Public Notices - Town Of Smithtown

Board Of Zoning Appeals agenda - Tuesday, May 14,  2013, 7pm Senior Center, Middle Country Rd., Smithtown

The Town is soliciting proposals to operate concession sales at certain park and beach facilities.

RFP: 13-047 Concession Sales

Specifications may be obtained at the Smithtown Purchasing Dept, 65 Maple Avenue, Smithtown Bids will be accepted at the Purchasing Dept on or before 4:00 pm May 17, 2013.

The Town is soliciting proposals to operate concessin sales at certain park and beach facilities.

BID: 13-046 Recycling Containers

Specifications may be obtained at the Town Clerk Office, 99 West Main Street, Smithtown Bids will be accepted at the Town Clerk Office on or before 11:00 am May 23, 2013.

The Town is soliciting bids to provide heavy duty twenty gallon orange cylindrical recycling containers and lids. All cans are to be imprinted with Town of Smithtown Recycling Logo.

Super Storm Sandy Restoration of Sidewalks and Curbs To Begin April 1

Sandy Restoration - Sidewalks and Curbs

Sandy Restorations to Begin

Under the direction of Highway Superintendent Glenn Jorgensen, restoration work of concrete curbs and sidewalks damaged by Superstorm Sandy will commence April 1st. The first phase of this work will begin in Commack. The work will be performed by the contractor who was awarded the bid by the Town; Jadeco.

The repairs and restoration work is ONLY for infrastructure damaged by that storm from uprooted town trees. Please note that all infrastructure damaged by the storm has already been recorded and no additional work will be done that has not been previously noted.

Please do not ask the contractor to “look at”, “fix”, or “repair” anything not on their list.
If you have any concrete work that needs to be addressed that is “outside the scope” of Sandy damage, please call the Highway Department @ 360-7500 Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm.

Kings Park Smoke Stack Is No More

A warning at two minutes, at one minute and a few seconds later it was over. The smoke stack was no more. The crowd, and there were many watching, disbanded. The traffic jam lasted much longer than the demolition.  People seemed surprised that the demolition ended so quickly. Some were disappointed, but there seemed to be a consensus that they were glad they had witnessed the demolition of the landmark.

FYI - Town Bd. Notes March 21, 2013

The Town Board granted the new owner of the “Hightower Homes” in Kings Park an additional two weeks (April 4) to make them safe and presentable. The owner, Jeffrey K. Brown, expressed his desire to meet the deadline.  Councilman McCarthy became visibly annoyed by Mr. Brown’s comments and advised him to ” get it done or we will tear the houses down.”

The public hearing for Whisper Vineyard was adjourned to enable the property owner’s new attorney, Vincent Trimarco, time to review the town ordinance. 

The Board has officially ended the concession permits for  the rental of canoes and kayaks for use in the Nissequogue River.  Supervisor Vecchio explained that the river currents have become increasingly dangerous due to dredging and Superstorm Sandy.

Residents along the Lawrence Rd. corridor spoke out against KPE’s violation of its temporary restraining order (TRO).  The Board decided to put a public safety officer at the KPE site 24/7 for one week to document any transgressions of the TRO.  Town Attorney, John Zollo, addressed concerns presented during the audience portion of the board meeting by explaining his strategy for proceeding in the court. Speaker after speaker questioned the strategy of not being more agressive in enforcing the TRO’s clause regarding the storage of equipment on the property, but Zollo was emphatic in his contention that his strategy will be the most effective in closing the illegal operations down permanently.

Smithtown Town Board Meeting - Thursday, March 21, 2013

The following public hearings are scheduled to be heard at the 3/21/13 Board Meeting at 7pm. Eugene Canataro Senior Citizen Center, 420 Middle Country Rd. Smithtown.

Board Agenda

1. The Town Board to consider amending the Zoning Code and/or Map of the Town of Smithtown as petitioned by R & F Management, LLC, Zoning Petition #2010-09, for a change of zone from WSI (Wholesale Service) District to NB (Neighborhood Business) District, on property located on the north side of Jericho Turnpike, 781 feet west of Plymouth Boulevard, Smithtown, New York, 11787, SCTM #0800-99-1-8.

2. The Town Board to consider Zoning Petition #2013-01 as submitted by North Fork Management & Maintenance, LLC, for a modification to a previously approved Change of Zone (Petition #86-18 Nassau Suffolk Lumber & Supply Corp.), so as to remove a certain condition of approval on property located on the west side of Maple Avenue, 486.52 feet south of Main Street, Smithtown, New York, SCTM #0800-104-1-51.

3. The Town Board to consider Special Exception Petition #2013-02 as submitted by Laura Gallagher/Barbara Perrotta, “Whisper Winery”, for a special exception for winery events on property located on the south side of Edgewood Avenue, 64.99 feet east of Glenrich Drive South, St. James, New York, 11780, SCTM #0800-80-3-9.2.