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SO!Old Transportation CommIe
Southold Town Hall
n~. November 23, 1998 8:00 AM
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---""Present: Neboysha Brashich, Glynis Berry, Margaret Brown, Victor Brown, George Hubbard, Bernie
Jacobson, David Moore, Doug Murphy, Valerie Scopaz
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Scenic Bvwavs Mana!!ement Plan: The Scenic Byways Management Draft Plan is due at the end of the
month. The following will need to be done:
* Copies will go to the Advisory Committee and the Transportation Committee for input back to
Dunn Engineering;
* The last public forum must be held;
* A presentation to the Town Board and the East End Transportation Committee (on the same
day if possible);
* After the Town Board presentation, the Board may want to have its own set of hearings of
what to do and how to implement the plan;
* A final presentation will be made to Albany because this is a prototype for the State of New
York. If Albany likes it, more money may become available to fund future projects. This may take
place in January, February and March.
The Plan is now about 3 months behind schedule. There needs to be a 2-pronged approach:
What is immediately "do-able" without extra money or politics and then the more difficult tasks.
Therefore, we should first look into the creation of scenic districts and utilize money from the open
space fund to buy scenic easements. Then we need to look at zoning and prepare to make changes.
The Management Plan will have an implementation plan. Valerie pointed out that there needs to
be a prioritized list of which key scenic easements should be acquired first. The Landmark Preservation
Committee will be sending in recommendations. The consultants report on the Route 48 moratorium
and the Water Study report are due. There is much going on in February and March, so the Vision
Forum should be held in January.
Traffic Studv: A Traffic Study of the North Fork is now underway. They worked through the summer
and into the fall and included Shelter Island. It fits into the LIPT 2000 Study. The NYDOT came to
Southold to look at our town and met with Neb and Supervisor Cochran. Apparently the Suffolk County
Department of Public Works had plans to put a 3-lane road from the end of the 4-lane to the blinking
lights in the next 20 years. Neb and the Supervisor said this was not acceptable and to take it out of their
plans. After more discussion, the county has assured the Town that 3 lanes are not planned and any
future plan will be available for prior review by the Town.
The Traffic Study will take 20 months to complete. We will urge all resurfacing to be done in
concrete, not asphalt.
North Fork Trails: We will revisit all the bicycle loops and routes and evaluate the placement and
condition of the signs. We need to finalize the trail-head signs and Victor will continue to work on the
map. It seems likely that we will receive funding for a proposed kayak launch and route plan. Doug
Murphy will head this committee.
Moore's Woods: George Hubbard reported that approval has been given to clear the drains in Moore's
Woods with a grant of $425,000, but there has been no movement on the trails. He was asked if the
Village of Greenport would be willing to put up $10,000 toward trail work. We would like to put
together a scope of services that includes trails in Moore's Woods and also the proposed bicycle trails
along the LIRR in Mattituck and Greenport. We need a final plan before the spring. There is a 3-year
window for ISTEA funding of $397,000 and we are now in the 2nd year. Time is running out. George
will bring this up at the Village Board Meeting in December.
Ferrv Conference: The Town received a grant from the Department of State to hold a Ferry Conference
to discuss communication between New York and Connecticut on ferry transportation, especially
focusing on the East End. This is being discussed at the EETC and people further west on LI and people
in Connecticut will be invited to attend. Valerie needs help from the Transportation Committee in
setting up and running this meeting.
Bicvcle Safety: We retved a grant of $1900 from MetLife to !pent on bicycle safety. Glynis, has
worked on this with Victor. Victor has contacted Mark Kulewicz of the AAA. The AAA could set upla
program for bike safety for elementary children with "Mike the Bike", but Victor doesn't know how,
when, or where. At the older level, a bicycle "rodeo" could be held in a parking lot, and maybe the
police and bicycle shops could help out. The grant money could be used for awards or prizes such as
helmets, locks, tool kits. Also, a poster contest might be tied in with a national AAA poster contest on
bicycle safety. It was also suggested that we could start a safety column in the Suffolk Times.
Glynis also suggested a proposal to set up a much more involved program that would entail a
trainer coming here to teach someone to run an ongoing program. This concept would require a trained
staff person who would be in touch with all the schools and would lead safety activities. Valerie
suggested that Glynis go to the EETC with this idea in an effort to get regional and state help.
It turns out that the woman at the Bike Stop already goes into the schools and she would be
willing to purchase helmets cheaply.
Lil!htinl!: The street lighting consultant will be back. We need to look at the lighting around the area
and see what works and what doesn't. Is there too much? too little? would reflectors do a better job?
The next meeting will be Monday, December 21,8 AM at Southold Town Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret H. Brown