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So far, 12 Shelter Islanders have submitted applications for Plus One ADU program grants, more than in other towns, Community Housing Board Chair Liz Hanley reported Wednesday.
There's no smoking at Shelter Island's Wades and Crescent beaches, and the Town Board is considering extending that ban to all public beaches, parks, and recreation areas.
In a three-minute, 16-second meeting that may have set a Town record for brevity, the Zoning Board of Appeals has voted to reopen two public hearings.
Should the Town challenge the state on interpretations of federal standards that led to recent shellfish closures? At its work session on Tuesday, the Town Board heard how the closures occurred and what options it may have to fight them. The areas in question are the inside of Shell Beach...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Shelter Island as one of nine island communities coast-to-coast to take part in a project to build local sustainable, resilient, and reliable year-round energy systems.
The Water Advisory Committee scrutinized Gardiner's Bay Country Club's NYS permit request to nearly double its annual water withdrawal and discussed a related proposal to upgrade its irrigation system.
The Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce seeks the use of a Town bus to test a free service shuttling Islanders and tourists alike along regular routes.
Providing clean drinking water to public buildings might be accomplished by expanding the West Neck Water (WNW) district under a state grant that could cover 60 percent of the costs, the Town Engineer says.
Ethics Board Ethics Code
The Town Ethics Board continued to refine Ethics Code documents during a meeting interrupted by a real-life demonstration of recusal and doing the ethical thing.
In an extraordinary meeting Monday night, the Waterways Management Advisory Council (WMAC) rejected two applications for non-conforming docks and announced a shift to sticking to Town Code.