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Southold Transportation Commission
Southold Town Hall
August 27, 2007 Meeting
RECEIVED
Called to Order: 10:04 AM by Jamie Richter.
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Members Present: Pete Harris, Ruth Oliva, Frank Field, Councilman Bill Edwaras, ~'mr
Thiel, Tom Fox.
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Members Absent: Neb Brashich, Martin Flatley, Margaret Brown.
Minutes of July 23rd Meeting are missing.
Changes to the Placement of Tourist-Directional Signs
COlmcilman Edwards discussed the current procedure for procuring these signs and
advised that some businesses in Southold Town have posted an excessive number of the
signs. He submitted a detailed proposal calling for the review and modification of the
current procedure, with the revised procedure and sign specifications to be incorporated
in the Town Code. One of the changes would provide for the posting of a maximum of
three signs by anyone business throughout the Town.
Town Orientation / Interpretive Sign age Project
Councilman Edwards reported that three consulting firms had been interviewed
concerning requests for proposals covering the location, size and format of those signs.
Warex Project in Mattituck
Improved access and egress considerations were addressed and approved as presented.
The Heritage Project in Cutchogue
The Commission requested that its previous recommendations of July 30, 2007 be
included in the draft scope for an environmental impact statement to be submitted by the
developer to the Planning Board. Specifically, an additional study covering traffic
volumes and access might be warranted.
The Planning Board's Notice of Public Scoping Meeting of August 20, 2007 with
attachments was presented for further review by the Commission.
SDJ)W County Road 48 - Roundabouts (2) and Soundview Site
The Chairman's letter of July, 30,2007 to the Suffolk County Department of Public
Works noted that the Town Engineer's Office and a DPW Traffic Division engineer met
recently with the Soundview's owners. The letter also requested that the Commission be
copi cd on all correspondence and meetings concerning design parameters at the
Soundview site.
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The above letter also requested updates on the funding for the study covering the
proposed two roundabouts (Cox Neck Road and Westphalia Avenue) on County Road
48.
SEEDS
The August 22,2007 memo from the Chairman of the East End Transportation Council
to members of the East End Supervisors & Mayors Association forwarded his press
release of August 20, 2007, which advised that eleven East End municipalities had signed
an agreement to explore regional transportation linked initiatives.
Five Towns Rural Transit
Members of that group will make a presentation to the Town Board at 9:00 AM
tomorrow, August 28,2007.
Orient Causeway Project - NYSDOT Proposal re Remaining Funding
It was suggested that any residual funds be used for improving pedestrian access to the
waterways and to ease erosion concerns at the easterly end of the causeway.
Old Business
Bridge Lane in Cutchogue - the LIRR and the NYSDOT are working on repairs for the
damaged bridge.
DOT Bridge over LIRR in Greenport - a field office has been opened in the Feather Hill
complex in Southold. Work is currently proceeding on signage and other issues.
New Business
Pete Harris advised of a traffic nuisance on Champlin Place and the Main Road in
Greenport. A service station and auto repair shop at that location has been using
Champlin Place as a parking area for vehicles in its custody. Pete provided aerial views
of the location and recommended the posting of No Parking signs for 125 feet on both
sides of that street in way of that location.
The Town's new Plarming Director begins work on next Wednesday. Neb will be in
contact with the new planner.
Next Meeting
The Commissions next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM on September 23, 2007.
Adjournment
11:25AM
Re,spectfully submitted,
Thomas F. Fox