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Father God, our great God of the universe, I pray tonight for this meeting, I pray for all of those that are in attendance here, I pray, God, that government is established by you, the rule of law and order is established by you for the good of the people, for their protection, for their safety, so that the rule of law would be established. Make everything work correctly, God. So I pray as the people bring their issues tonight before the leaders that you've established, God, the government of this community, I pray that the leaders, God, in the book of James, it says if we ask for wisdom, that you give it liberally. And I'm asking right now, God, that you would give these leaders wisdom, wisdom that is just even beyond their imagination, so when they hear these issues, that they would be able to discern and rightly judge and make decisions based on what's right and just and good and the good for all the community. And I also pray that when this meeting is over, that everybody here returns to their home safely. And we thank you for all of this in the name of your Son and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay. At this time, we would like to present a proclamation to Bill Bianchi for the donation that he made to our beautiful Veterans Memorial Park in the name of the veterans up there where Councilman Rothwell has been working diligently with Kim Judd and several others from the community that have put this together to plant the cherry trees, to have stones put in in remembrance of past and present veterans. And we would like to ask Mr. Bianchi to come up and give a little bit of a speech to the Army Armed Forces personnel. So if we could have Mr. Bianchi come on up. And I would also ask Marget Acevedo to come on up with us. Are we okay here? Yes. Perfect. Yep. How are you doing? Great. Bill? Hi. Hello. Hello. We're good to see you and thank you for coming out tonight. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You're very welcome. I never expected that donation that we would be doing well, that was a tremendous donation and we really appreciate it. We just want you to turn and face the cameras this way. Sure. And I have to tell you, the entire town board several months back went on a tour of various farms in the town of Riverhead. And one of the stops was graciously hosted by Mr. Bianche at his greenhouses on Doctor's Path. And I have to tell you, we were all pretty amazed what's inside. You ride past them all the time. But to go inside and see the number of orchids that he has in that facility is incredible. The colors, the different varieties. And it's kind of a laughing joke in my house because every time my wife comes home with one, it dies. And they look beautiful when you buy them, but it takes a green thumb. And Mr. Bianche was very helpful in telling us exactly what to do with them and where to place them to get a continuous bloom. So we did a little contest between the board members to see who could make theirs last the longest at home. And so far, I guess I'm the only one who lost. No, I lost. I did. I did. We moved it out of the sun a bit. And it was not a good time. Not a good idea. I have to give my credit to my wife. She attends to it every single day. And it's beautiful. Mine is beautiful. Still blooming. Yeah, the colors were absolutely beautiful. In these? Beautiful. Mine is beautiful. I love it. Basically, those orchids that we have, they're called Phalaenopsis. And they're found in the jungle. But they're not like corn. They don't grow in the ground. They live up in trees 75 feet up. So when you have that. plant, you have to be careful not to water it a lot. But if you don't water it some, it's going to die. They're used to being up in the jungle with the rain twice a week. But the roots are all out in the air. There's no flower pots up there. So we have to try to make sure they're in a jungle. And the secret is not to water too much, but to give them a lot of sunlight. Most people are afraid of the plants. And they think, oh, I'm going to be a good host for my plant. And I'm not giving too much light. I'll fertilize it. I'll do all these things. And they don't want any of that. They don't need the fertilizer. And if they don't get full sun, they will eventually peter out. I have two plants that I brought home. David knows. He's the expert here. I brought them home about three to four months ago. And they look just as good today as they did when they came. And it's not difficult. I just water them once a week. And they're in a sunroom. And that's all you have to do. So I know we didn't come here to talk about orchids. But it's something I don't like. And the other thing I would say, if you're just a citizen, every year, the gardeners are going to come in. And they're going to be very careful. And they're going to be very careful. And they're going to be very careful. And they're going to be very careful. And they're going to be very careful. And garden clubs come in on a tour. So if you have friends in a garden club and they come over, we get about four groups every year to come in. And we will take care of you and make sure you learn even more. But in the meantime, thank you very much for the honor of recognizing my work. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And thank you very much for being here. And my friend Marge, she organizes things that, you know, what can I say? She does a great job. And we've known each other a long time. And I don't think there's anybody in government in the town of Riverhead that's had as many years of government experience as Marge has. So when you have a problem, there's only one number to call. Thank you again. You're welcome. As you know, Marge was an instrumental part in getting you to donate the flagpole. She reached out to you. We were in need of a flagpole to finish things up at the Veterans Memorial Park, and Mr. Bianchi so graciously donated that. We have a proclamation here. It says, It says, It says, It says, It says, It says, It says, It says, It says, It says, It says, Thank you so much. We would appreciate all your works. Thank you very much. Thank you for the event tonight. You're very welcome. Totally unexpected. It was our pleasure. Thank you. We'll see what we can do next time. Excellent. I like that. I like that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Excellent job, Supervisor. Okay, we have a couple of announcements to go over. Saturday, September 20th, Racetrack Knot Street from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. up at EPCAL on the 7,000-foot track. The runway is open. And Sunday, December 21st, Dragon Go-Karts, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the same location. Denise, you have a couple? Yes. Thank you, Supervisor. I just wanted to let everyone know that Riverhead CAP, the Riverhead Youth Coalition, is going to be having a beach cleanup day. And that is going to be September 27th. And I'm happy to say that Wading River Beach is on the list this year from 9.30 to 10.30 in the morning. Reeves Beach from 11 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the 7th. And then, of course, the Riverhead Youth Coalition is going to be having a beach cleanup day. And that is going to be from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. And Jamesport Beach from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. We ask the children in the school just sign up at the Riverhead School District with the Youth Coalition to help us clean and keep our beautiful beaches beautiful. Also, I also want to announce that the Wading River Shoreham Chamber of Commerce is having their second annual, now, fall festival over at East Wind. It's going to be on September 29th, 28th, rather, September 28th, Sunday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. And that is going to be on September 28th, Sunday from 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. And that is going to be on September 28th, Sunday from 11 a.m. And that is going to be on September 28th, Sunday from 11 a.m. Please come join us. It's a beautiful day. It's a lot of fun, games, music. It's a really nice place to be. Thank you very much. Can you have a couple of words on the theme of the year? It's a really nice year. It's a really nice year. It's a really nice year. It's a really nice year. It's a really nice year. It's a really nice year. It's a really nice year. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. support our back will be on 96.1 country radio and there'll be free prizes and giveaways there'll be some hot dogs so light lunch but we want you to come in and support our back and the biggest event of this week the announcement should I say is that we are so fortunate that we have been working as a team and we have up to date raised approximately 1 million dollars for the facility and Emily Corey has agreed to match all of the donations at hand bringing us from 1 million dollars immediately to 2 million dollars and will continue to match donations so whatever it may be if you come down and you give $50 $100 it's going to be matched and it's really it's an amazing thing we are so fortunate that Emily is doing this for us here in the town and how much she does for the hospital and now of course it's our back that gets you to the hospital and so it's an amazing grant and which to get a chance to get a chance to get a chance to get a chance to get a chance and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and Street. It's the first ever juried contemporary fiber arts exhibition featuring 30 works of art from across the nation. In addition, they're going to have Here We Are in Paradise at the Andy Tarshness Fine Art Gallery, 133 Main Street. That's downtown in Riverhead, East Main Street. A solo exhibition of drawings and paintings by Adam Strauss, who happens to be a pretty famous artist. And both open this Saturday. A quiet viewing is available from 12 to 4, and 4 to 7 to celebrate and mingle with the artists and curators. And I can't stress enough the quality of art that now resides at East End Arts. You don't have to go to New York City anymore. Wendy Weiss is doing a great job as the director down there. Phenomenal. Really phenomenal. Very good. Clerk Wooten, do we have any correspondence today? Clerk Wooten I don't think so. Actually, we received, I guess it was a letter campaign for the Motocross. We received 76 letters that's been part of the package. Of course, there's some spillover after the cutoff, but I know there's some for the next meeting as well. So 76 for Motocross, all supporting that venture. We had two letters in reference to the cannabis moratorium. We had two letters in reference to the cannabis moratorium. We had two letters in reference to the cannabis moratorium. One letter in response to the code change of chapter 301. We received two letters, actually one letter about Epstein and then a revision on Epstein letter, and how that equates to revet, I guess. One about Crafted and one from Jamesport Civic in reference to today's public hearing on the Jamesport Manor. Special permit. And that concludes the correspondence. On the reports, we have the tax receiver report for their monthly utility report for August. August 25 at $607,530.45. We have the town clerk monthly report for August at $10,525.25. The building department monthly report for August at $172,290. And the Wading River Fire District presented their proposed budget for 2026. And that concludes our reports. Okay, thank you. Councilman Kern, you have one more. Yeah, yeah, breaking news. Right by the flagpole where we dug to, and it's on the bike path in Vets Park, we have a report on the to and it's on the bike path and that's part has now been paved so I want to thank the contestant his team and also the alternative transportation committee good smooth riding up there and absolutely very good okay we have on for tonight five public hearings and the first one scheduled for 6 p.m. it's a public hearing and it's regarding a special permit for car McVeigh restaurant expansion and it is now 627 and miss Kim Judd would you mind coming up and starting this evening Kimberly Judd 737 Roanoke Avenue Riverhead New York for the applicants 18 Bay James Port LLC who are now as of last Friday the proud names of the public hearing and the public hearing is now open for public hearing and the public hearing is now open for public speaking speaking speaking speaking speaking speaking speaking speaking being public ! being public being public being public being public in 2022. You'll see what I'm handing up here. They received a James Beard nomination, which is a very high cooking prestigious award. They were nominated, a James Beard nomination, and it was for a restaurant or a chef. The article says that it's very rare for a restaurant or a chef to receive a James Beard nomination this far east of New York City. And the article says, a search of past nominees turned up only one, Jerry Hayden, the late revered chef at North Fork Table Inn in South Hold, who was both a nominee and a semi-finalist. Ms. Ronsetti and Mr. Coppell moved their Bayville restaurant to Shelter Island in 2011. They created an Italian-inspired four course chef's menu that changes every week and shows off the animals, fruits, and vegetables that only the North Fork can produce. They also were written up a few days last week in Newsday. What's the next one? The next one is a special permit. It was a special permit that was previously granted for individuals.
The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. The next one is a special permit that was previously granted for individuals. That's why we have to come before you, before the town board, because now that the second floor, which I can give you a little past history. When they first contacted me, they were looking at a different property. It was not appropriately zoned. They went and found this property on their own from doing their own research. It just so happens that from 1968 to 1974, my grandfather owned this property. It was called the Twin Oaks Restaurant from 1968 to 1974. My family, we all lived on the second floor. I was small, but I do have memories of it back then. Actually somebody just pulled the deed and it was very poignant. I am very lucky to have met clients like this. They are genuine, super nice people. They want to do a fine dining, establish they have the reputation to do it. They're not looking to do any catering. I know that there has been some. Some past friction with the neighbors. They've already met several of the neighbors and talked to them and assured them that the business model that was carried out before was not the business model that they want to do. They want to do a fine dining restaurant. I know when Mr. Cuddy was here a few weeks ago, and I thank him for covering for me because I was away, he did represent that if we are granted the special permit, we would agree to a condition that there would be no catering on the premises. They're here if you have any questions for them about their business, their menu, and their intentions. I would like to know when you plan on opening. Elizabeth, why don't you come up and introduce yourself? I'm Elizabeth Ranzetti. Hi, Adam Copels. We're shooting for the first weekend in October. Great. Fantastic. Excellent. Thank you. I know that the Jamesport Civic Association submitted a letter in full support of your business. Great. Thank you. We're very appreciative that you wanted to open here in Riverhead. I can't wait. Thank you. It's a really beautiful property. We plan on planting as much as we can for the restaurant, utilizing the vastness of the property to grow as many gardens to support the restaurant. That's our intention. We're excited to be here. That's wonderful. Thank you. There's another restaurant in Aquabog that actually has their own garden. It's so great. They do put little videos up and show that they're picking from the garden, from the local farm stand nearby. It's such a great thing for our community. I, as well, appreciate the fact that you're coming west. I think you're going to be a big part of the community. Thank you. Bye-bye. I hope this will be a perfect addition to our community. Thank you. Thanks so much. I wish you a lot of luck. It's a privilege to steward the property and grow as much as we can. Make a really great dinner. I'm not sure if the general public understands the magnitude of being recognized by James Beard. That's the ultimate in restaurant business. They don't give those out every other day. You're really doing something special to be recognized by them. I can't wait for you to open your doors. Thank you. Thank you so much. That's winning an Oscar. It is. It is. Please tell us the name of the restaurant again for the public so they know. It's 18 Bay Restaurant. We started out at 18 Bayville Avenue in Bayville. We always kept the name. It was very good luck. We've moved a couple of times. We want everyone to be able to find us. Very good. Very smart. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I know that I'm very excited. It's been a long time. It really is a beautiful building with an incredible amount of charm. It's been a long time that my family hasn't even been able to go there and sit down and have dinner. So we're excited that it's really bringing back the grass roots of what the restaurant was originally utilized as. So we're super excited for you. We'll be one of your first customers there to purchase dinner. You'll probably get the Ken Rotho Award for restaurant dining, I'm sure. I wish you the best. Thank you. best of luck. Thank you so much. If anybody gives out an award for food, it's the big guy up here. He knows his food. Best of luck to you guys. Looking forward to cooking for all of you. Thank you for investing in Jamesport and the town of Riverhead. Really, it means a lot to us and to restore that building to what its charm is. So thank you. It's a privilege to us, so thank you as well. Good luck. Do we have anybody in the audience who would like to comment on this? Please come up to the microphone. State your name and where you're from.
Good evening. My name is Frank Blangiardo, and I live across the street from this restaurant. And we've been coming here for 20 years with Mr. Matt Carr, who is the director of the restaurant. I'm here for the first time now, and I appreciate the transparency, the fabulous newspapers that notify me every 15 minutes, but nobody mentioned that this deal closed, and it's a miracle. I'm sure everyone in the town is relieved that Matt Carr is not across the street anymore because he's been a handful for 20 years. Now, I want to welcome my new neighbors. I'm across the street. We have 40 acres, my wife and I and my two kids, and they haven't come to say hello to me. But I met Mr. Coppell in the parking lot. And when we were here 20 months ago, Mr. Supervisor, you were a councilman, and everyone was here. We had a blow-up picture, I don't know if you recall, with the same lights. Charlie Cuddy was representing, I don't know who he was representing. He was representing the applicant, and I said, Charlie, these lights, this is dark sky, it's laws. He's got these festival lights, which are obviously, everyone knows. You don't have to be a James Beard recipient to understand. And they comprehend our dark skies law since 2007 here in Riverhead Town. We've got New York State legislation. You just can't have festival lights, not on Route 58, not on Main Road. And this is not West Lane, Church Lane. This is Manilane. We have one restaurant, and Matt Carr was abusive, and he had these ridiculous lights that are still on every night until the wee hours of the morning just to be an abusive neighbor. I have this picture. You have to stay at the microphone. Thank you. And I just wanted to show everyone, which is . The picture that I have over here, two years ago, 20, 30 months ago, whatever it was, with your resolution. Thank you very much. And I'll address the board. Your resolution, which they're playing semantics, the lawyers. They're saying it's not an expansion. But you look right there, and it says expansion. Restaurant, expansion. So I know we're lawyers. That's wonderful, Ms. Merriweather. But, Eric, but there it is. It's an expansion of a preexisting, nonconforming use on Manilane. It is the agricultural protection zone. Okay? It's an indoor expansion of dining inside, which it originally was. It is an expansion, though. And you can see it right there. It's an expansion. And they're trying to say it's an amendment to the resolution. But if you read your resolution, ladies and gentlemen, it's an amendment to the resolution. It says no further expansion. Right in your prior resolution, which is what's going to be looked at to see if any determination that you make is arbitrary and capricious. So in the last 21 months, what's changed? Matt Carr is gone. There's no rush. Welcome new neighbors. But there's no new rush for this expansion to allow upstairs dining. The modern snack bar. Otto and John would love to have it before they sell or during the contract process. Give me upstairs dining. Barrow. Barrow. Lucharito. Il Giardino. We don't do it. So that's why it hasn't been done. And it is an expansion. It's just not an internal expansion, John. I appreciate that. But it is an expansion of a preexisting, nonconforming use when your last resolution clearly states no further expansion, period. So this determination, and you're duty bound, even if you want to say you're not the lead agency, you don't have to do secret. The case law is thick. You don't have to do secret. You don't have to do secret. And it's not just about the ! It's about the law. It's about the law. We're sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick and sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick Iran, Charlie drives back and forth to Matatuck. He sees the festivalites, festooned, for no reason, all the way to John Sopala's property line, for no reason. And he's got them on until the wee hours of the morning, for no reason. And it's a violation. It hasn't been addressed. I know we say, we talked about, Supervisor, the grapevine. These are not grapevines. These are festivalites. And we have plenty of grapevines on the North Walk. And we want transparency. And, you know, I feel sorry for them, because they weren't told by their lawyers that they're in violation. They're obviously in violation. And they're intelligent enough to know. And I just Googled Riverhead Town, dark skies law, and it's simple, plain English. You'll see this is not allowed. Okay? So I understand. Frank, with all due respect, they just closed on Friday. Tell me what that means. Why is that relevant? I'm not talking about them. I'm talking about the property. It's in violation. Right? It's probably in an LLC, Joanne. So they're in violation, right? Did you purchase your home prior to that restaurant being built there? I built my home. Was the restaurant across the street there when you built your home? No. As a matter of fact, I bought that property, close to $5 million. I preserved it and put one house on 40 acres. You know why? Because I came from a little town called Manhattan. And I know. Since I was a boy, that people just keep pushing the limits. All of your neighbors will encroach. The restaurant, for the record, the restaurant was there. So that's why I live on 40 acres with one house, Mr. Supervisor. Because people encroach. And if you want, in the city, we buy air rights. And if you want, you want to protect your view, you got to buy the air rights in Manhattan. It's very expensive. So that's what I did to protect myself. And it was Phil Cardinale who was sitting in your seat. And the board gave them their 80 seats. And they were sitting in your seat. And there would be no further expansion. And I pulled the trigger. And I bought that farm. And I preserved the whole thing so it had peace and quiet. And I've had nothing but trouble from Matt Carr ever since, constantly. Always asking for expansions, expansions, and expansions. And Charlie Cuddy, representing Mr. Matt Carr, put in this expansion. And it's an obvious an expansion. To say it's not an expansion is an insult to the English language and everyone's intelligence here. So, and that's the way the Supreme Court's going to look at it, the Article 78, and the appellate judge. And the Division II Department of Booking is going to look at it. It's an expansion of a preexisting, nonconforming use, when 21 months ago, your resolution said no further expansion. What changed? I would just say, sir, what did change is that was a catering facility. This is now a restaurant. And they are not going to do any catering. There isn't any music. That's wedding, you know, the chicken dance and all of that. Well, none of that is going to happen at this restaurant. You don't know that in the East Peak cause. They haven't even opened yet. And that's not even real. But they're not even open yet. Well, I will say that you asked that this is the same thing. And we're telling you it's not the same thing. It's a restaurant. And I believe there are covenants, am I correct, with regard to this is not going to be a catering facility, aren't there restrictions in place about that? I just want to add one thing. I just wanted to make sure that you do know it's apples and oranges now. It's not the same. Okay. Okay. Okay. It's not the same type of facility. No, I practice real estate for Mario Cuomo when we read Times Square. Okay. Okay. So there are no covenants and restrictions. And I know, Denise, because that closing, I guarantee, I'll stop my life. There's no covenants and restrictions because these young couple, they don't want to buy that property with any C&Rs on there. So there's no promises, not even a kiss in the wind. Okay. And they weren't told by the lawyers that they are in violation of day one, which is bad mojo. Okay. Okay. And Charlie Cuddy. Charlie Cuddy is conflicted on this case because he was representing both sides back and forth. And I told him two years ago at the other building, and he said, oh, I'll tell Matt. He knows he's got to take those lights down. But he didn't listen to him. And then Charlie told me tonight, he says, the guy doesn't listen to me. So, but then they did this closing. Okay. And they didn't tell this young couple that these lights are not allowed under the Riverhead Code. So that's where we're at. I'm across the street. I've got 2,500. I've got 2,500 feet of frontage. Nobody spoke to me. They had to send me the certified mail asking me to come here. So I'm not here. I've been summoned here by certified mail pursuant to the law and the town attorney's office. And Charlie Cuddy sent me the letter. So whoever he was representing. But now another thing to these, since the closing that they kept a secret till just now, nobody knew. So there's no rush here. What is the rush? Since we just found out that the property changed, this can be tabled. There's no rush. There's no rush. And one more thing, Bob, because, and it's relevant. This young couple had a restaurant in Shelter Island. They had 25 seats. They had a Bayville, maybe another restaurant, maybe 50 seats. Now they have 120 seats. What do they even need upstairs? They have to have three times what they've ever had, seating capacity, and they're looking for an expansion upstairs. It doesn't make sense that they've relied on this. Obviously they closed because they couldn't get in. They closed because they couldn't get in. There could be no contingency upon an expansion of a special permit for an expansion of a preexisting use. That would be a worthless contract. So they closed. I'm not surprised. I'm happy. I'm very happy to have you here. It's a strange happy. Yeah. I give them a chance. They just took ownership of the property on Friday. I guarantee if you speak to them, they will straighten out the lighting matter. I guarantee you they will. So your hoopla up here about a lot of stuff to me is... Irrelevant. You're talking about past with a prior owner. These are new owners. I'm very happy that we found out that the closing went down last Friday, Mr. Supervisor. But I didn't know about that. I didn't know anybody had to notify you about a closing of a sale of a piece of property. So Frank, first of all, these two chefs presented at a work session quite a while ago. And number one. Number two, if I understood what they said tonight, the restaurant has 80 seats. Right. Not 120. I don't know what you're saying. They're going to do 60 on the first floor and 20 on the second floor. So they're not expanding their seating. And I'm not going to... I mean, are you guys willing to unplug the lights? That's where Supreme Court judge did determine. Oh. That's not true. They're not. That's absolutely not true. That's absolutely not true. They're on until midnight last night. Okay. Maybe they were on some sort of timer. And Jack Wade installed them. He told me where the switch is in the shed. But look, the lights are on. And Charlie knows because he drives home if he does work every night. For God's sake. Okay. So tomorrow they can work with code enforcement and find out exactly what they need to do to comply with the dark sky lighting. I am sure that they are going to be a good neighbor to you. I know that you have had your share of craziness over the past couple decades. And I don't blame... I don't blame you for being concerned. But look at these people. They're not the same kind of player. They're here trying to do something good. You bought a piece of property across the street from a restaurant. Did you think that the restaurant was going to completely go away? Frank, I understand what you're saying. No one's asking, and I take umbrage with what you said. No one's asking that. That's not the right way to put it, that I think the restaurant's going away. Okay. And I think that's the right way to put it. And I think that's the right way to put it. And I think that's the right way to put it. And I think that's the right way to put it. And I think that's the right way to put it. And now we have the new people. And they are at Terra Vita. They're fantastic. And they're very busy. And we're happy. We helped them. Manilane is a good community. And everyone works together. We've gotten rid of a bad egg. And I'm happy about that. And I hope that they can recognize this. But as English-speaking people here in Riverhead Town, we have dark skies lost. If their lawyers don't tell them, I'm telling them. This judge says the lights are off. All right. Well, you've said it several times tonight. So I think they got your point. So I would ask you to finish up and bring to a close. Thank you for coming up and bringing the photo. And maybe, Jack, you can show them how to shut off the lights. Reach out to me tomorrow, and I'll put you in connection with code enforcement. And we'll get you right to where you need to be. Okay? I have faith they'll do everything right. Do we have anybody else who would like to comment on this? Sure. Mr. Cuddy, come on. Come on up, Counselor. Nobody online? Okay.
I actually didn't come to answer Mr. Blangiato, but I'm here, so I will. I came to support these people because I've seen them in action, and I think they're the perfect people to run a restaurant, and it's going to be the type of restaurant everybody's been looking for. I think Mr. Blangiato forgets a couple facts. Two years that he speaks about, Mr. Blangiato knows my office. He knows me. I've never once heard him complain about the lights. He complained about them at a meeting. I've never heard from him since then. If the lights were that bad, he should have complained to somebody. I don't drive by the place every night. I don't go home by Manor Lane. Secondly, his place, his site, where he is, is easily 500 to 600 feet away from the lights. Now, they maybe bother him, but it's hard for me to understand, 500 to 600 feet away, how you get bothered by them. So I think those are facts that should be part of the record. And I appreciate the board listening, but I think this is going to be an excellent restaurant, and I would ask you to approve it. And the modest expansion that we're asking for, and that's who we're asking, to amend that resolution that you have. We would also demand that public office office office office I think that's a fair request. Thank you Thank You mr. Cuddy
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I can see that and that is a good change to the neighborhood. I think that's going to be positive. I just want to make sure that in the future those restrictions are enforceable. So if you're going to be putting that in the approvals, terrific. Thank you very much. Thank you, Phil. And I also think what's exciting about this too is that you won't have, you know, a dilapidated unused building that doesn't have a lot of space. And I also think what's exciting about this too is that you won't have, you know, a dilapidated unused building that doesn't have a lot of space. This is something they'll take pride in and the grounds and they've already spoke of gardens and so forth. It's a completely different atmosphere. So what's most important out in the Jamesport area is the beautiful aesthetic view. And so we look forward to see what the grounds are like and that meticulous maintenance of them. And I also think what's exciting about this too is that you won't have, you know, a dilapidated unused building that doesn't have a lot of space. And so we look forward to seeing what the grounds are like and that meticulous maintenance of them. And I also think what's exciting about this too is that you won't have, you know, a dilapidated unused building that doesn't have a lot of space. And so we look forward to seeing what the grounds are like and that meticulous maintenance of them. Mrs. Schmidt, address us, please. I'm sorry. We were abused with music, as you all know, and loud, amplified music with the talking, the crowds of people. The weddings, the outdoor weddings. Everything, please. My husband has lived there over 40 years. It was an inn. It was a restaurant. We have never been to Town Hall for anything going on there, except for like the last five years. And I want to start by wishing the new owners success on their new acquisition of the James Port Manor Inn. From what I've read and heard, the manor is now in highly experienced and proficient hands. Hopefully, we are turning the page to a new chapter, and the new owners will be good neighbors to all. Moving forward, the special permit that they are seeking is to utilize the upstairs area. From what I've just heard, the maximum capacity is 80, and that would be 60 on the first floor and 20 on the second floor. So I really see no problem with that. I think my husband and I, and for the other neighbors, we're just concerned with the seating capacity that was outside. I mean, there was a patio area. There were 10 tables out there. Could be 50 people sitting out there. Is that, I guess, is that going to be reflected in the maximum seating capacity? Absolutely. Any seating for a restaurant is considered in that. So it's 80? Yes. 80 is it. That's. And I think they'd be hard-pressed to get 20 people upstairs, quite honestly. I've been up there. That room isn't that large. I mean, we have no problem with that. We really wish them well. It sounds like they have a special love for the architecture of the building, and it sounds like they're very respectful of the grounds. And we as farmers, and we just have a great love for the land, too, and I just hope we can all get along, because I'm telling you this was just a lot that we went through. We understand. Thank you, Mrs. Schmidt. Do we have anybody else here who would like to? Nobody online? Okay. At this point in time, we will close the public hearing, and keep it open for written comments, and we will keep it open until the 26th, right? Okay. Okay. It will be kept open for written comment until September 26, 2025. Our second public hearing was scheduled for 6-10. It is now 6-56. This is a public hearing to amend Chapter 289, Article IV, Parking, Standing and Stopping, and that will be would councillor Howard. seinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinsein seinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinseinsein seinseinseinseinseinseinsein seinseinseinseinseinsein seinseinsein
to include large dump trucks and similar type vehicles with tipping to dump aggregate and construction debris. So those types of large vehicles also, if this is adopted, those large vehicles would also be prohibited from parking or idling on the north side of Young's Avenue from East Meadow Road to the terminus at Osborne Avenue. CHAIRMAN BRYANT. Good. That clarifies what we had previously. CHAIRMAN BRYANT. Okay. Do we have anybody in the audience who would like to comment on this? Seeing nobody, and we have nobody online, we will close this public hearing and keep it open for written comment until September 26, 2025. Moving on to public hearing number three. This is a public hearing to amend Chapter 213, Article 1, bicycles. And, again, this will be with Councillor Howard. COMMISSIONER HOWARD. All right. Thank you. This amendment is intended to clarify that bikes shouldn't be operated on the sidewalks of Route 58. That had been really bike-stripping. CHAIRMAN BRYANT. Thank you. This amendment is intended to clarify that bikes shouldn't be operated on any sidewalks. This was a gap in the code. It came to us from the police department. So we put in the amendment. This is ever more important, too, with the evolution of the electric bikes and electric scooters that we often see flying down the sidewalks and flying down the road. And we're going to talk a little bit more about that in a little bit on another public hearing. But this is great because it keeps them off the sidewalk on Route 58. If you've ever walked the sidewalk up there, it's pretty narrow in spots and it's pretty close to the road. So if you're walking and somebody comes up behind you on one of these bikes or scooters, number one, you may not be aware of it because they're fairly quiet. And number two, they go at a pretty hefty rate of speed and it's a very dangerous situation. So I fully support this. Do we have anybody from the audience that would like to comment? And we have nobody online. Board, does anybody want to comment? Okay. We will, again, close this public hearing but keep it open for written comment until September 26, 2025. Thank you. Okay. Our next public hearing, the fourth one, is scheduled for 620. It is now 659. And this is a public hearing to amend Chapter 288. Thank you. This is Chapter 289, Article 1, Terminology. And again, would Councilor Howard. All right. Thank you. This simply puts into Chapter 289 a clearer definition of local delivery. The prior, the reports from Justice Court was that the prior definition was complicating certain Justice Court prosecutions where there's been a weight limit violations. So this was recommended by Deputy Town Attorney Victoria Pilo. And we came up with this. It sets forth what would be considered a local delivery, what an exemption, how if you're doing a local delivery, you're exempt from weight limits. It explains how that exemption works. And it also sets forth what type of proof would be required in order to establish a local delivery, which would make it easier for the judge to assess whether a defendant has sufficient proof in a Justice Court prosecution. Okay. Do we have anybody from the audience who would like to comment on this public hearing? Not seeing anybody and nobody online. We will close this public hearing and keep it open for written comment for September 26, 2025. Okay. That brings us to our fifth and final public hearing tonight. And this public hearing is to amend Chapter 213, Article 2, Terminology. And I'm going to turn it over to the Chair and the Board. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 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This prohibits them on any roadway with a posted speed limit in excess of 30 miles per hour. You can't use an electric scooter or bicycle with an electric assist in excess of 15 miles per hour on any road. The VTL says that they can't be on sidewalks, you have to be wearing a helmet, can't ride them while intoxicated. That's in some substance what it does. And this is undertaken with the intention of promoting safety and protecting the sidewalks. We've also included that only Class 1 bicycles with an electrical assist can be used on the bike trail at EPCAL. Okay. Do we have anybody in the audience who would like to comment on this? And we have nobody online. We will close this public hearing and keep it open for written comment also for September 26, 2025. That completes our public hearing tonight. We're now going to move on and open this for comments on the resolutions tonight. Comments on resolutions tonight. Do we have anybody who would like to comment on resolutions tonight? 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John McAuliffe, Roanoke Landing, Rolling Woods. I also look forward to that new restaurant. I think that it sounds like it will be a great addition to the town. I don't know why they just didn't say they'd turn it off. They didn't turn off the freaking lights before they left because they have obviously no reason for them. But at any rate, I am commenting on Resolution 1, the additional payment for Crafted. I don't disagree with the resolution, but I wish it were not necessary. I think that the actions of this board have basically destroyed an important and vital community institution. And replacing it with something that I think we will come to regret in terms of this humongous boutique hotel that is going to affect the character of the town square. But I've said that before. You've made up your minds on it. I do want to note that there was some difference of opinion between the supervisor and Sean Kenna about their dialogue. As the supervisor said the last time we discussed this, that you had made an effort to find him alternative space and he had rejected it for business reasons. Sean, in his letter, his email to me said that wasn't the case, that the only place that had been suggested cost three times what he was paying now. So at any rate, we live in a place where the time or a time in which versions of reality differ. And as I said in my letter that was in the listed letters, I hope that you still will make an effort to find him an appropriate location at an equivalent rent. If in fact what he wrote to me is correct. We would work for that, John. But their decision to dissolve their business partnership was between them. Had nothing to do with it. Had nothing to do with us. I don't know about the business partnership. I'm telling you. I'm just talking about the... And I'm telling you. Okay. Just like I've told you the truth before about everything and you keep wandering back up here and repeating things that somebody else said that is not the truth. Well, it was the other party of this discussion. And the other party is not being truthful, John. That's all I can tell you. Okay. All right. Well, I would also... I would say we live in a world of conflicting realities. I'm going to include that. There's reality in this. I'm going to include that. You know, we identified no less than three places. I'm going to include that. I'm going to include that. We identified no less than three places for them to go. At the same... In the center of town and at the same rental place. In the same... Not at the same rental place. I don't know if it's in the same rental place. Nobody ever said that. We don't control rental places. We've located them a place they could go to. Okay. But the price to be worked out was between them. We're not bartering for prices from people. No, no. But I... Well, I think you said when we discussed this before that it was at the same cost. But at any rate, that's... Let me just say that I would like some clarity as to where we are right now that you had the signing of the agreement with your developer and we have an election coming up. It's not in the resolution, John. I think you've used up your time. Okay. All right. Well, then I'll come back during the comments afterwards to raise this. Do we have anybody else who would like to comment? We have one online. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. $20,000 to $170,000 to Crafted. I am a regular customer with Cucina 25. I like Sean. I don't know his partner. This was an unfortunate thing that needed to be done, I guess. And again, certainly I wish Crafted could have been the last piece of this puzzle, that it would have been the last thing to be taken down so we could have a successful business continue to the last second. But I understand that there were things that have to be done in sequence, and this building had to be knocked down to put something up. I disagree with John on the future of that five-story building. Hopefully it's going to look beautiful. And as somebody said, it might have even been you, Tim. I don't want to give you credit for something you didn't do. But you might have also said, you know, if it's a two-story building, if it's a five-story building, if you're standing across the street, you can't see. One-story building, Mike. So I think that absolutely is accurate. I said that. And I think the old town is changing. I think it's changing for the better. I'm glad that Sean and his partner were able to divvy up $170,000. Hopefully it makes them whole for the things that they've done over the years, puts a couple of bucks in their pocket. And Sean, if you're listening, just keep up the good work in Cucina 25. And if you ever come up to another address that you can afford, I'm sure you're going to be able to get a good deal. So thank you. I'm sure you'll be one more valued business in the town. Thanks, guys. Thank you, Mike. Nobody else online? Anybody else here? Okay. We will move on to resolutions. Great. Okay. Resolution number 778. Budget adjustment for settlement offer to tenant of 127 East Main Street, SNR Bar 25 Corp. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waskey. Yes. Denise. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes, please. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 779. Budget adoption for the removal of weeds, yard waste, litter, garbage, refuse, rubbish upon the premises known as 219 Hubbard Avenue, Riverhead, and East Main Street. You're so moved. Seconded. Vote, please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 780. Changes the status of current seasonal employees to call-in employees in the recreational department. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waskey. Yes. Merrifield. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Second. Yes. Waskey. Yes. Yes. Kern. Yes. Rothwell. Yes.
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Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 794. Designate alcohol service vendors to serve alcohol at the Riverhead Country Fair 2025 Street Festival and authorizes the supervisor to execute a license agreement with the designated alcohol service vendors and Riverhead Townscape Incorporated. So moved. Second. Vote, please. Waske? Yes. Murrayfield? Yes. Hearn? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. And Hubbard? Yes. Resolution is adopted. Yes. Hearn is adopted. 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Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 796. Authorizes the town clerk to publish and post notice to bidders for removal and disposal of household hazardous waste. So moved. Second. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Erfield. Yes. Hearn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 797. Authorizes, sorry, ratifies authorization for superintendent to execute change orders for wellhead treatment for removal of manganese. Never say that word. Manganese. Manganese. Very good. And they practiced today too. At plant number 5. So moved. Either way we're going to get rid of it. I even genetically wrote it. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Erfield. Yes. Hearn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Just be glad it's not a pertinence. Okay. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 798. Rejects bids for truck parts and authorizes the town clerk to publish and post notice to bidders for re-bid for truck parts. So moved. Second. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Erfield. Yes. Hearn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution. Is adopted. Resolution number 799. Awards bid for auto parts. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Erfield. Yes. Hearn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution number 800. Awards bid for Ford auto parts. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Erfield. Yes. Hearn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 801. Resolution and consent approving the dedication of highway known as Cedar Cove Court. So moved. Seconded. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Erfield. Yes. Hearn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Heard. 802. Pays bills. So moved. I'm sorry. It's second. Vote please. Waske. Yes. Erfield. Yes. Hearn. Yes. Rothwell. Yes. Hubbard. Yes. Resolution. Okay. We have two resolutions we're going to take off the floor. I'm going to read the resolutions, each one, and then we will open it up to public comment for anybody who might want to comment on these resolutions. The first resolution is it classifies the Zenith Building addition as a type one action pursuant to CEQA, request lead agency status for the purpose of a coordinated CEQA review. That's resolution number 803. And I'm going to read the second resolution, which happens to be 802. That's not true. That's correct. It should be 803. Okay. 804. 804. Yeah, 802 was the pay bill, so I thought it would have been. No. No. Yeah, it was. Sorry. Yeah, it was. All right. So we will be, all right, this will be 804. I'll just change 802 to 805. I'm sorry? I'll just change 802 to 805. Yeah, we can do that. It should be 802, 803, and 804. 802. 803. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. 804. ZENITH BUILDING ADDITION AS TYPE ONE ACTION PURSUANT TO CEQA, REQUEST LEAD AGENCY STATUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATED CEQA REVIEW. THAT'S 803. THE NEXT ONE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF THE FLOOR IS NUMBER 804. AND THIS SCHEDULES A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ZENITH BUILDING ADDITION SITE PLAN APPLICATION. THE LAST ONE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF THE FLOOR IS NUMBER 805. AND THAT WILL BE ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF TOWN BOARD COORDINATOR. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC ON EITHER ONE OF THESE THREE RESOLUTIONS I JUST READ THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF THE FLOOR? NOBODY ONLINE. NOBODY IN HOUSE. OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THESE THREE RESOLUTIONS OFF THE FLOOR, STARTING WITH 803. YOU HAVE A VOTE. I HAVE A VOTE TO TAKE THEM OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. STARTING AS A GROUP OR INDIVIDUALLY? EACH ONE. EACH ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE RESOLUTION 803 OFF THE FLOOR. SECOND. WHO IS THAT, KERN? YES. LOSKY. YES. MURPHY. YES. KERN. YES. ROTHWELL. YES. HUBBARD. YES. RESOLUTION IS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. ANY OTHER VOTES? NO. OKAY. NO. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. RACE INDICATORS OFF THE FLOOR. OKAY. Yes. Harry Field? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution is adopted. Resolution 804, schedules public hearing for the Zenith Building addition site plan application motion to take off the floor. Second. I think you got to go. So moved. Second. Second. No. No. No. Vote to take it off the floor. Yep. Waske? Yes. Maryfield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution is off the floor. Okay. Resolution 804 again schedules public hearing for the Zenith Building addition site plan application. So moved. Second. Vote please. Waske? Yes. Maryfield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution is adopted. Okay. I'm going to make a motion to take resolution 805 off the floor and that accepts the resignation of town board coordinator. So moved. Second. Vote please. Waske? Yes. Maryfield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Resolution is off the floor. Okay. Resolution 805 accepts the resignation of town board coordinator. Okay. 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She's been an immense help. I hope that she is prosperous in her new beginnings here on forward. And I wish her the best of luck. We will certainly miss her. And I do thank her very much for all the help. So God bless and good luck in all your endeavors in the future. I vote yes. Chair Greg Musil. Absolutely. Diane, thank you for all that you've done for us and helped out the town board and helped out the town. Nothing but the best to you in the future. And I vote yes. Resolution is adopted. If I may, just before we go on, I'm sorry, Kat kind of got my tongue, had to kind of think before I spoke. I just really want to thank Diane for everything that she has done for us. She has helped me out immensely, taking care of everything that I've done for my family, everything that I do, where I go, where I have to be, what I have to wear. She's just, she's been great. And I hope that her future is bright and wonderful. And we're going to miss you. Resolution was adopted. That concludes our resolutions. Okay. We're going to move on now to open questions. Thank you. Thank you, Diane. Thank you, Diane. Thank you, Diane. Thank you, Judge Feinberg. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. Judge Feinberg is being examined right now. few days now they put a one a 10-yard strip across a 30-yard uh embankment so it's 30 yards across they did one strip down 10 yards across so at the both sides of those is about a three to four inch drop if somebody rides their bike and they're not paying attention and it's like falling off a curb on a bicycle i hope that the town can see it and hopefully get it fixed the sooner the better because somebody's going to go right off the side unintentionally and it scares the crap out of them and they're going to take a bad fall it's going to happen if it's not fixed soon uh as far as the motocross goes as you know i ride the bike over there i was there when they did it and i was there after they finished it a couple of days later so that's why i'm bringing that up thank you for letting us know that yeah john thank you because i i told everybody this fix that's what i was told i have not seen it so i'll just i think you should see it i'll adjust that tomorrow it's a bigger hazard and it's going to happen thank you uh as far as the motorcross boy you got a lot of letters about those motocross they're regional but uh that they seem to be was there any number on how many were riverhead residents on that i you know i tried to keep track of that uh i i i'm not sure probably i went through it i couldn't find it one the majority of them had no address just a name i i understand and that's probably because they are probably from out of town because i see karen bill grin up here every once in a while he speaks very well i know he's near there but there's also another issue there's a track behind the uh motocross track that's running behind the tractor store and they have since picked up and moved out i believe are you aware of that anyone i'm aware that they ran uh atv's up there but i don't know if they picked up and moved out i have no idea well as you know the bicycle path goes right by it so i see every time i ride i went by on sunday afternoon at 1 30 in the afternoon where it's usually very crowded not a bike all their artillery that they had there is not there anymore it seems that there are putting some storing some major uh metal pipes there for building old but they look old rusted but i think they left town personally unless I know that's how I sort by seeing that I don't know the issue but it might be something to look into dealing with a motocross track that might want to come into town and you know they're getting a lot of grief over in the area that they want to be maybe this could work out for them a little better and if it works for the town and the locals that are over there it doesn't seem to be a distraction for what I understand the last year that they've been there I know the prices are somewhat the same I did ask somebody about the pricing when I stopped by there I used to ride motocross over in West Hampton when they had their track there many years ago so I just want to bring that to you the board's attention here I am telling you things that you know unaware of that you should be you know you know I'm glad I'm able to tell you these things so the motocross track I think they left town the one behind the tractor store South South County Water Authority I'm not sure what their plans are if they've been in touch with the town at all and the last two three weeks that would be negative that would be negative okay because Bob you had a great idea with the railroad tracks going down the tracks but even a better idea was from the great James Ford Civic Association I think Joe Sierra down the pot down the power lines yeah it's no-brainer I think you know that's something that should be talked about when they do reach out to you and give them the other options going down Sound Avenue sound down the historic sound Ave which I read about the other day you know I don't think it's the right place to go first I'd like to see they cut the grass over you know and took out the swamp where they want to put the power station first I'd like to see the community benefit I'm sorry I can't hear you first I would like to see the community benefit first before we you know plan on a route and location well I mean obviously said they haven't reached out to you the last you know since they've been here and I hope that you still will work with the town of South hold once something comes in that you're both team up together we're willing to work with the Water Authority or meet with them and we've made that known but my phone is either unplugged or it doesn't work but I'm pretty sure it works thank you so much for all your help around town here your articles have been fair and I wish you the best of luck thank you thank you moving on up to the big leagues leaving he'll forget about Riverhead once he gets up there with Newsday yeah not if you're commuting in Melville all the time you may not live here in the future good luck to you Alec just quickly to update the board I did refer the motocross track or alleged motocross track behind tractor supply to code last week I haven't followed up with Rich since then but to the extent that it is still operating code enforcement is aware of it right code code enforcement I referred I referred that the I think no no I am NOT saying that I'm saying I'm saying that I referred it to code enforcement last week I don't know if they've been out there yet or looked into it but if they haven't they will be if they're gone already then I don't know what they'll find there's no issue it's been referred to them for investigation thank you yep good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good John McCalla for One Oak Landing. We live in tortured times, very obviously. The shooting, the killing of the conservative influencer is something that affected all of us in many ways, and the reaction to that is also problematic, and we don't know where it's all going to lead to. But I think people characterize this as a period like the 60s and then some more like the 1860s. We'll see. One of the letters I sent was asking the board and asking the people who were opposing you in the election to find ways of using your influence with Representative Lolota and urge him to... to join the petition to bring out all of the documents about the Epstein case. I think there's obviously protective instincts on both sides politically because of the folks that he had involved in his horrible activities, and that it's very important they're one vote away or one signature away from being able to force the documents. So I think that's a very important thing that we need to get this out, and I would hope that you would use your personal or institutional influence with Representative Lolota and that the three other three people who are candidates also write to Lolota and encourage him to join, add his name to the list of representatives who are demanding that the documents be provided. I have one other thing, but I guess I'll stop there. No, go ahead. No, go ahead. No, go ahead. No, go ahead. guess it fits more into the CDA portion of the agenda. Okay, because we're about to open that up. Thanks, John. We have one online. Can you hear us? Hi, I can hear you now. Takwee Turchin, Greater Calverton Civic Association president. Can you hear me? Yes. Great. Who is it? Takwee Turchin, Greater Calverton Civic Association president. Can you hear me? Takwee Turchin, Greater Calverton Civic Association president. Okay, I'm sorry, Takwee. Go ahead. No problem. So, a lot of activity these last few weeks, especially last week here in town. Tuesday we had the court date for Patriot, which they were a no-show. Several residents and I myself attended, hoping we would be able to learn something. I guess we'll look forward to October 7th when it's been adjourned to that date. And then we've had the Civic Roundtable for all day. We've had public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public public residents or not. And I would like to ask that we be able to advise our clerk, Mr. Wooten, to identify either resident, non-resident, or unknown in the correspondence section of the agenda so that we more correctly value the input that's being offered. I'd rather us understand who is speaking to our town board. And I think just like when we come up to the microphone, how I announced it and identified myself, that people not only be identified by name, but also by their residency here in Riverhead. And ask that that be made a part of the correspondence in the future for the agendas. I would not like to be in the position where we unknowingly give too much weight to folks who are out of town. Kind of like similar to the Island Water Park situation where the people came in on the public hearing and certainly dominated that meeting. Most of them were from out of town. Unlike others, I do believe we need to hear from people from out of town, not just Riverhead residents, but I would very much like the identification to happen. Just like as we're speaking, and I'm speaking now, just in the letters, resident, non-resident, or unknown. Thanks. Okay, thank you. The letters are posted on the website. I'm going to put them in the chat box. I'm going to put them in the chat box. They're posted online, correct? Everything is online. What I get, you get. Right. And I'm not going to call them and ask them. I'm not going to ask you to add locations. The letter is the letter. You can read the letter and you can see if they put an address. They did. If they didn't, I'm not going to tie up the clerk's office with that added workload. And you see exactly what I see. And usually the letters that come in, they'll say, I am a Riverhead resident for X amount of years, or I live in proximity to. Yeah, I mean, you can, you can draw a conclusion that they're probably regional. But everything that I see, you see. Right. I think what Ms. Turchin is asking is if on the agenda, next to the name on the letter, if it can be identified as unknown resident or non-resident. Not that we actually, you know, do investigation as to what they are. It's just whether on the letter. Well, the letters are online for people to see so they can read it themselves. And yeah, I think it was just sort of making it actually read the letter. Not just, oh, there was a letter. Oh, they're not from Riverhead. Oh, okay. Read the letter. Yeah, I mean, there's. That's why they're online. I did. I think, I think, I think the point is that there's like 50 or 60 letters here. And, you know, a lot of them say exactly the same thing. Yeah, there are a lot of them are form letters. In that, yeah, in that instance, it might be, if it's sort of a letter campaign that the town clerk is recognizing, it might be easier for people to just look at the agenda and see that it's resident, non-resident. I do look at that because when there is a letter, a form letter that they just circulate around, I normally would just put the one letter online with a list of all the names and sent it in. Okay. But if there's one line that's different or one sentence that's different or somebody puts a personal note on it, so although they all look very similar, they're not totally exactly the same. I look at that. I very much appreciate your discussion on this. And they are so busy doing what they have to do every day. And it's only. I mean, I would have wanted to do it with the motive course, but read the letter if you want to know who it's from or where it's from. So feedback on that, Mr. Supervisor, I did read about 19 letters online. And what it does seem as though there was a template, a letter sent, which people did customize sometimes. But what their wording was very ambiguous in the first paragraph. In the last paragraph, it was misleading unless they said, yes, I am a Risborough head resident. That would be very clear. But it's not. And if you read those letters, they say something to the effect of, I'm a resident, not Riverhead. They're not saying a Riverhead. And at the end, they say, thank you very much for what you do. I appreciate that, but if it's not clear to you, it's certainly not clear to me. Right. Right. Well, I just want I'm just concerned about giving too much weight to folks who are out of town and saying, oh, wow, we got hurt from all these people. I do know that some of the ones I read said they were definitely from Riverhead and some were definitely from elsewhere like Syosset or elsewhere. Those were very clear. OK. OK. OK. Anybody else comments on any matter? Nobody online? OK. Well, at this point in time, I'd like to make a motion to close the town board meeting and we're going to open up the CDA meeting. Motion to close? I make a motion. OK. OK. Second. All in favor of closing town board meeting? Aye. Aye. All opposed? OK. Dawn, we'll let you open the CDA meeting. Or I just opened it, I guess. Yeah. We are open. We have no resolutions on the agenda. So the only item to attend to is the comments on CDA matters only if there are any from the public. OK. Anybody with comments on CDA matters only? OK. Mr. McAuliffe? You were just a man full of comments tonight. This is the first time I've had comments. Yeah, I know. This is a big surprise to you. And it's really just to ask if we could get some clarity about where we are in terms of the process on the town square. You signed the contract and you have a very lovely picture on the Facebook page or somewhere of signing the contract. Does that mean everything is now finalized and locked in? I mean, I re-looked at the agreement and there's all kinds of provisions for one party or the other bailing out. But my question is, we have an election coming up. If it, this would be sad from your viewpoint, but if your opponents won two or three of the slots. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We would have fixed it and fixed it without being fixed. We would have fixed it without being fixed. Is the issue reopenable about what happens in Town Square? Or is, as far as you're concerned, it's done and dusted, and there's even a change in the makeup of the town board would not affect going ahead on that? Unfortunately, the people you've put up from your side, John, should have run years ago. But at this point in time, September 30th, Crafted will be vacated. The town will take it over, and hopefully in some point in late October, a demolition process will start on that building. Okay, so that's moved up a little bit. But at any rate, even if the space has been emptied, is the next step of building, of going to construct the hotel, doesn't happen until next year? The next step would be shovels in the ground for the building of the Town Square, and then we'll see what happens. And we're expecting that to be probably around springtime. Okay. So is that intervenable by a new board or is the legal situation such? We signed that contract, John. Yep. So that contract finalizes it in your mind. The new board would have to somehow, in some mystical way, unsign that contract. I'm not sure that would be able to happen. What I say, there are all kinds of bailouts in the contract, but they have to be for cause. And if it's somebody who— It's really just clarification. I mean, to see whether there's any room for further dialogue on it, and essentially you're saying no. What I'll say is that the contract isn't typically written with contemplating any kind of bailout. Right. There's breach provisions, and if there's a breach of contract, there's provisions in there that allow the town to move forward in the event of a breach, whether that's canceling the contract or whatever, but that's typical of all contracts. But a change of administration doesn't qualify as a breach. Correct. We are, in fact, doing what the people want of this town, and that is to revitalize downtown Riverhead. Okay. We have one caller online. We'll take it. We'll take that.
Mike, can you hear us? Good evening. Mike Foley, Reese Park. Can you hear me okay? We can hear you. You know, just to comment again on this town square development. You know, I agree and I disagree. I agree with John on this. We have sold or we've sold the crafted building for the price that we paid for it many years ago. So Petrocelli benefited from getting no appreciation value from the town for that sale, and I don't object to that. I just want to state it as a matter of record that Petrocelli has benefited from getting the exact same value as the town square development. And I think that's a good thing. And I think that's a good thing. And I think that's a good thing. And I think that's a good thing. And I think that's a good thing. Unless I'm wrong, Eric, and please correct me if I am wrong, but they're paying the exact same price that we paid for it to make us whole. Yeah, that's right. And the fact that the town budget has paid $170,000 to Sean on their eminent domain to get him out is an additional small kick up to Petrocelli. My problem, and Tim, me and you have spoken about this a few times publicly and privately. I don't believe the IDA should be given any consideration to Petrocelli for the development of this hotel. This is a hotel that is going to do very well for Petrocelli, and he deserves it. I want him to profit, but not off the backs of the taxpayers of Riverhead. We have pierced the cap the last two years, and I have approved, I have agreed with each one of those piercings. I came to the microphone to agree with it. And I anticipate, again, that our tax cap is going to be pierced again for 2026. And let me give you a sneak preview. I'm going to agree with that, too, because we have to pay our people competitive wages. We have to have proper law enforcement ratios. And we have to make up for the open space deficiencies in our tax expenses. And I'm willing to do that. I live on the Long Island Sound. I love the open space. And I'm willing to pay for it, and everybody else should be. But to have Petrocelli come to the IDA and ask for tax benefits on a hotel that's going to do very well with him, I'm going to have an issue with that. And it's going to be something that will be coming up in 2026, I'm sure. And I just want you to know my feelings on this, Tim, and town board. And more importantly, the IDA, who, to me, is not as responsible as they should be to the public. And it's something that I'd like to see change in 2026. So for that, I appreciate your time. Get home safe, everybody, and thank you. Thank you, Mike. Nobody online? Nobody else in-house? And entertain a motion to close the CDA meeting. So moved. Seconded. Waskey? Yes. Merrifield? Yes. Kern? Yes. Rothwell? Yes. Hubbard? Yes. Okay, CDA meeting is closed. Thank you. Thank you very much. Have a good night. Okay. Thank you, Dawn. Thank you, everybody, for coming out. Stay safe. Stay healthy. We'll see you next week. Well, tomorrow morning at our work session. Yes, that's true. 9 o'clock. 9 o'clock. Morning. Morning. Morning.
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