Councilman McCarthy. Yeah. Councilman Wareheim. Here. Councilwoman Inzarella. Here.
We have a very
late-night agenda here, so I'm aware that there are people here who want to present a plan for downtown
King's Park, and then we could use the law and leave as you like, and we will go through the
agenda. So somebody's going to make the presentation. Right up there you have some
platforms.
Linda Henninger,
Anthony Tanji, and James Longo. Please be guarded by the three-minute rule, please, in the presentation.
Good evening, Supervisor Vacchio and Town Board members. My name is Linda Henninger, and I represent the Kings Park Civic Association.
The Civic Association, along with the Kings Park Chamber of Commerce and Kings Park Community members, is here tonight to present to the Town Board
the Kings Park Community's downtown vision plan.
It was a little over a year ago, the Civic Association, the Chamber came together to discuss the need for revitalization of our communities downtown.
In an effort to facilitate a community-based plan, we hired Vision Long Island, a regional planning organization.
Immediately thereafter, we met with the leaders of almost every community group in Kings Park to discuss the idea of creating a plan that would reflect the needs and wants of the entire community.
These groups include Kings Park Central School District, Kings Park Fire Department,
Fort Salonga Association, San Remo Civic Association, the VFW,
the American Legion, Kings Park Youth, Kings Park Soccer,
St. Joseph's COIO, and the Nisquab River State Park Foundation.
After this, we held two town-wide workshops and a final meeting
which elicited community ideas, hopes, and horrors
regarding revitalizing our downtown.
turn out participation was tremendous. The Civic Association in the Chamber also held several
smaller meetings throughout the year eliciting input. Additionally, a social media site was
created which encouraged continued input. We are confident in stating that the document we present
tonight represents the participation of thousands of community residents. The process was
transparent, engaging and very positive. I'd now like to introduce Tony Tansy, President
the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the results of the undertaking. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Linda. Good evening, Mr. Supervisor,
member of the Town Board, members of the Town Board. I would like to start out by
thanking each and every one of you for indulging us this evening and giving us the opportunity
to present you with this plan. You've all been given the planets actually
on the table for, and I think some of you already see that. As Linda said,
this was a grassroots effort that gave everyone in our community
the chance to be heard and to have their ideas incorporated.
If there's one thing about our vision process, it taught us that the Kings Park community is very willing to share its opinion.
Now, while our plan is not official and that it was not produced by any government entity, it does have two key elements.
One, it had a lot of public engagement, and two, it was prepared by professional planners.
Now, one of the things this process has shown, without a shadow of a doubt, is that King's Park has tremendous potential.
However, in order to achieve that potential, King's Park needs sewers. This plan is the first step in helping us get them.
We also want to be very clear that we're not asking you to do this for us.
We want to be absolutely clear we are willing to help.
The entire King's Park community is committed to doing whatever it takes to see that our downtown becomes the downtown that it can be.
We the Kings Park community respectfully request that you take some time to review it and please
adopt this plan by town board resolution as a conceptual blueprint for the future of Kings
Park. I thank you, the Kings Park Chamber of Commerce thanks you, the Kings Park Civic
Association thanks you, and the Kings Park community as a whole thanks you. Thank you very
much. Thank you. Thank you.
The one thing we have Trudy Fitzsimmons who was a representative,
She's also a resident of Kings Park, but she's a representative from Vision Long Island who created the plan.
She was just going to go into a couple of the elements so that she can kind of paraphrase it.
Thank you.
Please give me your phone name and address so we don't have to.
Oh, we have it here.
You got it?
Okay, great.
Thank you.
Thank you very much, and thank you for your attention this evening.
My name is Trudy Fitzsimons.
I'm co-chair of Vision Long Island, and I'm a very happy resident of Kings Park.
Thank you for the opportunity to talk about this plan in October.
As Linda said, they had a visiting and the community came together and told us what they wanted to see
and what they hoped for and what might be possible in their view.
And we took some experts and got together and gave them a plan
that from something as simple as putting, lighting the streets and further on.
The action plan was put together based on input from hundreds of residents and businesses and property owners, town and civic and Chamber of Commerce folks.
In addition to an overall concept, it contains recommendations for improvements in walkability, enhancing character and zoning modifications, and public space improvements.
The recommendations include short, medium, and long-term strategies.
The design team who have translated all of the community input into a cohesive plan includes Alyssa Kyle of Vision, David Burrb from DLB Consulting,
Dean Gowan and Alan Giantesimo and Wendell and Glenn Chirveny from GRCH Architects.
Vision would also like to thank Linda Heninger and Sean Layman from the Kings Park Civic Association,
Tony Tansy and Adam Wood from Kings Park Chamber of Commerce and all of the different groups
who participated. We're very thankful and we like to concentrate on local and have local participation.
That's where you get the best results. And everyone who wants to see something can be included as best we can.
So thank you very much for your time and attention and we hope this will go forward. Thank you.
Thank you.
Is this plan presented to our planning department, Mr. Tansy?
We, actually that was one of the things I wanted to bring up was, and I forgot.
This process also includes the planning department.
The planning department was...
Okay.
And just to keep it a sense of...
Sorry about that.
Vision had met with the planning department on two separate occasions
to make sure that everything that is in this plan does not conflict
with the master plan that's currently working on it.
Good.
Thank you.
Mr. Long, would you like to be heard?
Thank you. I'll only take a moment.
I haven't had an opportunity to read the plan or really discuss it in any detail.
I had met on occasion with Tony to review some of the items that he was including.
My one concern that I'd just like to make sure is covered is that if you're going to be soaring the central business zone,
I wanted to just make sure that that will also include the Pulaski Road from basically
Comac Road all the way down to Main Street.
There's several businesses there starting with Speedway in 7-Eleven and Dunkin' Docks.
We can run through the whole thing.
And I just encourage the town, if you're going to adopt it, adopt it and be all-inclusive
of the central business zone.
Okay.
Thank you.
That's it on the vision of the island. Thank you so much for coming.
We're going to read the agenda now.
Yes. I told you all here to praise us for the triple-A bond we're in the time to achieve.
Right now, sir.
Give
you a couple of chocolate kisses.
Yes, thank you. Thank you.
Work your way. Thank you, Mr. Bucket.
Thank you.
Jack, you're going to sit and watch those characters, is that what you said?
He said that.
I'm going to go to a fire department meeting once you get it.
Tommy, can you turn that off? Just that one.
You getting chilly?
That's worse.
Shut it off. You got that one on.
Thank you.
There you go.
Patience is a virtue, Vincent.
I got it.
Most of you folks here because of the school board.
I think they're here for this.
That's it.
Okay.
We'll start with the agenda.
We have a third reading for the grade one work for Hop-Hop School District, second reading
for the Rotary Club of Smith Town Growth of the Green, we have a building department
report which is on file in the town clerk's office for anyone's perusal,
and an advertisement
for public hearing.
The town board to authorize a clerk to advertise for public hearing to be held on Tuesday
day in Smithtown Town Hall to consider zoning petition 2016A on the town
ward's own motion to amend conditions of a change of zone petition 9202 to
increase the maximum floor area of development from 504,000 square feet
to 520,000 square feet and to increase the generation of wastewater from
I met some undergallons, so I had some undergallons
to be all said by a sterilization of a tax map plot.
Who's here on that BF?
It's an advertisement.
Just for the advertisement.
Councilwoman Inserola?
Yes.
Councilwoman Wellheim?
Yes.
Councilwoman McCarthy?
Yes.
Supervisor Vakia?
Yes.
Town Board Worker-Wiser Clerk who advertised for public hearing
to be held at Town City, Town, Town Hall.
On the 13th day of December 2016
at 2 p.m. to consider proposed amendments to Chapter 322 of the Code of the Town, entitled
zoning.
Councilwoman Inzuella?
Yes.
Councilwoman Warehouse?
Yes.
Councilwoman McCarthy?
Yes.
Supervisor Betier?
Yes.
Town Board to Authorizer Cloak?
Town Board of Advocations following bits will be returned to Town Hall on the date
indicated, bit number 16, one away, articulating 10 of them were used on December 8, 2016
has put a capital budget.
Councilor Minnis?
Councilor Minnis Zarela?
Yes.
Councilor Wareheim?
Yes.
Councilor McCarty?
Yes.
Supervisor Vecchio?
Yes.
Time Board to work the following bids and to authorize purchase of Associated Grouping
Services, a bid for ten-wheel trucks with dump bodies and plows to gather rally truck
sales has put a bid opening on October 27th.
Councilor Minnis Zarela?
Yes.
Councilor Wareheim?
Yes.
Councilor McCarty?
Yes.
Supervisor Vecchio?
Yes.
Town Board is to do studying deliberation and subject-directed
to issue a negative declaration of determination of non-significant in the following matters.
The application for densely flow rides on Corko's Hill Preserve dated November 7, 2016.
Councilwoman Linsavala?
Yes.
Councilwoman Wareharn?
Yes.
Councilwoman McCarthy?
Yes.
Supervisor Vecchio?
Yes.
town board to approve the minutes of the regular night meeting September 22nd 2016 7 p.m.
annual animal shelter surplus in kind donations, amended lists of local non-profit organizations
to receive surplus in kind animal shelter donations, town clerk to issue a parade run
walk, permit to the High Park School District for 5K Family One, the designation of Empire
National Bank as an official depository of the town of Smithtown for the tax receiver.
The sole assessor in the town attorney's office to enter into the stipulations of settlement
and consent to the entry of orders will regard to various small claims assessment review
proceedings for the tax year 2016-17, not to exceed 25%, and for the recommendation
of the sole assessor and town attorney.
County Attorney or appropriate official to enter into the stabilization of servants or
agreement and consent to the entry of the order with regard to various tax social aid matters,
but the attached list for various tax years, but a recommendation to solo assessor in the
County Attorney.
The sale of one-density floor rights and sending parcel 800-129-161 to receiving
18-possible 800-135-4-10, item G of the agenda, H, Donald P. Musnug, Kathy Cora, Paul Rebano,
to attend Long Island GFOA seminar, I, Education Specialist,
and Supervisor Sue Hinton's two-handed
three-hour seminar, J, the approval of TDFR number PR-16, focus will preserve and transfer
to density flow rights, K, the Highway Department to purchase four six-wheel dump trucks
with bodies and three plows from Long Island Freightliner L Highway Department to Purchase
Utility Tractor in Flare Mowers or Long Island Equipment M Highway Department to Purchase
Zero Turn Radius Mower from Long Island Equipment and Highway Department to Purchase Brine Generator
System from Long Island Sanitation Equipment O Highway Department to Purchase 4 Ton Hot
Ton Asphalt Patcher from Trius Inc. The adoption of Year 43 Community Development
as proposed by Memo Reina from the Planning Director.
Q, amend 2016 capital budget for purchase of various equipment
or the purchase of the Electronic Imaging Service
from New York State Industries for the Disabled
and S, cancellation of agreement with Community Energy Inc.
Councilwoman Insarala?
Yes.
Councilwoman Wareheim?
Yes.
Councilwoman McQuarty?
Yes.
Supervisor Becker?
Number five, LWRP, town board issue,
a written consistency determination of chapter 151
of the Town Code that application 2016-12 of the Town Code.
Council Member Smith Town. One Beach Road paving village of Nesquagga is consistent with LWRP
for reasons stated in the memorandum November 15, 2016.
Memorandum for the town planning director. Council Member Nunzovallo. Yes.
Council Member Wareharn. Yes. Council Member Calati. Yes.
Supervisor. Yes. Aye, number six, the town board, authorize the acceptance of six A and B.
Donations in letter of credit. Council Member Nunzovallo. Yes.
Council Member Wareharn. Yes. Council Member Calati. Yes.
Yes.
At number seven, the town board that authorizes the release of the following is for 7A Valley
National Bank.
Yes, she has checked.
Yes.
At number nine, the town board has approved settlement and following matters for recommendation
of the town attorney at number nine A for the amount of $1,521.18.
Yes.
Councilwoman Zavala.
Councilwoman Wareheim.
Yes.
Councilwoman McCarthy.
Yes.
Supervisor.
Yes.
At number 10, the town board authorizes the supervisor to execute the following
on form approved by the town attorney as to pretend A, B, and C in agreement and
agreement and specialized service agreement.
Councilwoman Zavala.
Yes.
Councilwoman Wareheim.
Yes.
Councilor McCarthy.
Yes.
Supervisor Veccher.
Under personnel item number 11,
the town board to approve the following personnel matters,
that's for 11 A, B, C, D, E, and F,
and they are a change of title,
a part time appointment, part time appointment,
part time appointment, full time appointment,
and a full time appointment.
Other printer agenda items.
Councilor Winans-Roller.
Yes.
Councilor Browner.
Yes.
Councilor McCarthy.
Yes.
Supervisor Veccher.
Almost closed a regular meeting
and the City's Board of Water Commissioners.
Supervisor Becquieu.
Councilor McCarty.
Yes.
Councilor Warehaan.
Yes.
Councilor Momenon-Zarella.
Yes.
Pursuant to section 3312-12, subsection B of Article 4 of Chapter 312, 312 of the code of the town,
and in accordance with the increase by the Suffolk County Water Authority of the race,
which it charges to the Smith County Water District and to the St. James Water District
that effective January 1, 2017, the water rates in the Smithtown Water District and the same change
water district will be increased to 208 per 1,000 gallons from the existing rate of 1.976.
Councilor McMillan-Zovella? Yes.
Councilor Weiharm? Yes.
Councilor McCarty? Yes.
Supervisor Vecchia? Almost to close the water board meeting.
Supervisor Vecchia? Yes.
Councilor McCarty? Yes.
Councilor McMillan-Zovella? Yes.
I was hoping I would be first, but I just wanted to say thank you for allowing me to
speak.
I'm just here to find out about the Selden New York Avenue School and ask this of it.
Okay, very good question.
The school district is very non-transparent.
Oh, and I want to thank you for your lovely quote.
Oh, thank you.
So as of now, no application has been filed.
No plans have been filed with the planning department.
And if and when they are, the town will hold a public hearing.
Most likely it's a senior center to accommodate the crowd.
And then people will be heard there for or against.
And it's very important that you do come to that meeting to express your support or non-support.
and should the application require an environmental impact statement,
all those statements will be processed through that plan.
Okay, now who pays for all that?
Like for all the environmental services?
The town?
No, the applicant.
Wonderful.
The town collects fees for the processing of the application.
Okay, but they have to do all the service and all that.
So if all of you are interested in that issue,
You can observe the signs that will go up posting the date and time of the hearing.
Thank you.
Okay.
Thank you very much.
Anthony, I'm not reading the words very well.
Anthony Malmo?
Yeah, literally.
Okay, thank you.
Okay.
Same thing?
No.
Okay, wishing to be heard.
Matt Hetler.
Good evening.
Supervisor Becquiao, the Town Council.
My name is Matt Heller, Six Stanley Plays,
Hopog, New York, H-E-T-T-L-E-R.
I'm joined with my wife Debbie,
we're residents for 22 years on Stanley Place.
I'm here tonight to talk to you about a petition
that was filed with the town on behalf of the residents
of Stanley Place and the surrounding community
about no parking signs that were installed
on our block at the end of August.
And I have the petitions here.
I actually submitted them to the town on October 11th, but I have copies for every one of you.
Would you like to have them?
Welcome to the clerk, please.
What is the issue?
Well, the real issue is that I came home the end of August.
There were markouts in the street.
I lived and I'm joined by a number of my neighbors here.
Yeah, we're all here together. So the bottom line is this, thank you. I came home late
August and much of my surprise, I found markouts in the street. Two feet from my driveway, I
have a picture of it, and I live between the residential park entrance to Pinecone Park
So here is a picture of the street. I don't know if you can really see it, but there was a white mark out.
Sure, there's a white mark out that is two feet from my driveway, my apron.
So I went down to the traffic department and I inquired as to what these white markouts were.
And I was told that on August 9th, the board approved no parking signs without our knowledge.
Again, two feet from the apron of my driveway, and no one notified me.
And no one notified every single person on Stanley Place, which I find offensive.
So that's the issue.
And so at the end of the day, I was told that we have no position whatsoever
because it was already approved by the town so we couldn't stop the process.
There was one gentleman in the traffic department that was extremely nice, and he was very sympathetic.
And what he said to me was, well, let me see what I can do to at least give you your parking spot at the end of your driveway.
Well, what he did, although it was very admirable, is he shifted the signs, if you can see it.
One sign is now located at the entrance of the pathway to the park, which I think is dangerous if kids combine down on a bike.
And what they did is they shifted the sign across onto my neighbor's property.
These are an eyesore to the block. They shouldn't be there.
So now the question...
Was the reason I remember this letter or the petition that was sent,
the reason that the sign was in school was to allow the occupant of the residents to exit her driveway?
Yes.
Is that the reason?
Yeah.
Okay.
So first and foremost...
You're out of time. I took your time. So thank you. Okay. Thank you. And maybe collectively we can add their time
So what I like you can't do that. All right
Can I show you a 10-second video? Yes, this is just to address that claim that the resident can't get out of their driveway
I
don't know if you can really see it
Not so good from now
This is her car which is 35 years old
She backs out. She has no issue getting out of her driveway
Okay. She doesn't come across the street. Okay. And so on.
Further, while that is stated November 1st, I can tell you and every resident here can tell you that this resident across the street leaves her house on average three to four times a month.
Her claim to the traffic department was that she was a prisoner in her own home. Okay.
So, wait, I just want to say. So that was misleading. So the town basically had a deal
with one resident, never notified the residents, and that's why we're here tonight.
Okay. Well, let me just explain the process. All these things that we read tonight are submitted by department heads.
Each of us review what the application or the resolution is before we're going to vote on it.
When we did a resolution to put up a parking sign or a stop sign, we read that and we kind
of agree with it because it's recommended by the traffic department.
We're none of us are traffic experts.
So we'll make inquiry.
As a result of the meeting here, we'll talk to the traffic department.
With all due respect, that already happened with Councilwoman Insorello.
She went and met with them and I don't need to speak on your behalf.
But here's the real kicker.
We were told that by the traffic director that he is not budging on it
because the person says that she can't get out of her driveway.
I just proved to you that she can.
I'm telling you that she doesn't leave her house for three or four times a month.
On top of that, she harasses the people on the block.
Let me ask you a question, Mr. Heather.
Getting out of your driveway three or four times a month could still cause an accident. Possible?
Not just for two years.
Not 50 years. Absolutely not.
All right. Good enough. Come on. All right. We'll take it up with the traffic.
But that that already happened. So we'll take it up again.
We're not going to resolve it here tonight.
Anthony, April,
he can speak this afternoon. He got three minutes.
Good evening. Um,
I agree with everything that the Mr.
Hathaway, Mrs. Attler said. Um, one thing I want to add, um,
you did bring up that it could be a safety issue those three or four times
that she would pull out of her driveway.
I feel in community of that area feels that it's a safety concern because now
cars are forced to park park on the north side and there's a bend in Stanley
Place. I have a picture here that I'll submit. So there's a bend in that road, so now anybody coming
east or west on Stanley Place is a tremendous wine spot. So now coming around that bend
you cannot see what's coming from the other side of Stanley Place. So I feel
and the community members feel that the opinion of one was taken and the safety of the community,
I think.
Who's the liaison to the traffic department on a board?
You are?
Okay.
Well, you'll discuss it next day or toward you and the traffic director and me.
Okay?
Okay.
Thank you.
Christopher Susner?
Speaking of the same point.
Same point.
Okay.
Good.
Thank you.
You live on the corner of Stanley and Sandra. My name is Christopher Duffner. I live at 18
Sandra Drive in Hopon. Right on the corner of Stanley and Sandra. The corner of my property
is about 50 or 60 feet from where these signs were placed. My children have been, my children
use the sidewalk to enter that park. It's a pedestrian entryway. Parking in front of
that pedestrian entryway has nothing whatsoever to do with being able to get in or out of the park.
The precedent that's being set here is that anyone who feels they can't back out of their driveway
safely can have signs put up across the street from their driveway prohibiting parking.
That's the dangerous precedent that's being set here.
A couple of months ago, I commented to my wife when we went for a neighborhood that was with much smaller roads than ours, how lucky you were to have such wide roadways.
I have a 20-foot boat trailer that I pulled in and out of my driveway for many years without any problem.
Saying I had a pop-up trailer that I had 20 feet at the same thing.
I never had a problem backing that inner-out of my driveway.
But again, the precedent that's being set here has nothing to do with this parking lot.
What is the issue with the people who forced the park around the corner because of that sign?
Is that the issue?
The issue is, why is there no parking sign there all of a sudden after 40 years?
Because one person claims they have a problem backing out of their driveway.
Well, how does that sign offend you? That's my question.
What it's a precedent that's been set, there's a similar entryway to the park on Sheila Drive.
There are no parking signs there.
This is because one person said they can't back out of the driveway.
Okay.
I think that's a dangerous precedent.
Well, it's not a precedent.
That's generally.
Okay.
We'll look into it.
Thank you.
John Zolo, you can speak, well you didn't sign in, that's why I don't, but no I don't
have it.
What did you mean?
Okay, it's here.
It's here.
Mr. Sonsari, please come up.
Sorry, Mrs. Ola.
No, sir, public hearing is a town hall.
Anybody can speak.
All right, thank you, and congratulations for your triple-A bond radio.
My wife and I moved into Smithtown in July of 1967 on to Stanley Place. It was a dirt road. There were no streets. There were no curbs. There was no park. There were just trees.
We were naive enough to believe a salesperson from Hillside Terrace that it was a bird sanctuary.
And around 1970, when the bulldozers came to knock down the trees and build a park from Mr. Fitzpatrick,
who was giving it to the Hop-Hop Little League and where Smithtown students couldn't play
because they didn't belong to Hop-Hop, yet this park was surrounded by Smithtown students
who couldn't play baseball in the Hop-Hop Little League because they lived in Smithtown.
Now you know the whole story.
Sure.
I mean, when we moved in, you were probably pounding a beat in the city.
I don't know what that...
Well, maybe you were a teenager.
Also, I think too much.
All right.
So anyway, the curves went in, the park was developed and there were no fences
and thanks to Mr. Valentine and under your guidance I think we had the code
enforcement and we got rid of a lot of junk that was hanging out in the park
and we put fences up and we put you know the park was brought under control and
now I have in front of my house and I'll show you a picture because of the
neighbor across the street a part no parking sign in front of my house that was
greeted to me when I came home from the hospital after having major
surgery it's right it's in front of my house okay it's not in the front of
Park entrance. This is in front of my house. So I'll submit that picture. Thank you
for coming in.
We would give a note on this. I have pictures of the malls where the park signs were supposed to be,
and you will see that they were not put where the traffic department said they were supposed to be.
They were shifting. They were shifting to accommodate somebody who said they couldn't back out of their drive-in.
Our streets are very wide. As Chris said, you could back a boat trailer out of there.
So here's the marks that were. OK, but also I just want to make a point.
All of these resolutions we read tonight, some of them are paying taxes for some and you're not.
They are submitted by department heads or expert in their fields.
So when the traffic director was a traffic engineer,
here, submits a resolution to implement a control, a traffic control. We take it that
he is an expert in the field. We don't go out and look at it. So now, if you're here,
we'll take it up with him and see what we can do.
Well, by the way, here's a picture of the driveway in question of the person who said
they can't bag a day's driveway. You could make a U-turn in here with a trailer.
Okay. Fair enough.
Okay.
Thank you so much. Mr. Zola. Thank you.
That's a pretty big drop.
Oh, it came from somewhere.
We need the Miss Suvaz members of the town board.
My name is John Zola, 169 Hickory Lane, Smith Town.
Just first of all, I guess what happens here with the street sign is it's nice to know that people come here and have their voices heard.
That's a good thing. And that's what democracy and government is about.
But I wanted to applaud the Kings Park Chamber to come forward with a conceptual plan for the Kings Park community.
And I think the town board has an opportunity to run with that and work with the Kings Park community
and also bring in the Smith Town downtown and work with their vision to revitalize the downtowns in Kings Park and Smith Town.
Recently, the Newsday had an article that talked about the Smithtown School District
selling their property for 13 acres, and the flip side of that Newsday article was a story
about the North Port getting a $2 million fund to do sewers for the Village of North
Port.
And I thought it was interesting to jump to the position.
Here you have a Smithtown who has a downtown, people have been crying out for sewers in
Smithtown and in Kings Park, and for some action and proactivity on the part of
of Smithtown, which really hasn't happened, and Northport Village is getting funding just
like Patchouli has in Bayshore.
I think you need to open up a dialogue with the Kings Park Chamber, the Smithtown Chamber,
and while you have the color piece of property across the street, you also have the Smithtown
School property.
Don't let it be an opportunity lost for the town of Smithtown to come with a plan
that would bring all those together and hopefully revitalize and rejuvenate our
downtown.
town. Mark Van Cien just happens to be here, who's come up with numerous plans and ideas
conceptual to work to develop and bring our town into the 21st century. So I think this
board needs to be proactive. Maybe you should consider having more work sessions where you
have the plan director, the apartment environment and waterways person, the building director
and the town board sit and talk about what the vision is for this town. Don't means
law is nice, it gives opportunities to people to see what goes on in government.
My just looking grief for there hasn't been a work session in the town of Smithtown,
an open work session in about four months.
A lot of government is going on now behind closed doors.
So bring it out to the people, let them know what's going on, let them be heard.
Work for the future of the town of Smithtown.
And I think Tony Tansy and the Kings Park Chamber should be applauded for taking that step.
Don't let that be a wasted step.
Thank you.
Is that in order?
It's a request, I think it's good for the town.
I like it in the form of a request.
Thank you.
Victoria Fjordstein?
This is a request.
I represent a group of Smithtown residents who are interested in creating an area for the dogs to run behind the dog shelter.
Our group believes this is so important that we're willing to fund the entire thing and raise the money.
We started this discussion with Sue Hanson, probably February.
And then I spoke to Councilwoman Insorello, and thank you for that.
You directed me in the right spot. You directed me to the liaison.
Councilwoman Noak. We met with Councilwoman Noak in May.
And just recently, Councilman Wilhelm, thank you very much.
I discussed this with you on the phone.
What we're trying to do is that there's an area behind the shelter.
I'm pretty sure you know it, but I do, although I've walked through it many times.
It's about 100 by 100, and we want to buy the fencing and whatever other money it costs
there is to create this area for the dogs.
I know, if I may call you Lisa, I know you visited the shelter,
and you're very familiar with it, and you know the size of the pens.
And I know the age of the place and that the cement there is really old and when they have to wash it every morning
it doesn't dry for a very long time.
And these dogs are basically, some of these dogs have been, one of these dogs has been there for four years.
Some of these dogs, too, three years.
So they may get walked on a leash.
You know, they may go out and out to a pen for a little bit.
But they really, you know, they're not our dogs at home that have the cozy life and they have their backyard
and they get walked whenever it's appropriate or an opportunity for them.
This is a humane issue to us.
And I know that there's been some discussions about including this in the renovations.
But we're here to respectfully request that since we're willing to do this work as Smidtown residents raise this money,
that we do this now because when the renovations happen,
as I've been in the public arena my entire career,
I know that there are things that happen to well-intentioned promises,
things that happen because of things that are more important suddenly
or the agenda switches.
And these thoughts really shouldn't have to wait anyway,
even if this promise does happen to include it in the renovations.
They need this now.
And if we have residents who are willing to go beat the bushes
for every dime, we respectfully, you know, ask you.
You've met with Mrs. Nolik?
Yes, in May.
And what was the result of that conversation?
At the time, we believed that there was a possibility of getting the scrubby,
I call it the scrubby brush area, right behind the thing, fenced in.
But I haven't heard anything since then.
Well, is there another question that that might interfere with the fire,
Is there a fire matter track with the fireman practice?
No, sir, it's not.
Okay.
No, we totally would not want to interfere with that area.
We're looking for it, okay?
May I ask one question?
Sure.
Since we've kind of impatient, we feel like we're kind of spinning our wheels.
What happens?
Do we need to do a petition?
No, no, no.
We'll make note of it.
We'll take it up with Mrs. Nowick and Sue Hanson.
And then somebody will get back to us?
Well, you could call me in a week or two.
I'll call you in a week or two. Thank you very much.
Okay, that concludes everybody who wants to speak.
So I'll move to close the meeting.
Thank you.
Supervisor Beck, yes?
Councilman McCartney?
Yes.
Councilman Wareheim?
Yes.
Councilwoman Zarella?
Yes.
Thank you all.