HomeMy WebLinkAboutLP-01/10/2000LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2000 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971
Fax (516) 765-1823
Telephone (516) 765-1800
JAN 1 8 2000
MINUTES
Present were:
Dick Ryan, Joe Krukowski, Reed Jarvis, Fred Lee,
Ray Huntington, Brian Murphy, Melissa Spiro and
Tim Caufield.
The Minutes of the December 20, 1999 meeting were accepted as read.
The Committee reviewed the maps Melissa had brought to the meeting.
Melissa explained that it is a working map and asked the Committee
to review the map and make any needed corrections. Maps will be made
for each of the members.
Tim Caufield brought in a digitized map of the northwestern part of
the Town. This segment is approximately 1000 acres with three owners.
It was suggested that this would be a good area to solicit the develop-
ment rights.
The members asked Councilman Murphy about the Farmland Protection
Strategy Report. He said hoPefully it would be adopted shortly.
Dick distributed the Suffolk County Tax Map books to the members
present and will give the absent members their copies at the next meeting.
There is a meeting tomorrow with Supervisor Cochran, Councilman
Murphy, Melissa Spiro and Stephen Jones. They are hoping for some
coordination between the Town and the County.
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The Town will be receiving approximately $500,000 in grants for
development rights purchases from the State.
The Committee discussed surveys and who should pay for it. They
felt that if it is a clear development rights purchase without, any
reserved areas, the Town should pay for it. If there are reserved
areas, it should be pro-rated.
Ray brought in maps of segments of the Town. Dick is taking A, B,
G & H. Reed is taking C. Joe is taking F. Ray has D and Fred
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 24, 2000 at 7:30 p.m.
Tim Caufield spoke on the Peconic Land Trust's agenda and gave a
copy of it to the members of tile Committee.
With no further business to be conducted, the meeting was adjourned
at 9:45 p.m.
submitted,