HomeMy WebLinkAboutFactory Ave B~Itz, Phillip ' .
From: Brad Media [thestadiumguy~msn.com]
8eat: Tuesday, dune 15, 2010 8:39 AM
' To: Bsilz, Ph,iip '
To The I~embers of the Southold Town Board,
Ny wife Hargarat and ! live In the Cottages at t4attituck. T ?l~v~,~e as~ to where we
live, our property Is the "flag lot", which Is In the back of ti e develop ~l~,,~Hl~r the rear o~ our lot backs'
Factory Avenue. ! spoke to Phillip Beitz late last summer at ouL.som;,,~-~~ory regardlng
safety and overall quality of life. Now that these Issues have escalated to potentially dangerqus
proportions, ! feel that it is now necessary to present these Issues to you. And please understand that our
concerns have nothing to do with the passlng trains; these Issues have everything to do with Factory
Avenue.
Vehicular activity on Factory has become complately out of control. Vehicles of all kinds have NO' regard
for the posted 35 HPH speed limit, and barrel over the bump at the railroad cr~sing, leaving behind a.
constant pounding of unnecessary nolea pollution, and the reverberatiOn that follows Is carried down the
.length of the roadway. At times vshldes travel so fast over the tracks that they literally become airborne,
and sometimes lose their contents in the process (hub caps, lumber, shovels, etc.). Some fuel trucks DO
. NOT stop at the crossing, as they are required BY LAW to do. In addition to the numerous trucks that
deliver to the shopping center, heavy truck traffic (construction tracks, dump trucks, t~actor trailers,'
sanitation trucks from other towns, atc.) has increased DRAt4A'I/CALLY. Literally HUNDREDS of heavy
trucks use this read .daily, in both directions, And they are back and forth, continuously, all day long,
every day, even on Saturdays and Sundays. We have even observed, as recently as June 12th at
approximately 9AM, a Corona truck making a U-turn in one of the drivewayS on Factory Avenue!
It's obvious to me that these types of trucks are not making local deliveries at the shopplng center, and
.generally have no business using thls road. !n fact, Factory Ave. has become a newly found short cut for
these trucks, and it Is more heavily and consistently traveled with each passing day.
The quality of life here has deteriorated to zero, mostly due to the thunderous noise lef~ behind when
these trucks cross the tracks. Day or night, there.is no break from the nolsa'. Also, there is no respite fi'om.
the unnecessary noise caused by those who like to Show off their I°Ud mufflers, high-performance
engines, motorcycles, and booming car stereos; and use Factory as their 6wa personal "drag strip".
To make matters worse~ the entire three-tenth-of-a-mile length of roadway is in terrible dlsrel~alr,
especially at the railroad crowing. The constant and continued pounding of the heavy trucks have
contributed greatly to the deterioration of ti~e roadway and crossing.
All of the above factors,.combtned with the constant activity at the shopping center loading. dock,
compromise quality of life not only for us, but for all those within earshot. That Includes the residents of
Factory Avenue, Cottage Way, and those who worship at the Baptist Church by the crossing. And with this
problem ever increasing, it appeam that there is no end.in sight.
I also fear that, due to the increased amount of traffic, excessive speeding, and the projectiles coming
from these spccdlng vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists are In danger of injury or even death, particularly
those entering and exiting the pedestrian walk alongside the Cottages. And Margaret and I have lived here
{ong enough to witness numerous dose calls. This is truly an accident waiUng to happen.
have some photos of the .crpssing to illustrate the disrepair, that are available upon request. !
am also have some sound files (also available upon request), of the every-day noise that Margaret and
are subjected to on a dally basls. And that Is just a small sample of what goes on over here.
In conclusion, Factory Avenue has turned into a twenty-four hour, seven-day-a-week major highway, and
is no longer the three-tenth~of~a-mlle residential side street that. it was Intended to be. What we, as well
as the residents of Factory Avenue are forced to listen to, day and night, is sheer insanity. This street Was
neither designed for, nor can it handle, the type and Volume of traffic that it Is forced to handle today. !
urge any and all of you to come to the ama dudng the course of any given day to witness this Insanity for
yourself. The pictures and sound files do not compare to experlendng this environment in person.
I am pleading with you, Members of the Town BoaM, to act Immediately to arrive at some temporary
measures to these Issues un~J![~o~p?.~r?~anent solutions can be put into place.
Looking forward to your reply.
Respectffltly,
Brad Merila
(631) 681-9723 cell
(631) 619-6917 evenings
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man o~ the face of the Earth." - Lou Gehrig, Yankee Stadium, 3uly 4,
1939
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