HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIPA underground Lines4, -,, The Suffolk Times · November 20, 2003
Buried lines idea buried
Board: Orient
causeway cost
is too steep
ORIENT~verhead power lines
will remain stretched out across the
causeway.
Although most of the cost would
have been covered by a grant, the
Town Board on Tuesday shot down
plans 'to participate in a feasibility
study on burying the utility lines along
the narrow mile-long stretch between
East Marion and Orient.
The reason is the project's cost,
which could require the town to pay
over .$400,000.
Championed by the town's trans-
portation committee, the project
would provide a far more pleasant
shoreline vista at one of the places
where the town's road network is clos-
est to the sea. Supporters add that put-
ting the lines underground also would
strengthen power service reliability at
one of the distribution system's most
vulnerable points.
The Long Island Power Authority is
not obligated to bury the lines, but
should it opt to do so, the town would
be reqtdred to put up 40% of the esti-
mated $1 million cost. The prospect of
paying that much prompted a majori-
ty of board members to reject a call
for the town to include its $30,000
share of the feasibility study cost in
next year's budget. The~town previ-
Joggers going under the wires on the Orient-East Marion Causeway on Tuesday.
ously obtained a $170,000 state Wickham noted that the report wonld A dismayed Mr. Wickham ques-
Department of Transportation grant not obligate the town to the larger tioned why the thvnx bothered to seek
to cover most of that work. project and that the town could also the feasibility grant.
Only Councilman Tom Wickham work to fred other outside ftlncVmg During a May appearance before
and Fishers Island Justice Louisa sources to cover its share of the con- See Un~, paoe 42
Evans favored pursuing the study. Mr. struction.
FALL LEAF AND
BRU$It CLEANUP
THE SOUTHOLD FALL
CLEANUP PROGRAM WILL
START MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 24.
Cleanup will begin in
Orient. The highway crews
will work in a westerly
direction throughout
Southold Town. Cleanup
ends in Laurel.
Residents must place their
leaves in bags and any
branches should be placed,
unbagged, in separate piles.
ONCE THE HIGHWAY CREWS PASS AN AREA, THEy WILL
NOT RETURN.
WE WILL NOT REMOVE ANY OF THI~
FOLLOWING ITEMS:
· LAND-CLEARING DEBRIS
· TREE STUMPS
· FENCE POSTS ORRAILS
· CONCRETE ITEMS
· LUMBER
· METAL OBJECTS
· HOUSEHOLD TRASH
· ANYTHING THAT IS NOT LEAVES OR BRUSH!
This cleanup service is provided by the Southold Town Highway
Department. Residents shbuld be aware that our cleanup may be
interrupted due to emergencies and/or weather-related conditions.
GRACE PERIOD AT CUTCHOGUE COMPOST SITE
A four weak grace period will be provided at the compost site in
Cutchogue for residents who wish to d/spose of their own leaves and
branches. The grace period will start Satnrday, November 22 and
end Sunday, December 21.
YOU BRING YOUR OWN YARD DEBRIS
TO rite COMPOST SITE:
· You must display a valid disposal sticker or pay the applicable
entry fee ($2 per Irip for residential vehicles, $30 end up for
h'ucks).
· You will be required to empty any plastic bags and dispose of the
bags in the bin provided (or take the bags out with you to be used
again).
· Please be advised that the compost facility maintains a zero-toler-
ance policy with regard to contamination in yard waste loads. Any
loads found to contain plastic, papers, cups, metal, garbage, dirt,
rocks, or other debris w/Il be treated as mixed waste loads and
charged accordingly ($120/ton).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
AND UNDERSTANDING
PETER W. HARRIS
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
In the future these power lines may be underground.
Undergrounding LIPA
Lines in Orient
represented by Neb Brashich, Jim Fox
and Margaret Brown, asked the board
$30,000 (20 percent).
Budgal Remain~ Same
Suppose they held a budget hearing
and nobody came? That is what hap-
pened at the November 6 public hear-
lng on the preliminary budget. The
and one reporter showed up, along
with Highway Superintendent Pete
Harris who requested
that an additional
$128,000 bo added to
his department for
needed vehicles.
"The board is dis-
cussing the highway
superintendent's
request," said Hot,on.
Town Attorney's Term Up
board meeting,