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EDWARD P.RONIAINE
SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
SARAH LANSDALE
MAUREEN GETCHELL COMMISSIONER RORY WHELAN
CHIEF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
September 28, 2026
ISSUED VIA ENTAIL
Denis Noncarrow, Town Clerk
Town of Southold—Town Hall
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Re: 2026 Agricultural Districts Program Enrollment
Dear Mr. Noncarrow:
Please be advised that the following parcels were approved and certified for inclusion into
consolidated Agricultural District No. 1, effective September 8, 2026, pursuant to Section 303-b
of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.
SC Tax Map 4s: 1000-069.00-03.00-009.003
1000-117.00-07.00-03 2.000
1000-134.00-03.00-006.002
100 1-006.00-08.00-006.000
Please contact me at (631) 853-8276 should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Mikael Kerr
Farmland& Open Space Coordinator
cc: Kenneth J. Schmitt, Chairman of the SC Agricultural &Farmland Protection Board(email copy)
Sarah Lansdale, Commissioner of SC Dept. of Economic Dev.&Planning(email copy)
Joseph Sanzano, Director of Planning, SC Div. of Planning and Environment(email copy)
Andrew Amakawa, Senior Planner, SC Div. of Planning and Environment(email copy)
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Heather Lanza, Director of Planning, Town of Southold(email copy)
Lillian McCullough, Land Preservation Executive Assistant,Town of Southold(email copy)
Claire Glew, Town of Southold Assessor's Office (email copy)
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Frank Tassone, Clerk
Suffolk County Legislature
Wm. H. Rogers Legislative Building
725 Veterans Memorial Highway
Smithtown, NY 11787
Dear Mr. Tassone,
In accordance with Section 303-b of the Agriculture and Markets Law, the Suffolk County Legislature
submitted to me, by resolution Nos. 565 through 578 of 2026, a report and plan to modify Suffolk
County Agricultural District No.1 by including predominantly viable agricultural land into the district.
Following review of the plan and its related documents, I hereby certify that the inclusion of
predominantly viable agricultural land, as proposed, is feasible and shall serve the public interest by
assisting in maintaining a viable agricultural industry within the district.
Signed and sealed at the Town of Colonie
County of Albany, New York
This Day of September, 2026
Sincerely, .--
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Richard A. Ball
Commissioner
cc: Ken Schmitt, Chair, Suffolk County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board
Sarah Lansdale, Commissioner, Suffolk County Economic Development and Planning
Mikael Kerr, Farmland and Open Space Coordinator, Planning and Environment
Andrew Amakawa, Senior Planner, Division of Planning and Environment
Jahnathan Russel- Anelli, IRIS
10B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235 1 agricultUre.ny.gov 1 (800) 554-4501