Southampton planning to spend $11.6 mil. to protect wetlands and expand access to Mecox Bay copertina

Southampton planning to spend $11.6 mil. to protect wetlands and expand access to Mecox Bay

Southampton planning to spend $11.6 mil. to protect wetlands and expand access to Mecox Bay

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As calls intensify for the Town of Southold to adopt guidelines for responding to immigration raids, its police department is weighing a new policy to deploy officers to reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions to keep residents safe.Tara Smith reports in NEWSDAY that Police Chief Steven Grattan said the policy is still a draft and stemmed from discussions with the town’s public safety task force, a 12-member group formed in February to review legislation proposed by OLA (Organización Latino Americana) of Eastern Long Island, a Latino advocacy group.Under the policy, Southold Town officers would respond if alerted to immigration operations, Grattan said during a packed town board meeting on the topic yesterday. But he cautioned that outside law enforcement agencies don’t always alert the town to their presence.“We take public safety very seriously, and these can be very contentious exchanges as we’ve all seen across this country,” he said. “Having members of law enforcement there for peacekeeping efforts is important to us.”The chief said the internal policy could be implemented separately from official town board legislation.At Wednesday’s meeting, Southold officials met with residents, first responders and advocates who overwhelmingly urged the board to adopt the legislation amid heightened immigration enforcement across the East End.Five members of the public safety task force made specific recommendations for the town to consider, including reporting verified immigration actions to the town supervisor and village mayor, and circulating informational tools to help residents distinguish Southold police from ICE officers.The group also recommended coordination with local schools and hospitals if ICE attempts to enter those properties, more de-escalation training for police and limiting ICE access to town facilities and license plate readers. Supporters of the legislation said it would improve transparency, strengthen public safety and reassure immigrant communities, while opponents argued it would hinder federal law enforcement efforts and jeopardize discretionary federal funding.***Meyer Merger Studies & Consulting will lead a merger feasibility study to collect information and provide facts to the Southampton Union Free School District and Tuckahoe Common School District and their communities regarding a potential merger.Michelle Trauring reports on 27east.com that in a letter to the community, Southampton Board of Education President Zach Epley explained that the district is creating a community advisory committee for the study to provide representation “for all residents, taxpayers and stakeholders of each respective district in the study process.”A similar committee will be formed in the Tuckahoe School District, he said.“A goal of the committee is to enhance the flow of information to and from district staff and residents during the study process and ensure that the most accurate and up-to-date information is analyzed, easily available and widely communicated to school district stakeholders,” Epley wrote.Meetings will be held on October 13, November 10, January 12, March 8, and April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at a central site. Between meetings, committee members will be asked to review various documents and community concerns that have been raised, as well as provide ideas and insights electronically as necessary to the study consultant team.To be considered for Southampton’s advisory committee, email Epley at zepley@southamptonschools.org. The size of the committee is limited, so not everyone will be selected.***Friends of the Rogers Memorial Library present SympaticoJazz in Concert this evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton.SympaticoJazz performs a nostalgic blend of jazz, blues, and pop hits from the 1960s and 70s. The repertoire features music made famous by iconic artists such as Burt Bacharach, Sergio Mendes, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, and Etta James. The ensemble includes piano, upright bass, and percussion, fronted by vocalist Toni Washington. Registration required.That’s this evening starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton.Register at Myrml.org***A toxic plume linked to utility operations a century ago has reared its head again in downtown Sag Harbor as a developer advances a plan to demolish buildings, remove contamination and erect a 48-unit condo complex on an adjacent 1-acre site.Mark Harrington reports in NEWSDAY that the plan, under review by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and several village agencies, faces sharp headwinds as Suffolk County this week vowed new tests in Sag Harbor to determine that plume's full scope and local preservation groups worry about disturbing buried toxins and the character of the neighborhood. "We want to address these concerns before anything else happens there," Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine said Tuesday about the ...
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