giolo~y teams, after study, recommend that the western part De either set aside with finality by the developer or acquired by the Town so that it can be preserved in perpetuity. Development would largely evict the wildlife. It would displace resident deer, cut off thein freshwater supply, and block their corridor to a more northerly ran~e. It Would dispossess territorial birds (probably to die, because all available surroundin~ land is claimed by rivals), destroy the fruit-bearing bushes that feed much of the wild population, and render homeless the owls and other inha- bitants of the dense conifer stands. The land and its freshwater pond Would be largely claimed by human occupation. In particular, though, the lar~e saltwater pond, a tidal wetland and a seashore nur- sery, could easily be turned into an artif1cial plaything. - - - * .;:. * We all agree that our livelihood here and certainly our own well- ceing depend largely on vistas, clean waters, a healthy boating and tishin~ industry, and the seaside tourism these bring. We've got to start somewhere to stop fouling our nest, our neighborhood, our shores, and our planet. These four endangered spaces are a good place to start. Sincerely, 12.el\)' 1ft. CL&".we,'L , Ronnie Wacker President ~, . . . TOWN HALL, 53095 MAIN ROAD P.O. BOX 1179 SDUTHOLD, NEW YORK 11971 FRANCIS J. MURPHY SU PERVISOR TELEPHONE (516) 765-1800 OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR TOWN OF SOUTHOLD September 23, 1988 Ms. Janet P. Redhead 640 Long View Lane, Terry Waters Southold, New York 11971 Dear Ms. Redhead: Thank you for your letter which we received today regarding the plan to pump water to The Cove and Angel Shores developments. While I understand your concern over this matter and agree with the seriousness of the situation, permits to do this are not issued by the Town of Southold. May I suggest that you contact the fOllowing people to voice your opinion: Dr. David Harris, Commissioner Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services 225 Rabro Drive East Hauppauge, ~ew York 11788 Mr. Harold D. Berger, Regional Director Department of Environmental Conservation S.U.N.Y., Building 40 Stony Brook, New York 11790 .- "'\;?" Hopefully, they will be able to help you with this problem. Very truly yours, .- ".' . Francis J. ~urphy Supervisor, "Southold Town FJM:rbw "'~ 7!~fI!'/l:? ~~~7.P. v:./. p~ . -.::tw", ~?t40 ~~~ >f'~ ~ ,Ny. //9'11 n.y /177/ (2: /), ~ d, ~ -r ~ ~ -~ lO S OffICE ~ SUPERVISOR THOLO 10WNOf ~.I11~ ". . f t#~~a:-~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~r:O-Fti~ ~ ~'D,./J"'~f:; ~.-rf~tJ~.~ ~ --;;t;k ~.-U ~d ~ ~ .. ~z:.~~';U.~~~zt W~A4a~~~~~~~ .. ~~4~ ~w~--;;t;k~ - -~~ ~~::tk#44~ ' ~~-~~~. - ~~~a.-~~~.~~f?~ ~ if/:;t:& 'r; ~ ~ 0r~7<yJTt&r ~ LJ~-.~C0I-~(Yh-;t~F'~'-_ ~~~~k~~ , :"..A. n tJ-~ ~Otl ~' /~ D ~a 71 U-Cvt. .~ ~rJ' ~:~~~ {}1::>~y ~ ,>,. ~ ~Jv-r 13 ~ u.~ a7-;u ~ Aft<j . ~~(j~ . ActJ.f 0' /l- - ,'-'..' '~., C1(f$~ #nuL I ....,UGl ;' ,988 . /// -@ ~ $n.,th,..l.J T '-"'.''-' rl""r~ DeE,r Southold Town Official: I believe that you, the various town officials, have the opportunity and the ability to do a strong public good for the people of Southold Town; both for now and in the future. The current application for a major subdivision called Angel Shores is divided in two parts, Part I consists of property which has great beauty as well as significant environmental value, Part II is a farm field, of less importance. I suggest that the boards which run the town and have jurisdiction over these lands; take any and all steps necessary to preserve the area known as Angel Shores I by allowing no development of that land. I further suggest that the development rights to this land be trans- ferred, all or in part, to the adjoining property known as Angel Shores II. to allow for the financial recovery of the owner's investment while protecting this important resource for mankind and wil.dlife. I a.m convinced that this simple idea has merit and that it would be to the advantage of all concerned to pursue it rather than the proposal now on file in the Planning Board office. Yours tru~v ~ X~~d 11115 Main Bayview Road Southold, New York 11971 August 1:3. 1988 " t . . ,,' r" RKlI ...ED FRANCIS J. MURPHY SUPERVISOR TELEPHONE (516) 765-1800 JUL 28 1988 Sollthnl..t T ,.w." ("Ipork. TOWN HALL, 53095 MAIN ROAD P.O. BOX 1179 SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK 11971 OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR TOWN OF SOUTHOLD TO: FROM: RE: DATE: Interested Parties Supervisor Murphy Terry Waters Property July 28, 1988 Would you please review the enclosed letter recently received by my office. I would appreciate hearing your comments at soon as it is convenient. Thank you. FJM:rbw enc. copy to: Town Clerk Town Board Town Attorney Planning Board Water Advisory Committee . ",'7&.; -:7:6"---, ;7'~ )"''',6 OJ'Jl";T, J7..I/" . Co-r ~~ ?- Ct? /r/rL-.e//~ ?.J/ Mr. Francis J. Murphy, Supervisor Town of South old Town Hall, Main Street South old, New York 11971 TERRY WATERS PRoPERTY GVNERS ASSOCIATION 405 LONGVIEW lANE ::;\ SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK 1197. "ri) r: I~ '(l] ~ \~l ~~ ~, ~ \~::l\\l \ ~\. J' n '2. 5 ISBP, J.~ July 20, UL --"","SOF8CE SUPER\ji~~.7,urHGLO 10v.;N Or :, ~.13 .?A,~p ';p/l'/./:T ~y hp ~PV~/?y Dear Mr. Murphy: With the development of the area known as Angel Shores I and II, adjacent to Terry Waters at Bayview, several of the members of our Association have expressed concern regarding a continuous supply of . potable water in our area. It is felt that the Town Planning Board has contemplated the drain on the source of water in adjacent areas. However, we would be interested in learning what steps have been taken to insure that the neighboring communities will not suffer a loss of fresh water at a later date. In order to ally the fears of the property owners that compriee our membership, we would appreciate an early reply from you in connection with this matter. cc: Board of Directors TWPCl!\ , ......,...-_.., ...,<~:..., '''', .... TELEPHONE ..",i"'~~ \, ',\ ' (516) 765-1938 A"::0, \'". '\ \" -",",-;. ~ /"( ,~'~ \155rS'2.)>~ \\~f\ L. \\ ~-~\\ \~,\\ ...-<,.-; - \ ~-..' ~.",::>:>':i,~~\:~:"'.' \ C0.'\'.."'.:;\,:,,..~ . ..."'.;"'i.'.......... FranciS ~;~Murphy, Supervisor Town Ha'l:l 53095 Main Road Southold, New York 11971 h -~/?, . C"7 ---;::;:- ~-.G~ c-. Town Hall, 53095 Main Road P..O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971 Dear Supervisor Murphy: /L/ft . PLANNING BOARD OFFICE .. TOWN OF SOUTHOLD July 29, 1988 In response to your memorandum of July 28, 1988 regarding the concerns of the Terry Waters Property OWners Association, the Planning Board is in the process of reviewing the proposed draft environmental impact statement for the Angel Shores subdivision. One of the issues that must be addressed by the DEIS is the potential environmental impact on the neighboring property. It is suggested that the Terry Waters Property OWners Association keep close tabs on the Planning Board's upcoming public hearing agendas, particularly the August 4th meeting. Once the DEIS is deemed to be complete for pUblic review purposes, the Association should read it and submit their comments on it to this Board so that their concerns can be responded to. ~ jd ~UlY~ yo~r7/ / (J?! i/:J~!t?l-d?lh~./ " BENNETT ORLOWSKI, JR. CHAIRMAN .-''?--'