12.05.2024 News After eminent domain win, what’s next for Mattituck park project? Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively upheld Southold Town’s 2020 eminent domain seizure of 1.75 acres of privately owned land in Mattituck by declining to review a...
10.28.2024 News Southold Town wins eminent domain battle over Mattituck land seizure The owners of a hardware store chain who sued the Town of Southold in 2020 for seizing their land in Mattituck under eminent domain exhausted their legal options this...
01.04.2023 News Court records: Judge sides with town in eminent domain fight Southold Town has won another victory in a years-long battle to save a 1.75-acre parcel of land near a busy Mattituck intersection from being the site of a Brinkmann’s...
05.06.2021 Government Brinkmanns file federal lawsuit against Southold Town over eminent domain Southold Town’s attempt to seize a Mattituck property through eminent domain will be challenged in federal court. The dispute centers on the wooded lot at Main Road and New...
09.19.2020 Columns Guest Column: Eminent domain decision sets a dangerous precedent How long does a parcel of land need to be considered undesirable for commercial development for elected officials to act? For Southold Town, that number is right around 14...
09.08.2020 News Town Board votes 4-2 in favor of eminent domain in Brinkmann case The Southold Town Board voted 4-2 in favor of initiating an eminent domain proceeding against Brinkmann Hardware Corporation, claiming the 1.75-acre property should be acquired for use as an...
08.11.2020 Government Eminent domain debated at public hearing for Brinkmann property in Mattituck Property rights versus community character. Those issues took center stage during a public hearing on whether Southold Town should seize the corner property at Main Road and New Suffolk...
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...
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...
