HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/2018
Economic Development Committee Meeting January 17, 2018
Town Hall Annex Board Room
In Attendance: Sara Garretson, Denis Noncarrow, Councilman William P. Ruland, Rona Smith,
Jennifer Del Vaglio, Donielle Cardinale
Excused: Leslie Merinoff
New Chairperson
The Committee voted to appoint Jennifer Del Vaglio as Chairperson of the Economic
Development Committee for 2018.
New Members
The Committee is going to work on setting criteria for new members.
Housing Code
The Committee is going to read all of the new code changes that were made.
Comprehensive Plan
The Committee is going to review its portion of the Comprehensive Plan.
Transportation
The Committee noted how local businesses are hurt by the traffic jams that begin in Riverhead.
This makes it difficult for tourists to get out to the North Fork. The Committee discussed
reaching out to the Legislator to talk about the local bus route. Deputy Supervisor Ruland
informed the Committee of other towns that use a time limit on parking and also charge to park.
He also noted that some towns collect a tax on beds (hotels, B & B’s) that is put back into the
community.
Guest Speaker
Steven Bate, Discover Long Island will be a guest speaker at the next committee meeting.
The meeting concluded at 4:30 p.m.