09.03.2017 Government Leash law back in spotlight at Southold Town Board meeting Residents speaking at Tuesday’s Southold Town Board meeting expressed concern about laws related to dogs on beaches, reviving a topic that dominated town meetings in 2013.
08.13.2013 Government Southold Town Board approves dog leash law More than a year after it was first proposed, the Southold Town Board passed its hotly debated leash law during its regular session Tuesday night. The law is less...
08.13.2013 Government Hearing on Plum Island, vote on leash law tonight The proposed zoning of Plum Island is back up for a public hearing tonight at Southold Town Hall. The latest revision of the document includes changes to the minimum...
08.01.2013 Editorials Editorial: A sign of changing times in Southold In a town where contentious issues can be the exception rather than the rule, Southold Town Board meetings can be ho-hum affairs. That certainly wasn’t the case this week,...
07.31.2013 Government Low attendance for latest hearing on law regulating dogs on beaches Previous public discussions on Southold Town’s proposed leash law often drew dozens of people, but attendance at Tuesday night’s hearing was noticeably sparse in comparison. Only a handful of...
07.30.2013 Government Southold Town Board hosting leash law hearing More than a year after it was first proposed, Southold Town officials believe they have reached a compromise on a long-awaited leash law policy. Now it’s the public’s turn...
06.19.2013 Government Town sets another public hearing on proposed leash law Southold Town officials said Tuesday they believe a compromise has been reached on the long awaited leash law. During its regular session Tuesday, board members set a second public...
05.28.2013 Letters Featured Letter: More than just a leash law To the Editor: Thanks for keeping us up to date on this important issue. Your web post article “Closing in on leash law compromise” fails to mention that dog...
05.23.2013 Government Town closing in on leash law compromise Comprise seemed hard to come by regarding Southold Town’s efforts to update its dog leash law, but officials took another stab at it during Thursday’s code committee meeting. This...
04.25.2013 Government RECAP: Residents weigh in on Southold leash law The very contentious dispute over how or whether the town should regulate dogs running free at town beaches and parks continued Thursday night. Reporter Cyndi Murray live blogged from the...