Saturday, May 18, 2024

Town of Shelter Island

News from Town of Shelter Island government, including committees and departments.

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.
The state's Plus One ADU program — in a local collaboration between the Community Housing Board and the Community Development Corporation of Long Island — is now accepting Island applications for grants of up to $125K.
If you live in what's being called The Triangle, an area in and around the Town Center, you've probably received a letter offering an option to "Yes! Please test my water for free."
Town Hall
Seeking more information about parking needs, the Town Board voted Tuesday to reopen a public hearing on Liberty Lawncare's special permit application for a new business facility in the Center.
Town Hall
Members of the Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board (WQI) say the Town should boost the value of conditional rebates to Island homeowners who voluntarily upgrade aging septics with innovative alternative onsite wastewater treatment (I/A) systems.
Veronica Anne Siller of Shelter Island passed away peacefully on the morning of June 21 with her husband of 47 years, Gerry Siller, by her side. She was 67.
The Green Options Committee recommends that Islanders check out the state's draft solid waste management plan that will impact what we can throw away, what we'll have to recycle, and where all of our refuse will end up.
The Community Housing Board hosts an ADU forum on Friday, June 16 to provide information about grants of up to $125K for homeowners interested in creating an accessory dwelling unit for affordable housing on their property.
The Community Housing Board plans an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) forum about grants; at their Thursday meeting, CHB members also further explored housing limitations in the Near Shore and Peninsular Overlay District.