07.15.2020 Government Public hearing set for Aug. 11 on town’s eminent domain pursuit of Mattituck property Should Southold Town use eminent domain to stop construction of a hardware store at the corner of Main Road and New Suffolk Avenue in Mattituck? Under state law, the...
07.06.2020 News Judge denies dismissal of Brinkmann suit against Southold Town A Suffolk Supreme Court judge has denied a motion by Southold Town to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Brinkmann Hardware Corp. over a building moratorium in Mattituck. In their...
02.15.2020 Government Southold Town eyes extension of Main Road moratorium in Mattituck One year after instituting a building moratorium along Main Road in Mattituck, officials are eyeing a second six-month expansion. Town attorney Bill Duffy said Tuesday that consultants are still...
12.30.2019 News Top Stories 2019: Hardware store proposal in Mattituck causes stir Back in August, when Mattituck Laurel Civic Association members got together to discuss turning Mattituck’s “last green corner” into a park, community members made it clear they did not...
10.30.2019 Government Neighboring property in Mattituck could be better fit for town, Brinkmanns say The Brinkmanns, in an effort to sway Southold Town from acquiring their 1.8-acre Mattituck parcel through a settlement or seizing it by way of eminent domain, have drawn up...
10.24.2019 Business Town officials say they’re open to negotiations with Brinkmanns Last month, the owners of a parcel in Mattituck where a controversial hardware store has been proposed were open to negotiating a sale with the town under certain conditions....
09.22.2019 Government Brinkmanns vow to keep their parcel in Mattituck As Southold Town gathers estimates from appraisal companies in preparation for condemnation of a tract of land in Mattituck, the Brinkmann family, which owns the parcel, say they will...
09.22.2019 Editorials Editorial: Eminent domain is the right thing to do Mattituck has big plans for its future. They include a host of changes that will reshape the hamlet, all built around the concept of a walkable business area, complete...
09.11.2019 Podcasts Southold moves to exercise power of eminent domain against Brinkmanns Podcast sponsored by: The Southold Town Board has moved to exercise the power of eminent domain against the Brinkmann property in Mattituck in an effort to stop the construction...
08.29.2019 Government Town extends building moratorium in Mattituck by six months A six-month temporary building moratorium in Mattituck, first enacted in February, was extended Tuesday night by the Southold Town Board for an additional six months. The extension drew support...
