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Southold Town Comprehensive Plan Information
A comprehensive plan for Southold Town has never been reduced to a single document. That may be a good thing. What is not good, is that there are gaping holes and crucial conflicts in the plans that have been adopted.
For example, the bulk of planning reflects the realities that, our special region is unsuitable for hign density development, locations most suitable for development have already been developed, and development of marginal locations is more likely to lead to significantly negative impacts on the community. But recent planning provides for accomodation of increasing growth trends.
What the Town Board should have done first, was to review existing plans and to make existing plans accessible to everyone. Only after those steps are taken would it be possible to make an informed decision on who authors of a plan should be. For the Town Board to be the author of a plan creates a conflict of interest since the Town Board is the only entity authorized to review and decide whether or not to adopt a plan. Only after authors are appointed would it be possible to conduct an open scoping session. The Town Board could then participate in without controlling the planning process.
The current administration claims that it is engaged in a process to create a comprehensive plan. Intelligent and honest politicians would know that a truly comprehensive plan can not be made unless the entire community is offered a chance to participate from the beginning of the process.
Southold Town is heading straight for a tragedy of the commons. Business as usual will not change our course!
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