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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNew SuffolkNEW SUFFOLK CIVIC ASSOCIATION NEW SUFFOLK NEW YORK 11956 TOWN OF $OUTHOLD Mr Frank Murphy Supervisor February 3, 1986 Town of Southold Southold, New York Dear Mr Murphy; In examining the Master Plan map an area has been carved out of New Suffolk, including 2nd Street in the RR zoning designation. This change would allow uses on 2nd Street, that are not presently allowed. Please revise the demensions of the RR zone to eliminate 2nd Street from the RR zone. In addition many people I've talked to feel that the week~ight meetings for the master plan should be changed to a w~ekend session. This would allow those to attend that can't drive at night, work at night, or those who are only here on weekends. youF, cc; residents on 2nd Street Mr. Francis J. Murphy Town Supervisor Southold Town Town Hall Southold, N.Y. 11971 8 February, 1986 New Suffolk, N.Y. 11956 Dear Mr. Murphy: New Suffolk has now had the opportunity of looking at the pr0POsedMaster Plan changes for the hamlet. As you know, many of mr people were at the information meeting the other night at the Knights of Columbus hall in Cutchogue where they had their first opportunity to look at the big map pinned up on the rear wall of the meeting room. Certainly, the maps printed in the local newspapers and even those sent around to the local libraries are so small and smudged as to make inter- pretation difficult. Now that we have seen what might be fairly called the big picture, many of us a~e dismayed by what the professional planners have in mind for our little community. Most of all, we are struck by the ambitious future they see for the rectangle bounded by Jackson and King Streets on the south and on the north and by First and Second Streets ~ the east and the west. This area has been tentatively listed as a Hamlet Business District. Which is to say that is is considered as an appropriate area for a public parking garage, a bus station, a bank, a theater, a laundromat, or a museum. I list these enterprises not with any serious expectat~n that any of them will ever be allowed in New Suffolk and only to make the point that the category of Hamlet Business District was originally intended for another situation entirely, where a community had room to grow and wished to do so. New ~uffolk has no'room to grow and most of us do not wlsh it to do so. We cannot spread out -- we would only despoil what we already have and enjoy. If we are careful in what we allow, we can enhance the fragile resources that we already have and make them last for the use and enjoyment of our children and of their children. Presently, the two square blocks in question are mostly private homes. Many of them have views of the bay. They are in good repair, owned by respectable people. The two commercihl establish- ments in the area are both in buildings that have long been businesses. One of the~ a restaurant, is having major difficulties with its sewage system and is attempting to make arrangements with Richard Cart to piggyback onto his proposed treatment plant. More businesses such as laundromats would only worsen the salt water intrusions that already trouble many of us, and aggravate the traffic congestion that an en- larged marina and associated businesses would generate. I tu-ge that you and the other members of the Town Board reject the proposed change in zoning. The changes that Marina Bay Associates have in mind for New Suffolk, even if they are whittled down to a reasonable size, will provide plenty of Hamlet Business District Juice to keep us all buzzing for a long time. ~in~erely~ Association -2- P.S. One final matter: I believe that your consultants inaccurate- ly depict the limits of the apartments on the site of what used to be called John's IGA Market, on Second Street, and that they neglect en- t~ely to list the FudJinski Whitecap boarding house on Main Street. The old IGA is listed as Resort Residential, and the Whitecap, I believe, ought to be, too. Frankly, however, it seems to me that since the RR designat~n was originally designed for "~low density residential areas" RR is not at all appropriate for New Suffolk, and such boarding houses and multiple dwellings ought to be carried simply as non-conforming elements in a residential area. 19 February, 1986 New Suffolk. N.Y. 11956 Mr. Francis J. Murphy Town Supervisor 8outhold Town 8ou%hold, N.Y. 11971 Dear ~r. ~urphy: ~e have ]us% become aware that the new Master Plan proposed for tho town includes the designa%~on of a portion of New Suffolk as a Remlet Business Dietr~c% ~ that portion of the hamlet be%w~en ~ackson and ~ing 5%rests and Fir~% and Second Streets. ! hope that you ~ strike this designation. ~B is totally inappropriate for an area the size of New Suffolk. We are in a cul de sac, the berdors of w~ich cannot be extended, and there is no roo~ for motels, theaters, public parking garages, and %b~ like. The two blocks in question are presently occupied for the most part by private homes in good repair, and the area should r~-~in pr~=arily residential. Sincerely youra, February 14, 1986 Mr. Frank J. Murphy Town Supervisor Town of Southold Town Hall Southold, L.I., N.Y. 11971 Dear Mr. Murphy: In connection with the proposed Master Plan for the Town of Southold, I would like to offer the following comment per- taining to New Suffolk. There is a degree of concern for the extent of the proposed Hamlet Density zoning of properties fronting on Second Street between Jackson and King Streets. It would appear that the proposed zoning could precipitate a downgrading of use by extending a non-residential use into an area which is today virtually all residential. I trust you will address this and other issues that may arise prior to adoption of a plan. In general, the Master Plan must strike a balance between need and an environs ability to support the need. Absent adequate water and sewer systems and given the unique char- acteristics of our area, the plan must exact prudent restraint on growth and respect for our limitations. This is particularly true in areas such as New Suffolk. Thank you for the opportunity to comment and please accept my appreciation for the many hours you and the other Board and Committee people have spent on the development of the plan in the interest of all the people of Southold Town. ~ectfully submitted Patrick E. Callahan, P..EV~- Third Street between King and Orchard Streets New Suffolk, L.I., N.Y. 1~956 50-ii 212th Street ~'/ ~// ~ ~-~//~/~ Bayside Hills, N.Y. 1136~