02.25.2024 Letters Letters to the editor: IDA did not listen SOUTHOLD IDA did not listen The recent unanimous 7-0 vote by the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency approving the $2.7 million tax relief package for The Enclaves, a $43.9...
02.14.2024 Environment Town and county preserve 32 acres in Cutchogue In a partnership with Suffolk County, Southold Town will preserve more than 30 acres on the north side of County Road 48 as open space in Cutchogue to help...
01.12.2023 Government Melissa Spiro, longtime land preservation coordinator, to retire next month One of the biggest sources of pride for Southold Town residents is that the town has kept its natural beauty through land that has been preserved and saved from...
08.01.2021 Government Southold approves purchase of development rights to nearly 107 acres The Town of Southold approved the purchase of the development rights and easements on nearly 107 acres of land in Cutchogue from Mattituck Farm Holdings, LLC at a town...
02.26.2021 Agriculture Southold Town looking to preserve nearly 65 acres of Cutchogue farmland The Southold Town Board has set a March 9 hearing on the possible acquisition of development rights for farmland along Main Road in Cutchogue. The 77.8 acre property located...
08.17.2016 Environment Brushes Creek in Laurel set for preservation purchase Land preservation in Suffolk County started long before 1998, when voters in the five East End towns authorized a 2 percent real estate transfer tax to support a Community...
05.20.2015 Government Southold’s Planning Board concerned with preservation fund plans As Albany lawmakers work to extend the Peconic Community Preservation Fund to 2050 and break off a portion of its proceeds to protect the region’s water quality, Southold Planning...
10.23.2014 Government Southold Town to preserve additional farmland, residential space The Southold Town Board voted unanimously to move forward with preserving two parcels as open space, one of which is being donated to the town for conservation. Richard and...
10.20.2014 Government Land preservation on the agenda for Southold Town Board The Southold Town Board will host a pair of public hearings Tuesday regarding properties that could be preserved as open space.
06.19.2013 Government Enviros protest farmland preservation bill Environmental advocates lined up Tuesday to speak out against a bill proposed in the Suffolk County Legislature that’s designed to revise the county’s land preservation program. The bill, proposed...