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LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room
Members Present:
John Sepenoski, Chairman
Peggy Dickerson Sam McCullough
Eric Keil Lillian Ball
Members Absent:
Anne Murray
Maureen Cullinane
Also present:
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary
Bob Ghosio, Town Board Liaison
Tim Caufield, PLT Vice President
Commencement:
The meeting began at 7:06 p.m. with four LPC members present.
Adoption of Meeting Minutes:
Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from November 24, 2015.
MOTION
made by Sam McCullough, seconded by Lillian Ball, to accept the 11/24/2015 LPC meeting
minutes.
Motion carried: 4/0/1 (LPC Chairman John Sepenoski abstained as he was not present for the
11/24/2015 LPC meeting.
Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries:
Project Status Updates \[executive session where applicable\]
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The LPC members entered into
Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro presented status updates on new and pending projects.
END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
SCTM #1000-35.-2-1, 11, 12, 17.1 (ISLANDS END GOLF)
PLT update re: PLT work agreement with Islands End
Tim Caufield of Peconic Land Trust, Inc. gave a project update of Islands End Golf since PLT has
been hired by the landowners to explore options for preservation and the intent to keep the 120 acres
as a viable public golf course. PLT intends to do a full assessment of options. PLT has reached out to
the Town Supervisor. Land is currently four tax parcels, two being owned by the King Trust and two
by Islands End Golf.
Applications & Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property
None
Stewardship and Management:
STEWARDSHIP UPDATE FROM MELISSA SPIRO
Town Owned Open Space (SILL PROPERTY – Pipes Cove area)
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A working group formed of Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro, John Sepenoski,
DPW Director Jeff Standish, DPW Jim McMahon, Town Engineers – Michael Collins and
Jamie Richter, have met regarding the Sill residential home. The group also met with the
Town Board to consider options. For now, it was decided to winterize the home, install a
security gate, and perform daily monitoring of the property. Group will meet and present
scenarios/cost estimates to the Town Board on or before May 2016.
Chairman John Sepenoski suggested during the clean-up of the Sill property, that clean-up
occur simultaneously on the Pekunka (Town Open Space) and Ciacia (County Open Space)
properties.
EASEMENT MONITORING BY LPC MEMBER SAM McCULLOUGH
SCTM #1000-94.-2-2.2 (Berkman)
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LPC member Sam McCullough reported that the McBrides who are leasing the Berkman
farmland have brought the irrigation fixed fuel tank into compliance with Suffolk County
Health Department regulations.
SCTM #1000-94.-4-2 (Rowehl)
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SCTM #1000-100.-2-6.3 (Rowehl)
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No easement violations were noted on any of the above and letters were sent out to landowners.
General Land Preservation Items:
NRCS AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM
Grant proposal due by February 3, 2016. No current projects meet the criteria for the grant.
FINANCIAL UPDATE \[executive session where applicable\]
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The LPC members entered into
Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro presented LPC with latest financial update. She also
showed charts and graphs she created using CPF income and statistics from the years 2007-2015
and asked for suggested comments for improving its presentation.
END OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
2015 YEAR END AND 2016 PROJECTS
Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro presented draft of 2015 Year End Report that will be
finalized once December CPF revenue is available, and then submitted to the Supervisor.
2016 projects were discussed.
REQUEST FOR OPEN SPACE LIST
Melissa mentioned that an open space “wish list” was requested from Legislator Al Krupski’s office in
regard to a meeting he had with Carrie Meek Gallagher from NYS DEC. Melissa will follow-up.
Addition to Agenda:
Wildlife Specialist Position
DPW Director Jeff Standish requested LPC’s comments and input as to job description for a Wildlife
Specialist. Councilman Bob Ghosio informed LPC that this would be a part-time position focusing on
deer management with the hopes that duties could be expanded upon in the future. LPC favorable to
the concept of the creation of this position but unclear at this point as to what information was needed
from the Land Preservation Committee.
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The next regular meeting will be on
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. by the five attending LPC members.
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary