The Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals denied Croteaux Vineyards’ variance request to continue its winery operations in a unanimous decision at its July 6 meeting. The Southold winery remains open as town code enforcement weighs its options. READ
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The latest entry in the fight against ticks in Southold Town is a bird that hasn’t been seen much in recent years.
The Southold Town Board last Wednesday discussed enacting a pilot program to import bobwhite quail into several town preserves, hoping that the birds will eat the ticks that lead to Lyme disease and other serious ailments.
Rudolph Bruer, a Southold Town justice for two decades who began practicing law in 1965, died Wednesday. He was 77. READ
Visitors to the North Fork will soon have another way of traveling among their favorite shops, restaurants and wineries as a North Fork trolley service is set to begin on Sept. 2.
The fall service, which will run until November, will act as a pilot program and organizers will adjust the service based on user response. An official launch is expected for spring 2018.
Those who wish to use the service will pay $10 for a bracelet which allows them to ride for the day. One trolley can fit about 30 people. READ
Farmland adjacent to already preserved farmland would have the highest priority for preservation under a set of guidelines recommended to the Southold Town Board by its land preservation committee.
Southold Town may beef up its Housing Registry with more information to assess affordable housing needs.
The town currently has 78 files in the registry, which includes couples and families, Southold government liaison Denis Noncarrow said at Tuesday’s Town Board work session.
The Southold Town Board discussed Tuesday a new bike-sharing plan that would allow municipalities across Suffolk County to join the alternative transportation program.
Supervisor Scott Russell raised the question Tuesday of whether food trucks are actually allowed in Southold Town. READ
As hurricane season moves in, Southold Town will host a public awareness seminar at the Peconic Lane Community Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21.
New Southold Town historian Amy Folk has been busy in her first three months on the job and on Tuesday, she laid out her progress and plans in her first report to the Town Board. READ
