HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/2008Minutes of the Hamlet of Greenport Stakeholders meeting
January 14, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Peconic Landing, Greenport, N.Y.
Attendee Stakeholders:
Don Leslie, Jr., Chairman
Victor Brown
Melanie Norden, Co-Secretary
Ural Talgat
Diane Gilmore
Absent:
Mariel Dobler, Co-Secretary
Jill Dunbar
Tanya Padmore
Nelia Purnhagen
Sylvia Holtzberg
Don Leslie chaired the meeting. Stakeholders approved the minutes of the 1/3 meeting and the notes from the
public meeting.
All agreed that the public meeting was a fruitful one, with a good turn-out and good public feedback and
suggestions. Another public meeting will be held sometime in May or June 2008 at the Greenport 3rd Street
firehouse.
Stakeholders briefly discussed the annexation issue which has received recent press coverage following meeting
David Nyce's presentation at Peconic Landing. Stakeholders agreed that annexation is an issue that would likely
not "fly" and would be economically deleterious for residents in the unincorporated Hamlet to be annexed to the
Village. Annexation would likely result in a significant jump in property taxes, particularly because of the repairs
needed to the sewage treatment plant, electric power plant, etc. Mayor Nyce has also floated the idea of a separate
police force, which might be prohibitively expensive.
Stakeholders next discussed topics to be discussed with the Planning Board on 2/25, including:
· Status of hamlet signage
· Need for scenic by-law legislation
· Need for "clean up" legislation/enforcement in areas around the Hamlet, particularly parcels on Rt. 25 just
west of the Village, including the "antique" store
· A clean up after your dog sign at the information booth and Town clean-up of the park at that site
· Status of the light at Sound Road and 48
· Enforce legislation to get rid of the cars at the Empire gas station on 25
· The "history" of the car rental business near the Hampton Jitneys bus stop in Greenport
· The importance of a "gateway" project and the determination of which group should make
recommendations re the Port of Egypt area
· Legislation that would require new construction/renovation of buildings on the water to be built to maintain
scenic vistas
· Annexation
The next meeting will be held on January 28th.
Respectfully submitted,
Melanie Norden, Co-Secretary