02.13.2017 Government State Supreme Court ruling backs town’s short-term rental law A state Supreme Court Justice has dismissed a Greenport woman’s lawsuit seeking to overturn a 2016 Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals ruling related to the short-term rental law....
02.02.2017 Government Supervisor says halt in Mattituck building applications not ‘tenable’ The topic of zoning alone rarely draws much a crowd to a meeting. But when a specific development application is up for discussion, said Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell,...
11.20.2016 Government Planning Board hosts hearings on additions to wineries, vineyards The Southold Town Planning Board held public hearings last week on several additions proposed to vineyards — discussions that took on greater meaning in the wake of Supervisor Scott...
11.17.2016 Government Town Board members say no choice but to raise taxes As the vote to approve a Southold Town budget that would raise taxes more than 7.5 percent was called, board members expressed concerns. They said they understood the concerns...
11.10.2016 Government Town considers raising income requirements for CPF exemption Only 17 properties in Southold Town would currently qualify for an exemption to the 2-percent land transfer tax that funds the Community Preservation Fund, according to an analysis done for...
10.24.2016 Environment Seeking a long-term fix for Goldsmith Inlet After years of minor annual maintenance at the mouth of Goldsmith Inlet in Peconic, Southold Town officials are hoping for “a more substantial dredging” to keep the inlet opened...
07.28.2016 Government Supervisor: Southold Town will have to pierce tax cap Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said the town will be forced to pierce the state tax cap next year for the first time since the legislation was implemented in...
07.03.2016 Government How to pay for road repairs in Southold Town? The state of Southold Town’s roadways has become the complaint heard most often from residents, Supervisor Scott Russell said Tuesday.
06.20.2016 Community Southold Town gathers to remember Orlando shooting victims A scroll with 49 names fell from the music stand, down the gazebo steps and onto the ground as Sonia Spar, co-chair of the Southold Anti-Bias Task Force, became...
05.14.2016 Business Vineyard 48 hit with three-week suspension, $10,000 fine in April The liquor license of controversial Cutchogue winery Vineyard 48 was suspended for three weeks last month as part of a State Liquor Authority ruling over complaints from neighbors and...