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New Documentary - Full Signal
There is a documentary scheduled to be released this December (which has already been entered into several film festivals) entitled, Full Signal. This film documents the current controversy regarding cell phones, cell phone antennas, the radiation that these technologies emit, and how it impacts the human population. This is an area that all residents living in Bayville << MORE >>
West Shore Road Project
I've seen pre-contruction activity on West Shore Road recently. According to the article below it seems as if this project has been delayed as it should have reached completion by the end of 2009. The article states that the repairs will be to the wall only? Anyone know the scope of the project? Will the new road finally be inclusive of a bike path?
Below is an article that was recently mailed to me that had appeared in the Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot back in May 2009. It is written by D.F. Karppi Monday, 18 May 2009
Ray Ribiero, Nassau County Department of Public Works commissioner, returned a phone call requesting information, saying he currently does not have a crew working on West Shore Road.
Local residents have seen stakes being put into the ground in the West Shore Road area, and a county source said<< MORE >>
Below is an article that was recently mailed to me that had appeared in the Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot back in May 2009. It is written by D.F. Karppi Monday, 18 May 2009
Ray Ribiero, Nassau County Department of Public Works commissioner, returned a phone call requesting information, saying he currently does not have a crew working on West Shore Road.
Local residents have seen stakes being put into the ground in the West Shore Road area, and a county source said<< MORE >>
President Obama to Address School Children Sept 8th 2009
Parents across the country are rebelling against plans by President Barack Obama to speak directly to their children through the classrooms of the nation's public schools without their presence, participation and approval on Sept 8th. For many this is the first day of school.
Should there be an "opt out" option available to parents such as recess? Many school districts are adopting such a plan for next weeks address. How should our local districts handle?
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Should there be an "opt out" option available to parents such as recess? Many school districts are adopting such a plan for next weeks address. How should our local districts handle?
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The Obama Healthcare Boondoggle - Obamacare
Lacking details, the Obama Healthcare proposal will eventually increase federal spending. Historically they have mismanaged Medicare and Medicaid and killed Social Security. Government healthcare has failed miserably in other countries and will strip<< MORE >>
The N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act - The "state" of Long Island
On December 11, 2008 Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced a plan to empower communities across the state with the ability to fundamentally reorganize and consolidate local governments. In May, the Attorney General, after working with various groups, citizens and the Legislature, announced legislation, entitled The New N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act - taken from the NYS Attorney Generals Office website. More here
Consolidation. Some say long over due, some say not necessary. Lets face it, from the way I see things from here downstate, NY is not in the greatest fiscal shape, yet the downstate area of Long Island is << MORE >>
Consolidation. Some say long over due, some say not necessary. Lets face it, from the way I see things from here downstate, NY is not in the greatest fiscal shape, yet the downstate area of Long Island is << MORE >>
July 4th Celebration -Bonfire decision
Discussion on July 4th Celebration and the bonfire decision (still pending as of June 1st)<< MORE >>
LVCSD Budget Vote May 19th
Discussion on LVCSD Annual Budget Vote May 19th<< MORE >>
Shore Road (aka Washington) Open - But Not All of it
In another glaring example of the deficiencies of the way in which the roads in Bayville are managed, the piece of road on Shore Road (not to be confused with West Shore Road - soon to be addressed) that was closed decades ago by Mr. Viteritti is now open and paved. The history of this, the implications for residents of Arlington Lane and the practice of selectively allowing roads to be closed with absolutely no basis in law, is so mind numbing that I can't even begin to address it right now. To top it all off, this project was done with no notice to the residents most affected by it.
Over the next several weeks I will address this from several angles to show just how bad this is and how the residents of Arlington Lane, of which I am one, have been paying for it for decades.
Barry E. Lamb
Bayville
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Birches Scheduled
A groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled to celebrate the start of the Birches sewage remediation project. The ceremony will take place at the site of the proposed pump station on Melody Rd. on Thursday April 16th at 10:30 P>
Barry E. Lamb
Bayville
Live from the West Wing
General discussion about the current administration and their performance, challenges and accomplishments. Starting with President Barak Obama in 2009, this will be an ongoing thread following future administrations. If someone wants a thread on a specific subject please email admin@bayvilleblog.com and it will be set up. Please include a brief description of the thread when submitting request. Remember, you are responsible for your content, please keep it constructive and free of personal attacks. All have the right to their own beliefs and opinions. Please use your head when posting, targeted threats against heads of states whether written spoken is a serious offense. << MORE >>
Senator Schumer to Hold Press Conference at the Birches
I received a call from Diane Yatauro’s office just moments ago informing me that Senator Schumer will hold a press conference tomorrow at 11:00am. The press conference will be held at the site of the proposed sewage pump station in the Birches development. The purpose is to make a request of president elect Obama to include additional funding for sewage treatment in his economic stimulus plan.<< MORE >>
Presidential Election 08
General discussion on the election such as events, the Media coverage of, etc. Please rememeber that you are responsible for your content, please keep it constructive and free of personal attacks. All have the right to their own beliefs and opinions.<< MORE >>
Republicans 08 - McCain / Palin
For posts regarding the Republican Candidates: - John Sidney McCain III for President / Sarah Louise Heath Palin for Vice President. Please rememeber that you are responsible for your content, please keep it constructive and free of personal attacks. All have the right to their own beliefs and opinions.<< MORE >>
Democrats 08 - Obama / Biden
For posts regarding the Democratic Candidates: Barack Hussein Obama II - for President / Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. - for Vice President. Please rememeber that you are responsible for your content, please keep it constructive and free of personal attacks. All have the right to their own beliefs and opinions.<< MORE >>
Birches Update - Friends of the Bay Calling on All County Residents!
Friends of the Bay is Calling on All Nassau County Residents to urge their legislators to approve the Intermunicipal Agreement between the Town of Oyster Bay and Nassau County to connect the homes in the area known as The Birches to the Glen Cove Sewage Treatment plant.
This is an issue of concern to everyone who uses the waters of the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary!<< MORE >>
This is an issue of concern to everyone who uses the waters of the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary!<< MORE >>
Nassau County to Vote on Birches Agreement
The Nassau County legislature is scheduled to vote on the Birches cost sharing agreement. The following was sent out by Friends of the Bay:
Update- the hearing will be held at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building at 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola at 2:45 pm on Monday, August 4th. The hearing will be in the first floor legislative chamber.
Your help is needed to resolve the situation at the Birches.
Please come to a hearing by the Planning Committee of the Nassau County legislature at 2:45 pm on Monday, August 4th, to show your support for the Intermunicipal Agreement by Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay to connect the Birches to the << MORE >>
Sewage from the Birches to Take the Trip to Glen Cove
On Wednesday, June 25th, a meeting was held at Bailey Arboretum to update residents regarding changes to the plan for mitigating the raw sewage discharge from the Birches residential area, into Mill Neck Creek..
Earlier this year, Nassau County took possession of the Glen Cove sewage treatment plant. This prompted them to look into the possibility of connecting the Birches area, via a pump station and forced main, to the Glen Cove plant instead of constructing a packet treatment plant in the Birches area. This, of course, delayed the start of construction, which was to have already begun earlier this year. Needless to say, I was not happy with the delay. It was my contention<< MORE >>
The Deed - Williams Estate Deed and Cell Towers
It has been a little unclear as to how the Williams Estate deed reads as it pertains to the property on which the Bayville Water tower resides and the surrounding property. There has been a lot of talk about it during the recent meetings regarding the cell phone antennas but few have had the opportunity to read it. Here is your opportunity to review it and see how it relates to the cell towers (commercial enterprise) or anything else deemed offensive.
Harrison Williams Deed
Bayville Cell Towers FAQ's
International Association of Firefighter's - Position on the Health Effects from Radio Frequency/Microwave (RF/MW) Radiation in Fire Department Facilities from Base Stations for Antennas and Towers for the Conduction of Cell Phone Transmissions
Posted at the request of BRACT<< MORE >>
Harrison Williams Deed
Bayville Cell Towers FAQ's
International Association of Firefighter's - Position on the Health Effects from Radio Frequency/Microwave (RF/MW) Radiation in Fire Department Facilities from Base Stations for Antennas and Towers for the Conduction of Cell Phone Transmissions
Posted at the request of BRACT<< MORE >>
Bayville Green Market Opens Saturday June 7th
The Green Market is scheduled to open Saturday, June 7 and remain open through Saturday, September 6, 2008. We are looking for volunteers - Anyone interested can call Joanne at Village Hall 628-1439 extension 10.
Posted at the request of Kate Naughton
<< MORE >>LVCSD - Annual Election of Board Members and Budget Vote - Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Locust Valley Central School District Annual Election of Board Members and Vote on the Budget will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, between 12:00 noon and 10:00 p.m. at the following places:
Bayville Election District: Bayville Intermediate Schools
Brookville Election District: Community Hall, Brookville Reformed Church at the corner of Brookville Road and Wheatley Road
Locust Valley Election District: Locust Valley High School/Middle School
There will be a "Meet the Candidates” evening on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. Six candidates are running for three seats on the Board of
Education: incumbents Dr. Yao H. Chu and Ronald J. Walsh, as well as Philip Bellisari, Kathleen Falciano, Joseph Florio and Lisa McLoughlin.
Bayville Park Blvd. Civic Association Board Resigning - Meeting May 6th
The board of the civic association is all resigning, with the exception of the treasurer. We have been the board for 2 years now but can no longer do it for various reasons. We sent out a flyer and held a general meeting in April to elect new officers. Out of 250 families only 7 families showed up; 4 of those families were the officers.
We are not a usual civic association. We have to have one to maintain our roads and drainage systems or else we will have to pay back the original grant << MORE >>
LVCSD Board of Education Antenna Inquiry
It’s been brought to my attention that the LVCSD Board of Education has opened a dialogue with the Village Gov’t, expressing concerns about the safety of the Cell Towers being so close to BP. The Village has responded that there is little community opposition to this situation, merely a dozen or so people who are
<< MORE >>Bayville Election June 17th, 2008
To anyone interested in running for trustee of Bayville, there will be a
Village Election June 17th, 2008.
Three Trustee positions are up for election. There are 6 Trustees in Bayville and they run on split years. Three Trustees (3) this year and then the opposite three (3) in 2010 when the next Mayoral Race occurs.
Anyone can run for Trustee. Maria Alfano-Hardy is the Village Clerk and she is the designated election official during Village Elections. Information on running can be obtained from her office or the Nassau County Board of Elections.
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Smithers' Acquisition Approved
The acquisition of the twenty-five acre Smither's property was unanimously approved yesterday. After several other items were addressed at the meeting, Diane Yatauro requested
that those who were scheduled to speak on the Smithers' acquisition not do so for the sake of expediency, indicating that it would pass. When the the polling was complete, it was
unanimous.
Thanks to everyone who wrote, e-mailed, called or went door to door collecting signatures. There is no question that it had an effect; it always does.
We can now move on to other issues including the St. Gertrude's property and why it has been so quiet on the Birches front (to my knowledge the agreement between the Town and County has never
been signed).
Friends of the Bay has asked me to put up the following E-mail. They wanted to be sure to thank all of you who acted.<< MORE >>
Smithers' on YouTube
Friends of the Bay has put together a YouTube video that shows how well the Smithers' property compliments Shu Swamp, Beaver Lake, Mill Neck Creek and the Oyster Bay National Wildlife
Refuge. It's must view for anyone that does not know the property. It's also a must view for any of our elected officials who may plan to vote against the acquisition without having
bothered to walk the property.<< MORE >>
Smither's Pond - Lick the Damn Stamp
I’m lucky enough to know the Smither’s property first hand (by way of trespass I’m afraid). I started climbing the fence to fish there when I was ~12 years old and in high school we would go there to swim off the dam in the upper pond. The water was crystal clear and the fishing was great. It would be a sin to allow this property to be subdivided and developed.
I have posted a sample letter below for people to copy, paste and modify, or just copy, paste and sign. What matters is that we let our legislators know that this is important to us and that we let them know on time. That means that you have to do it pretty much immediately. I have posted the E-mail and mailing addresses << MORE >>
I have posted a sample letter below for people to copy, paste and modify, or just copy, paste and sign. What matters is that we let our legislators know that this is important to us and that we let them know on time. That means that you have to do it pretty much immediately. I have posted the E-mail and mailing addresses << MORE >>
Smithers' Pond - Open Space Acquisition in Question
I just received the following E-mail from the North Shore Land Alliance. The Smithers property, for those of you who do not know, Is located inMill Neck at the intersection of
Chicken Valley Rd. and Oyster Bay Rd (MillHill Rd.) where the blinking yellow light is. It has two ponds on it, aswell as many of the fresh water springs that supply Shu Swamp and, in
turn,Beaver Dam and Mill Neck Creek.<< MORE >>
Community Announcements and Miscellaneous Postings
Use this to post ads, announce events or post comments that do not fit with an existing topic.
Sell, swap or give away just about anything, or advertise services. Used cars, babysitters, yard sales, kids looking to shovel snow, or a lightly used bicycle that your kid outgrew and you can’t bear to throw away – give it to someone who can use it. It could also be used in conjunction with << MORE >>
Sell, swap or give away just about anything, or advertise services. Used cars, babysitters, yard sales, kids looking to shovel snow, or a lightly used bicycle that your kid outgrew and you can’t bear to throw away – give it to someone who can use it. It could also be used in conjunction with << MORE >>
Lock Your Doors, Open Your Eyes
My neighbors on Arlington La. and I woke up yesterday morning to something that was disturbing on several levels. Three of our cars at three different houses had been entered, ransacked and burglarized overnight and mine had been vandalized. The items stolen included a camera, Tom-Tom GPS unit, a satellite radio receiver, 2 EZ pass transceivers and our (obviously misplaced) sense of security. All three of the cars were unlocked; Locked cars were passed over. In addition, permanent magic marker was used to scribble all over three windows of my truck, including the words "F%@# You N$&##%@". Since I am not black, this probably doesn't qualify as a hate crime -just a stupid one.<< MORE >>
Hearing on LI Sound Tunnel Proposal
Senator Carl Marcellino held a hearing today in Oyster Bay regarding the Long Island Sound Tunnel Proposal. Below is the press release from the Senator.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2008
CONTACT: Kathy Wilson ( 516) 922-1811
MARCELLINO HOLDS HEARING ON LONG ISLAND SOUND TUNNEL PROPOSAL
Senator Carl L. Marcellino (R-Syosset) Chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee today held a joint hearing with the Senate Transportation Committee on the Long Island Sound Tunnel proposal.
This hearing afforded the committees the opportunity to question the developer about the project and to hear from government officials that represent the areas most directly affected. According to Senator Marcellino this is just the opening to an array of steps in the process.
"This is a serious proposal by serious people. It must be fully reviewed before we change the landscape of Long Island forever," Senator Marcellino said.
In preparation for the hearing Senator Marcellino visited << MORE >>
Bayville Lobster House Fire - 1/13/08
There was a fire at the Bayville Lobster House on Sunday evening resulting in the loss of a historical building in the Bayville Commons built sometime during the turn of the
century. Along with the Bayville Fire Company multiple area fire departments responded to the blaze and did an incredible job at protecting the nearby exposures. This was a close one.
The entire row of stores on that corner could have easily been lost due to the older type of construction and the proximity of the buildings. Despite the intensity of the fire there were no
major injuries. Residents living above the restaurant were taken to the hospital for observation and later released.
Fire Images by Nick and Butch<< MORE >>
Fire Images by Nick and Butch<< MORE >>
BRACT Press Conference
There will be a press conference at the Water Tower this Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 3:30p.m. For all those who can make it, we look forward to seeing you there, and we thank you in advance for your support.
Sincerely,
The Members of BRACT
BayvilleResidentsACT.com
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Sincerely,
The Members of BRACT
BayvilleResidentsACT.com
Residents of Locust Avenue Meeting
Residents of Locust Avenue are meeting Tuesday, October 30th, 7:30 pm, at the Village Community Center to discuss what to do about the poor condition of Locust Avenue. Many residents are still
angry over the handwritten notices...
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On the Sound - Fish Tales & Marine Madness
I know what your thinking. Why put this out there now that the season is over, right? Well a lot of good fishing is just about to begin and I know there are a lot of you still out there on the
weekends.
Use this spot to post your stories on the one that got away and just about anything else going on, in or around the water.
Jeff
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Use this spot to post your stories on the one that got away and just about anything else going on, in or around the water.
Jeff
Birches meeting at the Locust Valley Library
On Monday, August 13th, an informational meeting was held at the Locust Valley Library to discuss the proposed Birches sewer treatment plant project. In particular, the meeting was set up to address the concerns some of the residents of the area had regarding the impact of the project, both during the construction phase and long term and to discuss the feasibility of an alternate location for the plant itself.<< MORE >>
Build TR Museum Instead of Avalon Bay Apartments
As a builder, I believe that the Avalon Bay project on Pine Hollow Road, Oyster Bay is grossly out ...<< MORE >>
Inc. Village of Bayville Opens "Green Market"
The Inc. Village of Bayville has opened a GREEN MARKET on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. until noon. They are selling ...<< MORE >>
Bayville Fire Co. 1 to host the 104th Nassau County Firefighters Parade & Drill
On July 13th & 14th, the Bayville Fire Company will be hosting the 104th Nassau County Firefighters Parade & Drill. The Fire Company is hosting this event in recognition and honor of Ex-Chief Robert Broccolo being elected as President of the Nassau County Firemen's Association. The members are proud to support Ex-Chief Broccolo as he is the third member of the Bayville Fire Company to hold this honor in the ...<< MORE >>
Bayville Residents Against Cell Towers (B.R.A.C.T.)
We are Bayville Residents Against Cell Towers (B.R.A.C.T.), a group of residents that love our Village. We are not against Bayville; we are against the decisions that led to the cell phone antennas that are presently on our water tower, as well as the proposed new police equipment to be added. We are not against the concept of protecting our residents during emergencies but we object strongly to their improper ...<< MORE >>
Let the Children Play!
The Poczatek's attorney asked for a motion to dismiss the charges against the Poczatek’s due to the fact that it violates their 14th Amendment rights.
The 14th Amendment reads-
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which ...<< MORE >>
Shhhh!!! Children Playing...
If you somehow missed the story about the Bayville parents that will be appearing in court tonight for their children making too much noise while playing, here is the Newsday article. The story has also had a lot of airplay on News 12 today at the top and bottom of the hour. The parents are due in Bayville Court tonight at 7PM to answer a noise complaint ...<< MORE >>
Town Response on the Birches
I received a letter from Supervisor Venditto yesterday in response to my letter, representing Residents for the Protection of Mill Neck Creek, regarding the Birches issue. Those of you who also sent in letters may have received a similar response. I have taken the time to re-type the body of the letter below, as it has some interesting new developments and shows that our efforts are indeed making ...<< MORE >>
Breast Cancer Survivor Stories
Hello. I am a breast cancer survivor, and currently working on a book- a collection of memoirs, stories and artwork from other breast cancer survivors. The stories can be fiction-loosely related to the cancer experience, survivor stories, and related artwork.
I hope to sell this (I am a published writer and journalist) and to earmark at least 1/2 of the profits for a breast cancer survivor's scholarship fund, since ...<< MORE >>
Classifieds
Use this to post ads to sell, swap or give away just about anything, or to advertise services. Used cars, babysitters, yard sales, kids looking to shovel snow, or a lightly used bicycle that your kid outgrew and you can’t bear to throw away – give it to someone who can use it. If you over estimated the amount of paint or other ...<< MORE >>
Erosion
The condition of our sound side beaches has been a topic that I have been ...<< MORE >>
Village of Bayville Accepts NCPD Antenna Proposal
The Village of Bayville accepted the Nassau County Police Department’s proposal to put a High Tech Microwave Radio System on the village water tower despite public outcry. The reason for the public's concern is the location of the Microwave Antennae which will be across the street from the Bayville Primary School. During the course of the meeting Mayor Siegel had the NCPD remove one of the attendees who was voicing ...<< MORE >>
Reminder - Vote on the NCPD Antenna Project April 23rd 7:30PM
APRIL 23rd, during a regular meeting the Village of Bayville board will vote on the Police Cell Tower project.
It is very important that people concerned with this project show their face. The Mayor has been qouted in a local paper as saying, there is diminishing opposition for the project because less people were at the second meeting.
Even if you sent a letter, made a call to Village HAll or signed ...<< MORE >>
It is very important that people concerned with this project show their face. The Mayor has been qouted in a local paper as saying, there is diminishing opposition for the project because less people were at the second meeting.
Even if you sent a letter, made a call to Village HAll or signed ...<< MORE >>
The Birches Gets News12 Coverage
News 12 is running a story about the Birches tonight, so I am putting this in the main page in the hope that some of you will get to see it when you get the e-mail notification.
It seems the snowball we started down the hill has gotten bigger on it's own.
Barry ...<< MORE >>
It seems the snowball we started down the hill has gotten bigger on it's own.
Barry ...<< MORE >>
Catching Up
It’s been awhile since my last entry (I was away for a short vacation and life has gotten in the way since) and I wanted to catch up with a few brief updates and community announcements. These lulls in activity on the blog are the reason anyone who wants to keep up with what we are doing should subscribe. If you are going to subscribe, make sure you ...<< MORE >>
Village Board Meeting - 3/26/07
Information and comments from the monthly Village Board Meeting that occured on March 26th at 7:30PM. ...<< MORE >>
President Streets Drainage Project
When dealing with the kind of issues that we deal with here on the Blog, it is always a concern that I am perceived as someone who is forever critical about what others are doing. Lets face it, it is human nature to not comment when things are going the way that we wish them to, and to get very vocal when they are not. I ...<< MORE >>
Shadow Reduced, But Not By Me
On Friday afternoon, I stopped in Village Hall to review the building file for the new structure next to Twin Harbors. As you can imagine, I am not the most popular person there, but on Friday I was met by a building inspector who was very obviously perturbed at me. I normally am pretty unconcerned about this type of thing, but in this case it ...<< MORE >>
The Birches Nomination Submitted
The nomination to request funds for the upgrade of the separate sewer and storm water collection system in the Birches (aka Continental Villas) development was submitted on Thursday. As with the MNBM nomination, I have posted the Birches nomination cover letter below, along with a sample letter of support. I have also posted a flyer that was made up by a reader who did an ...<< MORE >>
Class on Sustainable Living and Efficient Living
The following post was requested by Seth W.: For those of you who are interested, I will be teaching a class on sustainable and energy efficient living. It will be a wide-ranging class covering subjects such as global warming, renewable vs. non-renewable energy options for home heating, hybrid cars, natural lawn care and the national and international implications of a fossil fuel based world economy. There will ...<< MORE >>
The Skyscraper Bungalow Do-over
It appears that the outrage expressed on this blog has been acknowledged. As of late this afternoon, a crew was working on dismantling the roof framing of the skyscraper bungalow. I would imagine that they will be lowering the roof rafters to eliminate the knee walls on the highest story, which will lower the overall height of the building by about five feet.While this will definitely lessen the ...<< MORE >>
Twin Harbors New One O'Clock Shadow
The latest example of why Bayville’s zoning regulations, practices and enforcement are in dire need of a complete overhaul has now sprung up just west of Twin Harbors Restaurant – about three feet west. Despite assurances to the contrary, construction of a brand new structure, including foundation, has been allowed to proceed. This structure, which is one of two, has been completely framed in lightning speed. A ...<< MORE >>
NCPD Antenna Proposal - Date Announced!
The Village of Bayville has announced: "On Monday, April 23, 2007 at the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees a vote will be taken on the matter of the Nassau County Police request to place antennae on the Bayville Water Tower. The meeting will be held at Bayville Village Hall, 34 School Street, Bayville." - from Bayville Village Hall WebsitePlease make every effort to attend this important ...<< MORE >>
MNBM - Lick the Damn Stamp
As I have previously stated here on the blog, I have been working with a small group of residents on a nomination to have the Mill Neck Bay Marina property acquired under the 2006 Nassau County Environmental Bond Act. An overview and brief history of this land can be viewed in a prior entry at: http://bayvilleblog.com/2006/11/23/mill-neck-bay-marina.aspx The ...<< MORE >>
Nobman's Hardware Open For Business!
NOBMAN’S HARDWARE IS BACK IN OYSTER BAY! Landmark in Oyster Bay, Destroyed By Fire in January 2005, Set to Re-Open Reconstructed with a Focus on Sustainable Building Oyster Bay, New York, March 3, 2007 – The Nobman family announced today that Nobman’s Hardware Emporium, their newly rebuilt retail hardware and home goods specialty store in downtown Oyster Bay, has re-opened. ...<< MORE >>
Village Aesthetics
We have been asked to start a dialog regarding the aesthetics of the Village: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:31 PM Suzi wrote:I would like to start a thread about the appearance of the village. I see in the first few days of the blog, a few people talked about it. I think it is am important issue and I think the public ...<< MORE >>
Antenna Proposal - Next Meeting - February 1st, 7:30PM
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BAYVILLEPUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday , February 1, 2007 at the Bayville Intermediate School, Mountain Avenue, Bayville, NY 11709, from 7:30PM to 9:00PM. The purpose of said hearing is to continue the hearing from December 18, 2006 regarding the placement of microwave dishes on the Bayville Water Tower as requested by the Nassau County Police Department.BY ...<< MORE >>
Steep Slope Conservation
-This entry submitted at the request of Seth Watkins- Subject: Steep Slope Conservation A number of local communities have recently enacted what are called "steep slope conservation laws". To put it simply, these laws make it illegal to develop land that is steeply sloped. These laws recognize that development on steeply sloped land often leads to serious problems with runoff - especially during heavy rains. ...<< MORE >>
Bayville's Zoning Continued
The following is a continuation of the discussion under the “Bayville’s Zoning Should Follow Hamlet’s Lead”. Because of the holidays, and the emergence of other issues, I had neglected my portion of the discussion and so decided that a new entry was in order. The entire point of zoning laws is to balance the rights of property owners with the rights of ...<< MORE >>
Roads Revisited
I began writing this in response to Bayvillian’s first comment on “The Roads of Bayville” thread, but we have had a number of posts on this subject since then on two different entry threads and it has grown beyond its originally intended size and scope, so I decided to put it up on the main page. For those of you who have not read the comments I am referring ...<< MORE >>
Mill Neck Bay Marina Superfund Site for Open Space Acquisition
As most of you know, Nassau County voters recently passed a $100 million Environmental Bond Act to, among other things, acquire environmentally important land and open space. How this money is used is critical to the residents of Bayville and other communities surrounding the entire Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary and, more specifically, Mill Neck Bay (The Creek). The following release was put out by ...<< MORE >>
Poor Communication Contributing to the Heat over Microwaves?
Here is an excerpt from an article in Newsday –Static on county’s radios on 1/4/07 (full article) “Bayville Mayor Victoria Siegel said village officials had heard from more than 100 people on the proposal to mount two antennae on its water tower, across from a grade school. No decision had been made, she said, but "the majority opinion we heard is, 'It causes cancer,' 'We don't ...<< MORE >>
Ethanol Spill in Harbor
The following was posted on the OB Hamlet Blog by Caroline S. DuBois:
Nearly 4,000 gallons of Ethanol spilled in to Oyster Bay Harbor, late at night on December 6th, during a fuel transfer at Commander Oil. How long was it flowing before someone noticed? Were the monitors asleep at the switch? Who (if anyone) and when were local officials in the community notified? (Most folks first ...<< MORE >>
Bayville Park Busing Resolved!
After receiving a letter from the president of the Bayville Park Blvd. Civic Association requesting that they no longer use the association as an excuse to deny bus service to the area, the LVCSD has decided to restore the service on a trial basis. The following e-mail was received by one of the parents who has been fighting for this cause since the beginning. It was sent by ...<< MORE >>
Microwaves - Fix the Problem
The turnout at Monday night’s meeting was quite impressive and the response on this site has been amazing. Since the meeting approximately 50 new comments have been posted, many from people new to the Bayville Blog, and on Tuesday we set a new record with exactly 500 hits for the day. Most of the posts have expressed legitimate concerns and provided some useful information. Unfortunately, there have ...<< MORE >>
Community Announcements and Classifieds
We have long had it in the back of our minds to provide a place for members of the community to post community event announcements and a place for a broad range of classified style advertisements. We have been discussing a number of different ways to do this, but most of them require more time to set up than we seem to have. The simplest way, even if it ends ...<< MORE >>
More on Microwaves
The following was written by Nick Penny and forwarded to me by Chris Zino with a request to post it on the main page: Bayville Water Tower Microwave Antenna Proposal Meeting Bayville Village Hall Monday, December 18 7:45pm Please make every effort to attend this meeting and voice your opposition to this project. If you cannot attend, please communicate your opposition to the Village. ...<< MORE >>
Curious About the Bayville Blog's Integrity
The following is intended as a reply to two comments posted under the “Bayville Park Busing” and “Bayville Park Busing Resolved?” by Curious. I have decided to post it here on the main page because it brings up some important points regarding the intent and purpose of the Bayville Blog and encompasses other previous entries. I will let you go to the respective entries to read ...<< MORE >>
Bayville's Zoning Should Follow Hamlet's Lead
This past Tuesday, a hearing was held at the Oyster Bay Town Board meeting regarding proposed changes to current zoning laws in the Hamlet of Oyster Bay and possibly the entire Town. At the hearing, results of a study done by Fredrick P. Clark Associates were presented to the board. These proposed changes are a direct result of community concern regarding over development, over sized houses, and the ...<< MORE >>
OBHamletBlog.com
www.OBHamletBlog.com is now up and running. This new blog is modeled after www.BayvilleBlog.com but is intended to serve the Oyster Bay Hamlet area. At this point, authorship has been extended to six very active community members and I will also be posting any entries appropriate for the Hamlet of Oyster Bay on the OB site as well. In the near future we plan to post a number ...<< MORE >>
Bayville Park Busing Resolved?
Due, in part at least, to the discussions on the BayvilleBlog, the Bayville Park Blvd. Civic Association has decided not to pursue their campaign to exclude school buses from the development. I received the following E-mail from one of the residents who has been fighting to allow the buses to enter the development to pick up her daughter and the other students. Just ...<< MORE >>
Mill Neck Bay Marina
First I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. To remind yourself just how thankful we should all be, go to www.globalrichlist.com/ to see how ridiculously wealthy you are, and remember that half of the population of the world lives on $2 per day or less. Tough to save up for a Coach bag on that. The Mill Neck Bay Marina The ...<< MORE >>
The Other Shore Road (Mill Neck)
It seems that Nassau County will be moving forward with plans to reconstruct West Shore Rd. with construction starting in September of ’07 and continuing through May of ’08. This is a $16.5 million project that will apparently be undertaken specifically without public input. The following is a link to Nassau County’s “Capital Improvement Plan 2007 – 2010”. http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OMB/Docs/PDF/2007_Nassau_Capital_Budget.pdf ...<< MORE >>
Bugs in the Water
This entry is really just a reply to Jeff’s posted comment under the “Raw sewage still Flowing into the Creek” entry. Since this really falls under the “Water Supply” heading I’ve brought it out to the main entry section to open up comments on this topic. The post is as follows. Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:42 PM Jeff wrote:I've ...<< MORE >>
Water Tower Microwave Satellite Receivers and Sticks aka -Antennas
Dear Barry,
Two weeks ago there was a poorly advertised public meeting at Village Hall regarding the intent of Nassau PD and OEM to put microwave satellite receivers and ‘sticks’ (antennas) on the top of our water tower. There is considerable concern about having these structures on top of our water supply and in addition, this is very close to ...<< MORE >>
Blog Stuff
The speed at which this thing has taken off is nothing short of astounding. On Sunday I wrote and posted several entries and that night I E-mailed approximately 20-25 people from my E-mail address book to get the word out. On Monday we had 153 hits and so far today we have had 410 hits. BayvilleBlog.com was started as an experiment to see what sort of response we would get. After just two days, the response has been overwhelming and we have decided to make the commitment to keep it up and running for as ...<< MORE >>
Bayville Park Blvd Busing
One of the most ridiculous aspects of the public/private/privately maintained roads debate, is the busing ban in the Bayville Park Blvd. area. Again, for efficiency purposes I am posting something already written on the subject to bring people up to speed on the topic, this time through a link to The Locust Valley Leader. Please take the time to read the article before going on. If the link doesn’t work, just copy and paste it into the address window of your web browser (at this point everything we do is still an experiment). www.theleaderonline.com/busingblunder.htm This is ...<< MORE >>
St. Gertrudes Sells Land?
There's not much to say here because there is nothing but rumor to go on, but the rumor is that St. Gertrudes has sold a piece of land to a developer, that the land is on Dickerson Ave. and that it was sold to Mohring for development.If these rumors are true and the sale has already taken place then there is little that can be done to prevent this land from being developed. The part that bothers me about this is that if St. Gertrudes is supposed to be a benevolent member of the community, then why didn't ...<< MORE >>
Raw Sewerage Still Flowing into the Creek
Raw Sewerage Still Flowing into the CreekIn order to address as many topics as efficiently as possible I have taken the liberty of posting a "letter to the editor" of mine that was printed in the Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot back in March. The letter shows the basic situation and very little has changed since it's publication. The most important points are very simple - Raw sewerage is being discharged, it is illegal, the DEC has mandated that it be corrected over a year ago and that Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay are dragging their ...<< MORE >>
The Roads of Bayville
The Roads of Bayville Over the years (generations), this subject has caused more aggravation to property owners, contention between neighbors, and resident frustration with the Village, than any other subject. Bayville has a rather unique blend of public, private and privately maintained roads in varying states of disrepair. The condition of many of these roads is an embarrassment to residents and a detriment to property values and contributes to property damage from flooding and abuse to vehicles. We are faced with disrepair, illegal road closings, civic ...<< MORE >>
Welcome to the Bayville Blog
I was recently asked by the creator and administrator of this website to make some entries to begin dialog on some of the many issues that are facing our community and to make an effort to get the word out that the website exists.In this entry I'm going to make a list of topics and issues that are ongoing and important to me. Some are long standing issues and others are more current. Some are located within the boundaries of Bayville and others outside, but all directly affect the residents of Bayville.Over the next several weeks I hope to make ...<< MORE >>