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Agenda
Work Session Agenda
Southold Town Board
August 25, 2026
9:00 AM
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Town Board Work Session will now be held in Southold Town Hall,
53095 Main Road, Southold,NY 11971.
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I. Discussion Items- Southold Town Board Work Session
1. 09:00 AM- PUBLIC HEARING: Coastal Erosion Hazard Board of Review
Appeal—Julia Mavellia, 1525 North Sea Drive, Southold (SCTM#1000-054.00-
04.00-017.000)
2. 09:30 AM-Zac Tomaszewski,Network& Systems Specialist II
Update on Infrastructure Upgrade Project
3. 09:45 AM-Nick Krupski, Solid Waste Coordinator
1. Purchase of New/Used Loader
2. NYSAR3 Conference
4. 10:00 AM- Town Board Break
5. 10:15 AM- Councilwoman Alexa Suess and John Rasweiler, Member of the Deer
Management Task Force
Deer Management Task Force Four Poster Discussion
6. 10:30 AM- Councilwoman Kate Stevens and Town Engineer Michael Collins:
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Fishers Island Sewer District
7. 11:00 AM- Michael Collins, Town Engineer and Erick Haas, Town Maintenance
Supervisor
HVAC/Renovation of Annex
8. 11:15 AM- Erick Haas, Town Maintenance Supervisor
Fleet Management/Central Garage
9. 11:30 AM - Chief Steven Grattan
Continued Discussion and Review of Public Safety Resolution
10. 12:00 PM - Town Board Lunch Break
11. Executive Session -Labor-Matters Involving the Employment/Appointment of a
Particular Person(s)
12:30 PM - Michael Verity, Chief Building Inspector (via conference call)
12:45 PM - Leslie Weisman, Chairperson of the ZBA with Margaret Steinbuglar and
Liz Sakarellos
0 1:00 PM - Michelle Nickonovitz, Town Comptroller with Natalie Kenney, Principal
Account Clerk
01:30 PM - Zac Tomazewski,Network& Systems Specialist II
01:45 PM -Nick Krupski, Solid Waste Coordinator
02:00 PM - Jacqui Martinez, Senior Citizens Program Director
02:15 PM - Town Engineer Michael Collins
02:30 PM - Town Board Discussion re: Government Liaison and Community
Engagement Specialist (Spanish Speaking) Positions
02:45 PM - Town Attorney Ben Johnson
12. Executive Session - 03:00 PM- Contract/Legal Advice
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DENIS NONCARROW Town Hall,53095 Main Road P.O.
TOWN CLERK s0 Box 1179
Southold,New York 11971 Fax
REGISTRAR OF VITAL
(631)765-6145 Telephone(631)
STATISTICS MARRIAGE OFFICER 765-1800
RECORDS MANAGEMENT wwwsoutholdtownny.gov
OFFICER FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION OFFICER CO01 ,
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2026-661 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON
JULY 28,2026:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets August 25, 2026 at 9:00
a.m. in the Southold Town Hall Meeting Room, 53095 Main Road, Southold,New York 11971,
as the time and place for a public hearing on the Coastal Erosion Hazard Board of Review
Appeal of Julia Mavellia,relating to all existing buildings on property located at 1525 North Sea
Drive, Southold,New York 11971, SCTM#1000-054.00-04.00-017.000, and directs the Town
Clerk to publish notice of such appeal in The Suffolk Times not less than ten(10) days nor more
than thirty(30)days prior to such hearing and to notify the applicant by first class mail.
Denis Noncarrow
Southold Town Clerk
RESULT: Adopted
MOVER: Justice Stevens
SECONDER: Councilman Mealy
AYES: Councilman Mealy, Justice Stevens, Councilwoman Doherty,
Councilwoman Smith, Councilwoman Suess, Supervisor Krupski, Jr.
NAPES: None
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Formal Citizen Petition overpopulation of Deer/Understory Decimation and
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I have done my due diligence regarding the above. I will be submitting to the Town Clerk
next week as an add-on agenda to an upcoming Town Board Meeting. If this submission
successfully gets a go on an agenda, I request that along with the attendance of the
Town Board, a member from the Deer Management Committee and the Supervisor for
the Peconic Preservation fund CPF be present. I have documented handouts for the
meeting and would need a headcount of attendees so that I will have enough sets of this
important information. If you could please have Lauren contact me, it would be
appreciated. She is a wonderful communicator and is vey responsive.
Next week, I will be giving the town clerk a comprehensive Citizen Petition and Technical
Submission Packet, which will be formally filed with the Town Clerk's office regarding the
critical white-tailed deer overpopulation crisis on the North Fork.
As a community, we recognize that our deer densities now sit at an unsustainable 6 to 10
times local ecological carrying capacity. This over-browsing has completely halted forest
understory regeneration, decimated native biodiversity, and spiked deer-vehicle
collisions along our roadways as the herd expands westward across Long Island.
More critically, this surge acts as a direct vector for escalating public health threats.
Beyond traditional Lyme disease and the life-altering effects of Alpha-gal Syndrome
(AGS) spread by Lone Star ticks, we highlight the severe risk demonstrated by the first-
ever confirmed case of the rare, vaccine-resistant Bourbon virus in New York State,
discovered in nearby Brookhaven.
To address this without wasting town resources, our petition demands the formal
adoption of a Bifurcated Spatial and Temporal Strategy modeled after successful
regional networks like Noyac: 1. Spatial Segregation: Confining potential 4-Poster
Tickicide Feeding Devices strictly to residential fringe greenbelts where hunting is
already illegal due to structural discharge setbacks, while preserving deep interior open
space maps exclusively for aggressive archery population management. 2. Temporal
Synchronization: Setting a firm operational timeline where 4-Poster units run strictly
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from March 1 to August 31, followed by a mandatory 30-day "Environmental Flush
Period" in September. This ensures complete clearing of corn bait to maintain 100%
compliance with NYSDEC anti-baiting statutes before our public hunting season opens
on October 1.
Given the high annual cost of 4-Poster maintenance (exceeding $10,000 per station)
compared to low-cost GIS hunter administration, this plan protects the town's budget
while maximizing tick suppression and population control. We respectfully request that
this resolution be placed on the agenda for the upcoming Town Board work session for
immediate consideration and environmental review.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Pantino
165 Lhommedieu Ln
Southold, NY. 11971
516.578.3466
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Address overpopulation of deer in Southold
The Issue
As a resident of Southold, I've seen firsthand the dramatic rise in tick-borne illnesses, a crisis that
has rapidly spread westward across Long Island. Our local deer population has surged out of
control, directly contributing to the increasing prevalence of these diseases. This overpopulation
not-only poses a significant public health risk, but it also leads to environmental imbalances, and
property damage. The beautiful landscapes of the North Fork are at risk.
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, deer overpopulation
can drastically impact ecosystem dynamics. The excessive deer population is linked to a reduction
in plant biodiversity and can lead to the loss of native plant species, creating a ripple effect
throughout the ecosystem and reducing the habitat available for other wildlife. A single deer can
consume up to 7 pounds of vegetation a day, causing significant damage to local vegetation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that tick-borne diseases, including
Lyme disease, have been steadily increasing in the Northeast. In Suffolk County alone, there have
been thousands of cases reported annually. Each of these cases represents a person whose life
has been disrupted by these preventable diseases.
Because of us, the overpopulated deer and mutating tick-borne illnesses are spreading rapidly
west to the 5 boroughs of Long Island.
Bourbon virus (no cure)
Rabbit fever
alpha gal (Lone Star mutations)
It's no longer about the black legged deer tick and "just Lyme:'
Anaplasmosis: A bacterial infection causing severe flu-like symptoms.
Babeslosis: A microscopic parasite infection that destroys red blood cells.
Borrelia miyamotol disease: A relative of Lyme bacteria causing relapsing fevers.
Powassan virus: A rare, severe viral brain inflammation carried by deer ticks.
Other Tick-Borne Illnesses:
Ehrlichiosis:: A bacterial'illness typically spread by lone star ticks.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: A serious bacterial disease spread by dog ticks.
All of these can be FATAL
We need immediate action from the Southold Town Board, the Deer Management Committee, and
the New York State authorities to implement an effective deer management program. This should
include humane population control methods such as 4 poster deer feeding stations for tick
management and, if necessary, regulated aggressive culling. Additionally, increased public
awareness campaigns about tick prevention and the importance of the ecological balance will be
crucial.
I urge everyone who shares the joys and concerns of living in this beautiful community to join me in
demanding that our local and state leaders take swift and decisive action.
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Sign this petition to protect our health, our environment, and our community's future. I'II be filing
this petition and more info on the success of the Noyak and shelter islands' use of the 4 poster
deer feeding stations with the Southold Town Clerk for inclusion to a future Southold Town Board
Meeting.
Please sign the petition
https://c.org/MSQhGv4VVw
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Name City State Postal Code Country Signed On
Barbara Pantino United States 2026-07-25
Eileen Resciniti Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Patrice Kelly Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Lois Bennardo Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Debbie olson Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
NANCY MCDONALD Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-25
Caroline Clements Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Maureen Ringold Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-25
Merry Alexander Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Melani St Pierre New York NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Cathy Sleckman Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
James Sleckman Shirley NY 11967 United States 2026-07-25
Pattie Hess Riverhead NY 11901 United States 2026-07-25
Gayle Haas Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Denis Oleary Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Barbara West Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Dolores McNamara Sag Harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-07-25
Karine Laval Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Lisa Kalb Schaffer Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Lori rubin Southold NY 11952 United States 2026-07-25
Myia Tedeschi Manchester CT 06040 United States 2026-07-25
Catherine Irwin Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-07-25
Marcia Sheldon Orient NY 11957 United States 2026-07-25
William Rodriguez Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Marlene Bufkins Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Nancy Rickles Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Maryann Boiling Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-07-25
FRANK VILARDI New York NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Laurie Neese Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Consuelo Prol Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Vanessa Primiani Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25
Diane Matousek Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-25
Thomas Padden Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-25
Melissa Davis Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-25
William Wallace Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-25
Tim Moylan Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-25
Stephanie Vitolano Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-25
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Linda Beato Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-25 „
Daniel Kaelin Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Dominic Gallacher Southold NY 11071 United States 2026-07-26
Carol Chilton Miller Greenpoe NY 11944 United States 2026-07-26
Tin Swe Thant Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Richard vessa Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Ellen Wexler Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Vivian Velez Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-26
Fighter Pilot Honolulu HI United States 2026-07-26
Joseph Cowley Southold" NY 11971 Unibod Statoc 2029-07-26
Judith Miller sag harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-07-26
Stephanie Levy Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-26
Tracy Levy Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-07-26
joanne Mascia Oyster Bay NY 11771 United States 2026-07-26
Mary Carson Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
barbara Kaplan Water Mill NY 11976 United States 2026-07-26
Rose Anasagasti Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Paul Gomez East Marion NY 11939 United States 2026-07-26
Donna Dunne Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Christine Napolitano Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-07-26
Iris Welcome Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-07-26
Mary Marissael Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
John Messina Sag Harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-07-26
Kathy perivolaris Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-26
Theresa Burger Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-26
Agnes Cruvinel Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Diane Lonergan Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-26
Ricardo Pinto Mastic NY 11950 United States 2026-07-26
Maria Relnecke Orient NY 07624 United States 2026-07-26
Joseph DeVito Brooklyn NY 11222 United States 2026-07-26
Anneen Voegel Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-26
Eliza russell Westport CT 06880 United States 2026-07-26
Leslie Benway Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-26
Mary von Ancken Greenport NY 11727 United States 2026-07-26
Jane Becker Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-26
Kathy Van Duzer Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Jan Scotto Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Deborah Boschetti Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-07-26
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fred bac east hampton NY 19937 United States 2026-07-26 ^_
Vincent F Ponte Coram NY 11727 United States 2026-07-26
Tracey Moloney Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-26
Dorothy petrosini Mount Sinai Ukraine 2026-07-26
Steven rodriguez Southampton NY 11968 United States 2026-07-26
Robert Von Ancken Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-26
Dawn Dawn Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-26
Denise Stahl Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-26
Shel milowski Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-27
Eileen Jaklevic Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
john cocuzzo Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Nick Ekholm Water Mill NY 11976 United States 2026-07-27
Brett Moskowitz Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
Joseph Jeff Loewi Sag Harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-07-27
Ann Nottes Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-27
Jodi Richard Sag Harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-07-27
William Burns Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Peter Palmisano Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
D Conte Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Rosann Tucci Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
Brendan Lademann Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
John Hofer Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
Lynda Mezansky Sag Harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-07-27
Linda McGurk Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
Sandra Berry Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
Alexander Mintz Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Elizabeth Primamore Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
lisa kurtz Cutchogue NY 11934 United States 2026-07-27
sara barr Derby CT 06418 United States 2026-07-27
Marian Passidomo Delray Beach FL 33446 United States 2026-07-27
Rosemary Ellis Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-27
Kyle Dzugas-Smith Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-27
Philip Iovino Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Joanne Steckowski Southampton NY 11968 United States 2026-07-27
Linda pizzolla Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Susan galligan Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Linda Matteini Greenport U.S.Outlying Islands 2026-07-27
Matthew Kay Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
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Steven Sciachitano Oceanside NY 11572 United States 2026-07-27
Ellen Hughes Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
Keith Hughes Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-27
David Armour Mastic NY 11950 United States 2026-07-27
Jane Cavanagh Southold NY 1971 United States 2026-07-2-7
Joanne Liguori Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-28
Wendy Davis Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-28
George Cavagnaro Orient NY 11957 United States 2026-07-28
Cathie Matist Yonkers NY 10710 United States 2026-07-28
Elizabeth Lynch Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07 28
Amy Steinberg Wayne NJ 07470 United States 2026-07-28
kathleen zuar Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-28
Barbara Maragni Riverhead NY 11901 United States 2026-07-28
Lora Schiavetta Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-28
Danielle Horrigan Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-28
Marissa malick Cutchogue NY 11395 United States 2026-07-28
Carol OConnor Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-28
Linda Raynis Peconic NY 11958 United States 2026-07-28
Robert Chausow Greenport NY 11944 Unified States 2026-07-28
Jennifer Proulx East Marion NY 11939 United States 2026-07-28
: Jordan silbert East Marion NY 11939 United States 2026-07-28
Judy Lapidus Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-28
Edward Volini Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-28
Michele Semler Greenport NY 11967 United States 2026-07-28
Justin Ruzicka Fort Myers FL 33906 United States 2026-07-28
Scott McIntire Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-28
Debbie Fantaccl Mystic Cr 06355 United States 2026-07-28
Victor Salvia Commack NY 11725 United States 2026-07-28
Antonia0 Iacono Shirley NY 11967 United States 2026-07-28
Leslie murn Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-28
Ken Schulz Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-29
Caroline RILEY Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-29
Patricia Coyle Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Diane McConnell Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Donna vanmanen Floral Park NY 11001 United States 2026-07-29
Michelle Wallenhorst Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Richard Liebowitz New York NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
kathy per.etta Shelter Island Heights NY 11965 United States 2026-07-29
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chris pen-etta Cutchogue NY 11965 United States 2026-07-29 _
Antigone Amengual Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
marco maida Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-29
Susan B Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
David Philips Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Ann Boor Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-29
Mark Haubner Riverhead NY 11901 United States 2026-07-29
Vincent Scandole Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Ronald Collamore Lincoln NE 68502 United States 2026-07-29
nikki vivion Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Kathleen Girandola Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Josiah domenech Meriden Cr 06410 United States 2026-07-29
Lawrence ematein Orient NY 11957 United States 2026-07-29
Nathan Ploener Orient NY 11957 United States 2026-07-29
MICHAEL VERNI Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Dorothy Westerinen Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-29
Kevin Lonergan Mattltuck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-29
Michael Nani Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Eileen Vitucci Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
John carway Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Randy Wade Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-29
neil santorelli selden NY 11784 United States 2026-07-29
ELLEN Darion Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Alyssa Spiel Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-29
Patricia tent' Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Demitra Mouyiaris Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-29
Joseph ferraro new York NY 10305 United States 2026-07-29
Jeri Williams Taylors SC 29687 United States 2026-07-29
Karen Klauseger Lemont IL 60439 United States 2026-07-29
Linda Finkelstein Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-29
Rena wiseman East Marion NY 11939 United States 2026-07-29
Susan Holden Orient NY 11957 United States 2026-07-29
Antonio Chatfield Bristol Cr 06010 United States 2026-07-29
Liz Hanly Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-29
Jane Stevens Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-29
Ellen Wiener Peconic NY 11958 United States 2026-07-30
John urbonas Plainfield IL 60586 United States 2026-07-30
Mary Ryan Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-30
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Kathryn DiCunto Sag Harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-07-30
Jodi Badagliacca Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-30
Rosemary Nickerson Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-30
Jasmyne Reynolds Holyoke MA 01040 United States 2026-07-30
Barry Wiseman East Marion NY 11939 United States 2026-07-30
Mackenzie wood East Hampton Cr 06424 United States 2026-07-30
Lauren Zambrelli Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-30
Joanne Faber Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-30
savannah b Waterford Cr 06385 United States 2026-07-30
Will Butler Mastic NY 119so United 9 t % 2026-07-30
Linda Young Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-30
Donald McCallion Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-30
Peter Psyllos Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-30
Jane Kaminski Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-30
Patricia OReilly Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-30
Geraldine Haines Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-07-30
John Errico Centereach NY 11720 United States 2026-07-30
John Cronin Brooklyn NY 11219 United States 2026-07-30
Vincent Moore Hampton Bays NY 11W United States 2026-07-30
Marlsol Ibarra Manorville NY 11949 United States 2026-07-30
Erika Juela Ohio CA 55402 United States 2026-07-30
Todd Krizelman Shelter Island Heights NY 11965 United States 2026-07-30
Sam Miller Phoenixville PA 19460 United States 2026-07-31
Sean McKillop Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-31
Douglas Attridge Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-07-31
joseph trocchio Manorville NY 11949 United States 2026-07-31
Claire Kranes Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-07-31
Donna Vilardi Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-31
Lauren Brady-Russell Manhasset NY 11030 United States 2026-07-31
Rav Freidel montauk NY 11954 United States 2026-07-31
Helen Soltys Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-07-31
Sayward Mazur Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-07-31
Loic lacquehay Westhampton Beach NY 11978 United States 2026-08-01
Daniel ESSEX Massapequa NY 11758 United States 2026-08-01
Valerie Lotardo Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-08-01
Janet Bellezza Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-01
Helen Tynan Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-08-01
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Lauraine Sheehan NEW YORK NY 10065-5856 United States 2026-08-01 --
Duncan riefler East Hampton NY 11937 United States 2026-08-01
Ursula Vavas Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-08-02
cathleen kelly Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-02
james kelly Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-02
Jeremy Klein Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-08-02
nancy staker Orient NY 11957 United States 2026-08-02
Josh sidor Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-08-02
Bryanna Foster Selden NY 11784 United States 2026-08-02
Darcy Rubin Los Angeles CA 90027 Unnod Stafix 2026-09-02
Matthew Taormina Laurel NY 11948 United States 2026-08-03
Michael Rabus Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-03
James Rohrer Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-08-03
Robert Schenkkan Sag Harbor NY 11963 United States 2026-08-03
Richard Rossetti East Marion NY 11939 United States 2026-08-03
Dean Dimotsis Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-04
Elizabeth Pennisi Port St Lucie FL 34986 United States 2026-08-04
Beatrice Uerlings Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-08-04
Art Lavis Brooklyn NY 11215 United States 2026-08-04
Colleen LoGrande Cutchogue NY 11935 United States 2026-08-04
Joyce Orrigo East Marion NY 11939 United States 2026-08-04
Nancy Butkus Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-04
jasmin :3 lee Southampton NY 11968 United States 2026-08-04
Lisa Michel Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-04
Caroline Bowyer Mattituck NY 11952 United States 2026-08-04
Marilyn Daly Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-04
Tom Stevenson Orient NY 11957 United States 2026-08-04
alison guest Locust Valley NY 11560 United States 2026-08-04
Lucille Jones Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-04
Deborah Feingold New York NY 11971 United States 2026-08-04
Nancy Lieberman Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-04
Joanne Greenbaum Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-08-04
Michael Aron Greenport NY 11944 United States 2026-08-04
Nicoll Weiss New York NY 11963 United States 2026-08-04
Kenneth Detelich East Hampton NY 11937 United States 2026-08-04
Adam Disick East Hampton NY 11937 United States 2026-08-04
anthony papantonlou Southold NY 11971 United States 2026-08-05
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TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
DEER MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE !COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-_
TITLE: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL BIFURCATION POLICY FOR
INTEGRATED DEER MANAGEMENT AND TICK SUPPRESSION PROGRAMMING
WHEREAS, the Town of Southold continuously reviews methods to mitigate the ecological,
vehicular, and public health impacts'of overabundant white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
populations, including tick-borne pathogen reduction and regulated herd culling; and
WHEREAS, the Southold Town Deer Management Program effectively utilizes the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Deer Management Assistance Program
(DMAP) and Deer Damage Permits (DDP) across designated municipal open spaces to manage herd
numbers; and
WHEREAS, the deployment of 4-Poster Tickicide Feeding Devices introduces strict regulatory
constraints under NYSDEC licensing guidelines—specifically a mandatory 300-foot non-hunting
buffer and a 745-foot 100% neighbor consent radius—which creates direct logistical conflicts if
co-11ocated on active municipal hunting parcels;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Southold Town Deer Management Committee
her6by adopts the following strict Spatial and Temporal Separation Protocol to govern any future
evaluation, pilot planning, or execution of integrated deer management programs within the Town:
SECTION 1: SPATIAL SEGREGATION BOUNDARIES (GEOGRAPHIC PARCEL
POLICIES)
1 Active Hunting Zone Restrictions: No 4-Poster Tickicide Device shall be mapped,
permitted, or deployed within any of the Town"s designated hunting parcels, nor within a
300-foot buffer of their legal boundaries. All interior wilderness and contiguous open-space
parcels shall be reserved exclusively for population management via managed recreational
and nuisance archery/firearms programs.
2! Residential Perimeter Zone Designation: Any proposed 4-Paster deployment maps shall be
restricted exclusively to urban-fringe greenbelts, small village-owned right-of-ways, or
private residential buffer parcels where hunting is already structurally or legally prohibited
under NYS discharge setback laws (e.g., within 150 feet for bows or 500 feet for firearms
from occupied dwellings).
SECTIO 2: TEMPORAL MANAGEMENT TIMELINE (SEASONAL HAND-OFF)
To strictly adhere to NYSDEC wild deer feeding prohibitions and prevent illegal baiting interference
during hunting seasons, any town-sanctioned 4-Poster operations must conform to the following
annual operational windows:
Phase 1: Active Tick Suppression Window (March 1 —August 31): Approved 4-Poster
stations may be deployed, baited with whole-kernel corn, and maintained with restricted-use
permethrin by licensed commercial pesticide applicators in designated Residential Perimeter
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Zones. l"�
0119 Phase 11: The EnvironmentaO Flush Period (September 1 — September 30): All 4-Poster
stations town-wide must be completely drained of bait, locked, and physically removed from
the field. This mandatory 300-day window ensures the complete elimination of artificial feed
attractants from the landscape prior to the opening of public hunting seasons.
Phase III: Active Population Management Window (October 1 —January 311 February
DMAP Window): The Town's hunting maps are fully activated. Vetted hunters may access
assigned public tracts with zero threat of bait-driven herd disruption or potential pesticide
meat contamination.
SECTION 3: FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OVERHEAD
1 . Mapping Compliance: The Town GIS Technician shall apply an automated digital overlay
filter to enforce the 300-foot exclusion buffer between any proposed tickicide site and active
hunting parcel boundaries prior to submitting permit packages to the NYSDEC.
2. Cost-Efficiency Thresholds: Any expansion into 4-Paster programming must be budgeted
separately from the hunting program, recognizing an estimated operational threshold of
$10,000 per station annually, to protect existing low-cost hunter infrastructure allocations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be transmitted immediately to the Southold Town
Board for review, environmental assessment, and formal integration into the Town Code's wildlife
management planning directives.
MOTION MADE BY• ,� .. o.11.. . m., .. .,. a
SECONDED BY:
VOTE:
AYES: NAYS: ABSTENTIONS:
Resolution [Passed/Failed] on this day of , 2026.
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Here.is the visual flowchart outlining how neighboring East End programs structure the seasonal and geographic hand-off to prevent conflicts
between hunting maps and 4-Poster stations.
The Seasonal&Spatial Management Flowchart
MUNICIPAL LAND USE MATRIX
RESIDENTIAL / URBAN FRINGE ] C DEEP INTERIOR WOODS ]
Hunting is already illegal Large public parcels
High residential density Low neighbor density
I I
v v
MAP AS: 4-POSTER ZONE MAP AS: RECONSTRUCTED HUNT ZONE
(Perimeter Tick Suppression) Netted DMAP/DDP Archery)
I I
v v
THE ANNUAL-TIMELINE
_CYCLE
=-------- ---_. _--_. ._
I
---> MARCH 1st : TICK ACTIVITY SPIKES
* Deploy 4-Poster stations in Perimeter Zones .
e Apply restricted-use Permethrin weekly.
* Bait stations with whole-kernel corn .
I
i -
--> AUGUST 31st : END OF TICK SEASON
a Drain and lock all 4-Poster corn bins .
e Clean rollers to remove chemical residue .
a Physically remove devices from the field .
I ---> SEPTEMBER: THE FLUSH PERIOD
a 30-day clearing window.
I a Allows deer herds to naturally disperse.
E a Prevents illegal "baiting" violations under NYS
law.
I
---> OCTOBER 1st : HUNTING SEASON OPENS
• Activate Deep Interior Hunting Maps .
• Vetted bowhunters enter assigned tree stands .
• Herd population managed safely away from
residential zones .
3 Key Structural Takeaways for Southold:
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® I Permanent Spatial Segregation:The two programs never share the same patch of dirt.Hunting happens in deep woods,while 4-posters sit
on the perimeter where hunting is already impossible due to 150J500-foot discharge safety setbacks.
® I The 30-Day Buffer:Leaving September as a blank transition month is a crucial legal buffer.It ensures that any leftover bait is completely gone
before a hunter enters a tree stand,protecting the town from state baiting violations.
Zero Interference:By shutting down the corn feeding before October,the town prevents deer from being drawn away from hunters,
maintaining the efficiency of the free culling program. )b
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Gmaoll Barbara IPantino cp►antino. rba @gmai .coro:lp
Reconsidering the 4-Poster beer Treatment for T'o n i e'Tick
Management
Barbara P►antino <pantino.barbara@gmail.com> Fri, Jul 24 at 4:40 AM
To: Krupski, Al <alk@town.southold.ny.us>
Bcc: Beth Young, Editor <editor@eastendbeacon.com>
Dear Supervisor Krupski and Members of the Town Board,
I am writing to formally request that the Town of Southold re-evaluate its stance on the
4-Poster deer treatment feeding stations as a vital, supplementary tool in our ongoing
fight against tick-borne illnesses. While I commend the Deer Management Task Force
(https://www.southoldtownny.gov/215/Deer-Management-Task-Force) for its focus on
herd reduction, culling alone cannot immediately alleviate the dense, active tick
populations threatening the public health of our community right now. We must look to
the definitive, quantifiable success of our East End neighbors in Shelter Island and
Noyac/North Haven to guide our strategy.
Data from the region proves that the 4-Poster technology works exceptionally well when
properly deployed:
• The Shelter Island Success: A comprehensive, five-year study conducted by the
Cornell Cooperative Extension on Shelter Island demonstrated a staggering 80% to 90%
reduction in local tick populations while the 4-Poster feeders were active.
• The Noyac/North Haven Longevity: Neighboring North Haven
( :// enny. ov/environmental-information/pages/deer-an -tick-
- ) has successfully sustained its 4-Paster deployment, maintaining
21 active devices to remain one of the safest, most aggressive tick-mitigation zones in
New York State.
• Targeted Efficacy: By utilizing a gravity-fed corn lure, these stations force deer to
rub their heads and necks against rollers coated with permethrin. This targets ticks
directly on their primary reproductive host without releasing broad chemical sprays into
our sensitive local ecosystems.
I understand the Town's previous concerns regarding the high operational costs and the
strict New York State DEC regulations (https:// ec.ny. ovn requiring 100% neighbor
consent within a 40-acre radius. However, a crisis of this scale demands creative public-
private partnerships, targeted pilot programs on isolated town lands, and active lobbying
of state officials to ease these rigid administrative bottlenecks.
With tick-borne diseases like Lyme, Babesiosis, and Alpha-gal syndrome continuing to
impact Southold families, we cannot afford to leave a proven, 90%-effective tool off the
table. I urge the Board to review the historical data from Shelter Island and Noyac and
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consider a Ioca 1
lized pilot program for Southold's highest-risk parks and preserves.
Thank you for your time, leadership, and dedication to the health and safety of
Southold's residents.
For your consideration, Taxpayer Monies from the community fund can be utilized for
the cost of the program And the town of Southold may be able to eradicate or suppress
this very serious issue.
I am also requesting that this can be placed on the next Southold town board meeting
agenda.
Sincerely,
Barbara Pantino
516-578-3466
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NYS DEC Conditions for Obtaining and Retaining
a License to Deploy 4-Poster Deer Deticking Stations
Note: this is an abbreviated list which conveys some of the complexity and
probable costs of running a 4-poster program.
It should be obvious that it would be extremely complicated and expensive to
meet all of these requirements Town-wide or even for parts of the Town of
Southold.
• 4-posters shall only be set up at locations approved by the DEC
• 4-posters shall not be placed within 300 feet of a public road.
• 4-posters shall not be placed within 300 feet of any house, apartment
building, playground or other location where children may be present
without adult supervision, unless the area around the 4-poster is fenced
according to DEC specifications.
• Licensees must take steps to inform the public, including landowners,
hunters and local law enforcement agencies, of the presence and location
of 4-posters in their area.
• Licensees must post caution signs warning of the presence of pesticide on
the side of 4-posters, as well as at any parks, nature trails and other areas
with public access that are within 300 feet of a 4-poster location.
• If deer are hunted on or near the 4-poster treatment area, licensees must
post harvest and safe handling signs providing information on the safe
butchering or deer that have been treated with the 4-poster tickicide (i.e.,
permethrin).
• Each 4-poster must be checked by a Licensed Pesticide Applicator at least
weekly. Pounds of bait consumed per week must be recorded. If deer are
consuming more than 240 pounds of bait per week, the 4-poster must be
checked twice per week or the licensee must ask the DEC for permission to
place another device nearby.
• Licensees must monitor tick abundance in the 4-poster treatment area
using standard field sampling methods.
• Licensees must conduct outreach activities to educate area residents and
visitors on tick-bite avoidance practices and the importance of reducing
deer populations.
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Licensees must take steps to prevent deer populations and the negative
impacts of deer from increasing and monitor non-tick-related impacts, as
they described in their deer management plans.
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Evaluation of the Use of 4-Poster Deer Deticking Stations to
Reduce/Eradicate Tick Populations in the Town of Southold
August 14, 2026
John J. Rasweiler IV, Ph.D.
What is a four-poster? A four-poster is a feeding station designed to reduce the
number of ticks utilizing white-tailed deer as hosts. As the deer feed on corn
dispensed from a central storage bin into two troughs, tickicide-treated paint
rollers at each corner of the device brush against the animals' necks, heads and
ears, where many (but not all) adult ticks have attached. Repeated application of
the tickicide (typically permethrin) will kill ticks on the deer. Four-posters work
because they prevent females of our most problematic tick species from reaching
reproductive maturity on the deer.
Four-posters will also attract, but are not designed to treat, a variety of other tick-
bearing mammals and birds.
Four-poster deer deticking stations would be unworkable and unaffordable in the
Town of Southold for multiple reasons:
+ The Town is large (32000 acres not including Fishers Island) and much of our
land is devoted to uses that are legally incompatible with the placement of
these devices.
+ For full efficacy, 4-posters must be deployed at a density of 1 per 40— 50
acres. That would be impossible for most of the Town because of a severe
limitation of suitable deployment sites and high cost.
• Deployment on agricultural land would be in contravention of the FDA's
Food Safety Modernization Act which requires all but the smallest farms and
orchards to prevent crop contamination by animal excrement.
Deployment in most residential communities would be impossible because
4-posters cannot be placed within 300 feet of a public road, building or
playground where unsupervised children might be present unless fenced
according to NYS DEC specifications.
• 4-posters cannot be deployed on public parklands, because these devices
attract deer which degrade the natural environment and reduce
biodiversity. Our parklands are supposed to be protected and preserved.
This is also the official position of the U.S. National Park Service with
respect to their deployment on federal lands.
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• In order to obtain a NYS license to deploy these devices, any 4-poster
program must be accompanied by a productive, site-specific deer
management plan. Sizable portions of the Town are not hunted sufficiently
to satisfy this requirement.
• A 4-poster program would do nothing to address deer degradation of our
natural environment, deer-vehicular collisions or economic damage to our
important agricultural sector.
A variety of wildlife species in addition to deer are regularly attracted to 4-poster
feeding stations. These include raccoons, wild turkeys, squirrels, woodchucks,
mice, rats and crows.
• Concentrating wildlife in this fashion can promote the spread of zoonotic
diseases (i.e., which can be passed between wildlife species and humans).
• Serious zoonotic diseases transmissible to humans would include rabies,
raccoon roundworm, leptospirosis, hantavirus, Borrelia miyamotoi
(responsible for hard tick relapsing fever), Powassan virus and pathogenic
Escherichio coli.
• Ticks are not removed from species other than deer by 4-posters. Non-
targeted wildlife will continue to drop immature ticks within the treatment
area.
• 4-poster deployment could lead to rat problems. Rats can be very difficult
to exterminate when they have access to abundant sources of safe food.
Before its cessation, Shelter Island's 4-poster program was dispensing 300,000 —
400,000 pounds of corn per year in its devices. The NYS Department of
Environmental Conservation adamantly opposes supplementing the natural diet
wildlife in this way. Because this would both promote the fertility of the female
deer and reduce winter die-offs, it would work against the desired goal of
reducing the deer population.
There is no "finish line" for the deployment of 4-posters. These devices would
have to be deployed indefinitely, until some better solution for deticking deer is
found. This could have other, serious public health consequences.
• The prolonged treatment of our deer population with permethrin could
result in the generation of tick resistance to this pesticide. In many parts of
the world, cattle ticks have developed resistance to multiple acaricides,
including synthetic pyrethroids like permethrin.
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• Many mosquito species capable of transmitting diseases to humans also
feed on deer. It is hard to think of a better way of generating mosquito
resistance to pyrethroid-containing pesticides than to coat many deer with
permethrin for much of the year. The WHO recognizes that the
development of mosquito resistance to these pesticides is a problem of
growing importance.
Reports that ticks were "completely eliminated" from other areas by 4-poster
programs should be viewed with some skepticism, particularly if the methods and
results were never subjected to expert peer-review and published in reputable
scientific journals.
• The Shelter Island 4-poster program did not successfully eliminate the
island's ticks.
• This is not surprising because, at its inception, Shelter Island's program only
managed to deploy about 1 device/130 acres for the first 3 years.
Thereafter, many fewer devices were deployed.
• This is far below the recommended deployment density of 1/40 — 50 acres.
The Village of North Haven on the South Fork has been running a productive 4-
poster program; however, this program has some special features that contributed
to its success:
• North Haven is almost completely surrounded by water, which would limit
the inward migration of untreated deer.
• North Haven has managed to deploy twenty 4-posters on its 2.65 sq miles
(= 1696 acres). That is about one 4-poster for every 85 acres. That is close to
the recommended deployment density (1 device/40 -50 acres).
• As an affluent community, North Haven has been able to fund its 4-poster
program to the tune of about $100,000 per year. That would be about
$5000/per device per year. This does not include significant startup costs.
• North Haven has also been able to run a productive deer culling program, as
is required to retain its 4-poster license.
Summary. Four-posters significantly reduce populations of our most problematic
ticks; however, these devices also come with clear risks to public health and the
environment. Because of high, recurring costs and an inability to find suitable
sites for the required number of devices, it would be impossible for the Town of
Southold to mount a successful 4-poster program.
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