Supervisor Sean Walter and several Town Board members would like to change the current standards for farmstands in the Township. Currently the regs require that you have 7 acres in agricultural use before you can place a farmstand near the street for retail farmstand operations.
Walter and George Gabrielsen believe that the 7 acre requirement should be reduced to 2 contiguous acres with perhaps ownership of at least 7 acres somewhere in the Town. Some have felt that the 7 acre rule severely restricted some of the smaller farm operations.
Romaine Wants County to Purchase 150 Acres
Ed Romaine (R) Legislator 1st Legislative District, has requested that the County purchase the 150 acre Beagle Farm on the west side of Edwards Avenue. William Lindsay objects to the proposal unless Riverhead partners in the purchase. Riverhead, unfortunately, is out of preservation money after helping to fund the purchase of the North Fork Preserve. The farm is priced at $59,000 per acre
9-12 Suffolk Change in Meeting
The regular monthly meeting for the Suffolk 9-12 Project has been changed from January 18 to January 19. Still at the Polish Hall at 7 pm. Bring your friends.
Housing at the Baptist Church Center
The First Baptist Church Community Life Center on Northville Turnpike has applied to the town for a permit to construct housing on it's 12.5 acres of property on the Turnpike. In addition to a senior center, recreation areas and assisted living facilities the church is also proposing workforce housing. Initial reaction from the Board (Walter) that the proposed 12 units of housing per acre was excessive and will require many periods of planning discussion.
Wind Turbine Deadline
The proposed wind turbine installation at the Town's sewer plant is rapidly coming up against a deadline. A $470,000 grant for the installation is still available but expires at the end of February and may be lost if a decision isn't reached soon.
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