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LAND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
Minutes & Discussion Notes from Meeting held
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Annex Executive Board Room
Members Present:
Sam McCullough, Chairman
Anne Murray Doris McGreevy
John Simicich Eric Keil
Will Lee Lillian Ball
Members Absent:
none
Also present:
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary
Robert Ghosio, Town Board Liaison
Commencement:
The meeting began at 7:08 p.m. with seven LPC members present.
Committee Minutes and Adoption:
Acceptance of LPC meeting minutes from June 27, 2017
MOTION
made by Anne Murray, seconded by Will Lee, to adopt the 6/27/2017 LPC meeting minutes.
Motion carried: 5/0/2 (LPC members Eric Keil and Doris McGreevy abstained as they
were not present for the 6/27/2017 LPC meeting)
Land Preservation Applications and Inquiries:
SCTM #1000-45.-6-9.1, 9.2 & 9.3 (MEADOWS AT GREENPORT and MEADOWOOD
MANAGEMENT CO)
Open Space application: Review application
Landowner has submitted an LPC application for a proposed sale to the Town of three residential
building lots for open space preservation purposes on SCTM #1000-45.-6-9.1, 9.2 & 9.3 located on
Ninth Street in Greenport. Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro gave background information
on approved 1997 subdivision from which these three subject building lots were derived from and
other pertinent background information.
LPC discussed landowner’s proposed asking price and whether or not to see if landowner is
interested in selling at a bargain sale price considerably below market value since the property is
located in the Pipe’s Neck area within which there has been significant preservation efforts.
As per a recent meeting with Town Board during which Town Board asked for all inquiries/new
applications to be presented to Town Board, LPC reserved making a recommendation until such time
that Town Board refers to LPC to pursue. Melissa will present application during an executive session
of the Town Board at its next work session on July 18, 2017.
Inquiries for Uses or Structures on Preserved Property
None
Stewardship and Management:
None
General Land Preservation Items:
DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR TOWN FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Bob Ghosio and Melissa Spiro:
Update re: 7/5/2017 presentation to Town Board
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Discuss next steps
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Land Preservation Coordinator Melissa Spiro and Land Preservation Committee Liaison Bob Ghosio
gave report and update on Melissa’s presentation during the Town Board work session on
July 5, 2017 regarding documents entitled:
Land Preservation Department and Land Preservation Committee Procedure for: Farmland
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Development Right Acquisitions: Inquiries to Acquisition Closing Process (dated 4/14/2017)
Recommended Guidelines for Town Farmland Preservation Program: Application Priority
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Categories and Ranking, Application Funding Guidelines and Committee Recommendation
Procedure (dated 6/29/2017) and four color coded pages of ranking example.
Town Board did not act on documents; however, the Town Board asked that all inquiries and
applications be presented to the Town Board during executive session.
Melissa will make immediate changes to procedure by presenting all formal LPC inquiries or
applications to the Town Board during executive session of the Town Board meetings. Other items
needing further discussion and clarification will be reviewed further and discussed with Town Board at
a future date.
Next Regular Meeting:
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
The next regular meeting will be held on .
Adjournment:
The meeting ended at 8:50 p.m. with seven LPC members in attendance.
Respectfully submitted by Melanie Doroski, Land Preservation Secretary