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James Garretson, Chairperson Town Hall Annex
Anne Surchin, Vice Chair 54375 Route 25
Donald Feiler PO Box 1179
James Grathwohl Southold, NY 11971
Robert Harper Fax (631) 765-9502
Gary Parker Telephone: (631) 765-1802
Edward Webb www.southoldtownny.gov
Damon Rallis, Administrative Assistant
Town of Southold
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes
3:00 p.m., June 16, 2015
Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room
Attendees:
James Garretson, Robert Harper, Edward Webb, Don Feiler, Anne Surchin, Gary
Parker.
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairman James
Garretson.
Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of May 19, 2015 were approved unanimously.
Appointments
Town employee John Sepnoski gave the commission a presentation on the new SPLIA
mapping program, which was put together using data from the HPC’s intern survey
conducted in 2012 and 2013. The presentation was followed by a questions and answer
session. Because initial SPLIA files are in poor condition, Administrative Assistant
Damon Rallis agreed to contact SPLIA to see if they could provide the town with original
copies to go with the updated files.
Old Business
150 Bay Water Avenue, Southold
Commissioner Harper continued a discussion regarding the above-referenced
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property. In his conversation with the CDC, regarding its denial of funding for
home improvements on the property, he found that the CDC would reconsider the
application if money was made available from another source. He agreed to reach
out to additional funding sources.
Update on award designations
Vice Chair Anne Surchin reported that no action had been taken on the proposed
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awards program. A brief discussion followed regarding the difference between
awards and recognitions. It was discussed that the commission could send out
letters of recognition to those who have done work to a historic home even if it
was not a registered landmark.
Commissioners discussed the possibility of using Community Preservation Funds
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to preserve historic structures. They also discussed the need for incentivizing the
program to make landmarking worthwhile to property owners.
New Business
Julie P. Davis – Second Parsonage House – 2500 Hobart Road: Application for new
addition to the Southold Town Registry of Historic Landmarks
Damon Rallis outlined the process for adding the property to the registry. Vice
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Chair Surchin and Commissioner Harper agreed to tour the property and bring
their recommendation back to the commission at its next meeting. At that time, a
motion will be made to recommend designation to the Southold Town Board.
CommissionerGrathwohl asked commissioners to each compile a list of five
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properties to be added to the town’s Landmark Registry, so that the commission
could target those properties for preservation.