Dear New Suffolk Residents:
*** Lots of important information here. Please read all the way to the end. ***
As many of you are aware, in July the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met and considered an appeal for multiple variances on the property at 1090 First Street in New Suffolk (links to the meeting transcript and the application are below). A number of residents in New Suffolk were in attendance and shared their opinions on the variances sought. More information was needed, and the motion to grant the variances was tabled until the next ZBA meeting on August 5th. Southold town has not yet posted the agenda for the ZBA's August meeting, however, the property at 1090 First Street will most likely be considered at this meeting.
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2021
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: TBA, but likely in person at Southold Town Hall AND on zoom. See webpage (links below) for details closer to the meeting time.
As 1090 First Street lies within the confines of our hamlet, our residents may be interested in attending the meeting and/or expressing an opinion to the ZBA. Letters should be addressed to Zoning Board of Appeals and may be sent via email to:
kim.fuentes@town.southold.ny.us
or by physical mail to:
Southold Town - Zoning Board
54375 Main Rd
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
1090 First Street Application:
http://24.38.28.228:2040/weblink/0/edoc/1049836/7498-Loria%20application%20%20%201000-117-7-31.pdf
July 1st Meeting Transcript:
http://24.38.28.228:2040/weblink/0/doc/1056855/Page1.aspx
Other useful links here:
http://southoldtownny.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=4735
https://www.southoldtownny.gov/agendacenter
http://southoldtownny.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=27
Part of the Civic Association's stated mission is to "protect, conserve and, if possible, improve the rural atmosphere and unique beauty of this village." Unique beauty is highly subjective. But we hope that the information provided in this e-mail will help residents to advocate on our village's behalf, both for this property and future development in our hamlet.
Yours in Community Spirit and Preservation,
The NSCA Board
2021 Fourth of July Celebration
Photos of our beautiful town, decked out in Red, White and Blue, have been posted on our Facebook, Instagram, and in the ‘Photos’ section of our website. We will continue to post new pictures as we receive them.
Thank you to everyone who decorated their houses!
-The NSCA
Peconic Land Trust Efforts to save Deep Hole Creek Land Parcel in Mattituck, NY
New Suffolk Residents,
The New Suffolk Civic Association would like to draw your attention to the flyer from the Peconic Land Trust. With the increased influx of population due to the pandemic and the never ending desire for second homes, there is less and less undeveloped land on the North Fork. Peconic Land Trust has been instrumental in the preservation of open land and farmland since 1983. It’s an uphill fight without government support, but they have succeeded with many projects on the East End, keeping open land and preserving our water and air quality. The 15-acre parcel at Deep Hole Creek in Mattituck is the last remaining parcel of undeveloped land on the creek, bordering on New Suffolk Avenue. The NSCA applauds this campaign, along with the Peconic Land Trust as well as the owner who has agreed to entertain an alternative conservation outcome while continuing to pursue his subdivision plans. Please take a moment to consider supporting this effort to help protect this land from development.
https://peconiclandtrust.org/our-work/projects/dhc
Thank you.
New Suffolk Parking Study Public Zoom Meeting March 9, 2021
March 6, 2021
The NSCA has been attending and viewing Southold Town meetings regarding the New Suffolk Parking Study. We have very active in discussing the concerns and suggestions of our residents and businesses. The PUBLIC ZOOM MEETING regarding parking in New Suffolk HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED, and is open to all. Please be involved and informed! Please attend this meeting, virtually! All information, including previous meetings, is on the Town of Southold website. http://www.southoldtownny.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=4814
From the Southold Town website:
Date: March 9, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM
A 2nd Informational Meeting for the purpose of discussing the New Suffolk Parking Study will be held on March 9, 2021 at 6:00 PM via Zoom.
When: Mar 9, 2021, 6:00 PM Eastern Time
Topic: New Suffolk Parking, INFORMATION MEETING ONLY
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/92044395029?pwd=bURmakNWQkxVZG1GMXpVWGlobnJ3UT09 Passcode: 671052
Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 929 436 2866
Webinar ID: 920 4439 5029 Passcode: 671052
2020 Holiday Fundraiser for C.A.S.T.
Celebrating 50 Years 1970-2020
How incredibly fortunate we’ve been! Fifty years ago, a small band
of locals and second homeowners launched the first Civic Association
on the North Fork. Why New Suffolk?
This historic hamlet has a look and a feel like no other… Everyone
who lives here or visits gets it in their own way, but all understand
that it is unique and special, the envy of those who only wish…
In this Fiftieth Anniversary Newsletter, you’ll read individual takes on
what makes New Suffolk “New Suffolk.” You’ll see why preserving
its character even as it evolves has been so important to so many people
over the years.
The Founders’ Mission Statement states the Association’s purposes
and has not changed. It has guided all successive NSCA Boards in
their work.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Purposes of this Association shall be the following:
1. To protect, conserve, and if possible, improve the rural atmosphere
and unique beauty of this village;
2. To protect, maintain and promote the property values situated
within it’s boundaries;
3. To secure the maximum amount of public services from the State,
County and Town agencies for the village and it’s residents;
4. To stimulate the public interest in civic affairs, and to encourage
and sponsor such social activities for the members of the Association
as, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, may tend to advance
the purposes of the Association.
If you are not a member of the NSCA, please sign up at : www.newsuffolkcivicassociation.com
and help us continue the good work.
Thank you.
Accomplishments, programs and events, past and present, initiated by
the NSCA since 1986. Some of these have become permanent,
• Worked with Southold Town to change local speed limit to 30 mph
from 35 mph.
• After 1993 fire destroyed iconic Post Office and General Store,
NSCA succeeded in convincing the USPS not to merge 11956 into
Cutchogue. Worked with USPS management to identify possible
sites and USPS finally contracted with Corky Maul on lease.
• NSCA volunteers landscaped new PO grounds and provided bench
and bulletin board, maintaining site as a community resource.
• Completed several years of NSCA volunteers’ tree planting throughout
the hamlet with trees gifted or discounted by local nurseries. This
program inspired formation of Southold Town Tree Committee
which continued our program throughout the Town.
• Conducts hamlet and beach cleanups annually.
• Worked with NS Common School District and raised funds to build
a new playground entirely with volunteer labor.
• Continue to initiate and support school projects including upgrade
of softball diamond, establishment of petanque court, and Summer
concerts/picnics on ball field.
• Sponsor annual breakfast to raise funds for special teacher projects
at school.
• Conducted residential Christmas lighting programs with prizes and
caroling and established tradition of sailboat “medallion” lighted on
Main Street.
• Raises funds for special Association projects thru annual tagsales/
bakesales on ball field.
• Established 4th of July Parade and reading of Declaration of Independence
since 1993. Succeeded in getting Robins Island to sponsor 4th
of July picnic at Town Beach.
• Succeeded in working with Peconic Land Trust, Southold Town,
and then property owner, to preserve New Suffolk Waterfront.
• Monetary gifts to New Suffolk graduates.
• Created, purchased and displayed signs for safety guidelines during
Covid-19 pandemic
• Made donations to CAST.
MEMORIES
As part of our special 50th Anniversary edition, we have compiled some letters from residents about their special memories or reasons for why they love New Suffolk. Our very special hamlet continues to capture the heart of everyone who visits. It is the very lucky that get to call New Suffolk home and enjoy it year round. We hope you enjoy these memories as much as we did!
Michèle Chaussabel wrote:
My husband and I came to new Suffolk from Brooklyn 40 years ago. We enrolled our kids in the New Suffolk School and hoped for a better life out here. I had planned to go back to New York City when they
graduated, but I fell in love. New Suffolk is, and always will be, my home. The supermarket
is gone, the ice cream parlor, and Walter’s store are gone, but the school is still here, and much
remains the same. The squirrels still run across the phone lines and the baby rabbits nest in my garden. The beach is still uncrowded and now we have the petanque court. And the good and caring people are
still here. I have so many reasons to be happy that I stayed.
David Noonan wrote:
We love New Suffolk’s little grid of streets and its school and ball field in the center. We love that it is off the main path, surrounded by the bay, harbors and marshes. And we love the mix of people who love
it: artists, Europeans, city people, longtime residents, retirees, young couples, doctors and plumbers. And you can walk to its two bars.
Doris Brautigan wrote:
My First Summer in New Suffolk. A friend and I shared a cottage near the crossroads of NS Avenue and
NS Road with the iconic blinking red light. I was sleeping on a July morning, when I heard a bell ringing along with a clackety sounding and some voices. I looked out the window and saw a ragtag looking group of people pulling a wagon on NS Road. I was so curious as to what they were doing that I quickly dressed and followed them down to the waterfront. A gentleman with a fine voice proceeded to read the Declaration on Independence. I don’t think I ever appreciated what a beautifully written document it was til that day. The
reading was followed by a very loud boom from a miniature cannon!
he whole scene reminded me of the Bicentennial celebration in the Robert Altman movie Nashville.
Years later I shared this memory with our friend Joe McKay and he told me that it was either himself or John reading the Declaration and that it was the first celebration in 1993.
Tom Samuels wrote:
I grew up as a summer kid in the 1960’s on Nassau Point, overlooking New Suffolk across the harbor. The old Oyster House and boat sheds created a very distinctive profile from our vantage point. My brother, sister and I took sailing lessons at Old Cove Yacht Club, and we drove our Boston Whaler there, and to pick up odd items for our mother at the IGA market.
In the late 1980’s, my wife and partner, Nancy Steelman, and I rented the Old Harbor House after moving back to the North Fork to set up an architectural practice. Our neighbor, Fran Glander, leaned across the hedge one day, to tell us about a house for sale nearby. An 1840’s farmhouse, it was somewhat of a wreck, surrounded by overgrown vegetation, set way back off New Suffolk Road. We immediately fell in love with it and its possibilities. Two kids and thirty-plusyears later, we could not be happier with our now restored house andbarn, set in our beloved garden, surrounded by trees. During those years, we became involved in the NSCA, with me on the board and a term as president, where we worked on many projects, including the creation of the 4th of July Parade, the Waterfront project and innumerable community clean-ups and pot-lucks. Our kids, Kate and Erik, attended the School, where we volunteered to help enrich the multi-age program. Ourselves sailors, they too learned to sail, and became instructors at OCYC. Aboard successive
sailboats, each named Skilligalee, we have been racing all these years on Wednesday nights ‘round Robins Island, and in the Peconic Bay Sailing Association regattas. Walking our faithful yellow lab Emma, I
became very familiar with the beaches, in all seasons and times of day.It is, indeed, on and near the Peconic Bay that one truly appreciates the wonder and beauty of the East End, and the special way New
Suffolk fits in. We have always treasured the hamlet and cherished our many
close friends and neighbors. The spirit of New Suffolk is that of warm, sharing and dedicated people who together love this place. That spirit will live forever in our hearts, and we consider ourselves
supremely lucky to call New Suffolk home.
Joe McKay wrote:
I drove down to New Suffolk in Spring 1981 because of a billboard on Rte 25 picturing a big juicy hamburger “at the Galley Ho on the water in New Suffolk.” I discovered a beautiful new world of wooden
bridges with signs “SLOW SWAN CROSSING” over creeks and marshes on my way “downtown.”
A 3-legged dog lay sunning in the intersection of First and MainStreets, traffic slowing as smiling drivers edged around him. The scene opened up on a tiny waterfront hamlet with the North Fork
Shipyard at its center, crammed with boats of all kinds, a Post Office/ General Store and the Galley Ho whose burgers and seafood turned out to be out of this world.
“Funky” is the word I used later with friends and family to tell them about this magical place I’d discovered, where I imagined I might live the rest of my life. I was forty-three then. The rest is history!
CHANGES – Joe Polashock
Have things changed in New Suffolk? You bet they have. My family moved here in the spring of 1947. New Suffolk was what it is now times ten. A bustling summer community with lots of business. Boarding houses, cottage rentals, restaurant/bars, sweet shops, fishing stations, boat yards and many other means for people to make a living. In the summer the population swelled with people to takeadvantage of all New Suffolk had to offer. This cycled up and downover the years, some being better than others. Many vacationers and visitors liked it so much that, when they retired, they moved here full time and now we find their grandchildren buying second homes here. Many of these new arrivals were not always appreciated by the “locals” for their sometimes outspokenness as well as being in favor of and demanding change. The old timers, among whom I include myself, liked the status quo and didn’t like the idea of change but it was and is coming. Fortunately, some of these “new comers” came with good fresh ideas and an eye to protect what we have. I for one
appreciate these people who are willing to help protect and preserve what we have and not let it lead to over-development and overcrowding. Our civic association is the oldest on the East End as far as I know and it was started by “newcomers”. Thank them and join them to help protect our precious lifestyle and resources. I have said in the past, we have to stay vigilant. All the things we don’t want are right
on our doorstep.
Dominique and Kris Randolph-Rué wrote:
“There is no poetry; only proofs of poetry”.
– Jean Cocteau
If you were to look at New Suffolk through a kaleidoscope, you would indeed find so many “proofs of poetry” that would both enchant your eye and strike your imagination: its charming white-sanded small beach, its happily singing multicolored birds, its bohemian and practical wooden cottages, its glorious gardens, its calm and shaded streets, its Place du Village where friendly villagers play epic games
of Pétanque and others games, its picturesque bays and harbors.
Yet for us, New Suffolk’s most bewitching “proofs of poetry” are to be found first in its unique “peninsular light” which at sunset bathes everything in gold. How magical it is then to watch the gold-bellied
seagulls and the gilded sails of the boats passing by! Then comes dusk and the mysterious verses of its dark-inked skies, where myriads of stars, endlessly still and endlessly moving, whisper a long forgotten
secret: You are then at the heart of a poetical proof—an idyllic village that is both human and heavenly.
Lauren Grant wrote:
Our New Suffolk
I learned to sail in New Suffolk, at the Old Cove Yacht Club, when I was nine years old. Thirty years later, my husband and I purchased a weekend escape cottage in Cutchogue and became regular weekenders.
When we were both laid off in 1992, we moved to Cutchogue full time and as we sat across from each other in our cozy living room one night, with toes touching, we realized it was time
for more room.
Having spent every weekend during those thirteen Cutchogue years at the NS Beach, or at the Galley Ho, or at Legends, or visiting friends here, we were keenly aware that New Suffolk was calling to us. We knew we had to live in this town and luckily found our home on Grathwohl Road. We have never regretted it for a moment. The sense of community, the love of tradition and a town of loving people have made us happier than most deserve. I frequently sit looking across the street at the creek and the marsh and thank heavens we were blessed with a home we love and a community that can’t be beat!
NEW SUFFOLK CIVIC BOARD MEMBERS
President Joe Polashock 734-6704
1st VP Michelle Roussan 521-5375
VP, Membership Yvonne Boutges-Duffy 631-965-3579
Recording Sec. Angus Maitland 646-472-4405
Treasurer Libby Fannon 734-2043
Directors Andy Uterano 917-561-7374
George Cork Maul 734-8035
Tony Meisel 734-7560
The New Suffolk News, published since 1991 by the
New Suffolk Civic Association, Inc. is distributed free to all
New Suffolk Post Office boxholders and
Civic Association members several times a year.
CONTACT INFORMATION
New Suffolk Civic Association
PO Box 642, New Suffolk, NY 11956
www.newsuffolkcivicassociation.com
Facebook: @ilovenewsuffolk
Instagram: Ilove_newsuffolk
LETTER TO OUR COMMUNITY- How we are helping our community during COVID-19
Dear Neighbors and Friends,
In these difficult times of physical separation, we would like to remind all residents and guests in New Suffolk to please check on your neighbors and friends regularly. This can be a phone call, text message, email or similar. If you neighbor has access to a computer or smart phone, try and encourage a video chat to keep them engaged! And don’t forget to use the library’s many resources, which are listed below.
As a practical reminder, our nearest medical facility equipped to deal with acute COVID-19 cases is Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport. Please call them first at 631-477-1000 before going to the Emergency Department. For general COVID-19 information, or how to get tested, please call the Department of Health 631-854-0333. If you are having a medical emergency possibly due to COVID-19, please advise 911 when you call.
Currently we are cancelling all NSCA events through mid-May. At this time, the NSCA Yard Sale is still scheduled for 5/23/20. We will keep you updated about rescheduling of events through emails, Facebook, and our website newsuffolkcivicassociation.com. And make sure to ‘like’ our Facebook posts to keep them visible in your feed.
To all of our small business owners, who pour their hearts and souls into providing us with quality local services and goods, we will all be out in full force as soon as it is possible again. For those of you still open, we will continue to patronize your businesses as safely as we can.
The joint North Fork Civic Associations have collaborated to form a group website to have a central place for information. The website is www.nfcivics.org/ and the Facebook link is @NoFoCivicResilience. Please ‘like’ the facebook site and look at the website, it has a great amount of current information.
Here are some Very Important Things to remember:
1. Please maintain at least 6 feet of distance from others.
2. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer BEFORE and AFTER entering a building, store, and your home.
3. At the Post Office, please wait until there is less then 1-2 people in the lobby before entering. Respect distance so that we can keep each other safe. Wait until you are outside, and far enough apart, to speak with neighbors safely.
4. Limit your trips to all stores to as infrequent as possible. Clean all items before bringing them into your home if possible. If a neighbor is at high risk for Covid-19, please offer and arrange to pick up items for them at the store, and clean those items before delivery. If they do not have access to online shopping, perhaps add things to your order for them, or help them set up online shopping. Southold Town will now deliver hot meals to all seniors over 60, 5 days a week, and frozen ones for the weekend. Contact Karen at 631-298-4460 for these meals.
5. Please remember to SLOW DOWN when driving! There are many more pedestrians, cyclists and children on our roadways now, so give them plenty of room when passing in a car. It is also very important to remember the ‘rules of the road!’ Cyclists are ‘going with traffic,’ and pedestrians are ‘ walking against traffic.’
6. Since many of us are starting Spring yard work early, please keep the area of your property near the street clear of leaves, branches and bushes so that it is safe for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. Southold Town Waste Facility is now accepting all brush, and fees are currently waved. Please see the Southold Town Facebook or website for further information.
7. If you are in need of a good book, magazine, or movie, or even learn a new language, the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library has online access for all of these for free!!! The library is closed until further notice, but if you need assistance from the Library, visit their website or email them at askus@cnsfl.org
We sincerely hope that you are all staying safe, and taking all precautions to remain that way.
Sincerely,
NSCA
Adopt-a-Family Holiday Fundraiser a great success. THANK YOU!
Our annual Adopt-a-Family Holiday Fundraiser was an immense success! It truly is amazing to see such depths of generosity and love from our community.
We would like to thank all of you, but especially the many anonymous donors, for giving so much to our family in need.
The family is very thankful for everyone's support, and wanted you all to know how much your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated.
To be able to make the holidays special, even for just one family, is truly the spirit of the holiday season.
The New Suffolk Civic Association
NEW RECYCLING RULES FOR 2019!
Please be aware of the new recycling rules for 2019!
The Town of Southold has this information on their website:
CUTCHOGUE RECYCLING CENTER MOVES TO 3-STREAM RECYCLING:
As you may have heard, Long Island is in a recycling crisis. Due to changing market conditions, mixed “single stream” recyclables are no longer marketable due to contaminants from broken glass and garbage. The Town therefore will have to return to accepting only recyclables pre-sorted by residents. In the coming weeks, bins at the Transfer Station will be re-arranged to accept sorted recyclables into 3 categories as follows:
Mixed CLEAN Paper (Cardboard/Newspaper/Office Paper/Magazines/Catalogs/Mail)
Mixed CLEAN Tin Cans/Aluminum Cans and Trays/Plastic Bottles #1 and #2 ONLY
CLEAN Glass bottles
IMPORTANT:
IF AN ITEM IS NOT IN ONE OF THESE CATEGORES, IT GOES WITH GARBAGE!
IF AN ITEM IS DIRTY OR SOILED WITH FOOD RESIDUE, IT GOES WITH GARBAGE!
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO DEPOSIT YOUR RECYCLABLES SORTED IN THIS MANNER BEGINNING MONDAY, DECEMBER 17.
For residents who cannot sort their recyclables by that date, the facility will still accept them mixed together until February 1.
More information can be found on their website:
http://www.southoldtownny.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=422
NSCA requests update from NS School Board
On March 1st, the NSCA sent an email to the NS School Board requesting an update regarding our school. Our school board president, Tony Dill, responded late last week that there has been considerable progress in negotiations with Ms. Kennelly. More information will be available at the School Board Meeting on March 13th at 7pm.
Here is a copy of the email.
To the New Suffolk School Board :
As representative of the New Suffolk Community, the New Suffolk Civic Association is asking the school board for an update describing the top points that voters need to know in order to be informed to vote on Tues., March 27.
Paul Cacioppo,
President New Suffolk Civic Association