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* r So ano amante nem ahi uns mme a na oe ee e> aoe nn we n ap eee aaa ae 2a ees aan ane aa ve ouf min wee ues oa en new o mene diane finer «v s coe cea ae ack 200 an mg u cee wa n b ne mapin eaid yy d fo nes pepe \ L erat: in 2B t C { 1 BEFORE AND AFTER: The auditorium in the new Town Hall, (left) formerly Simpson Junior High, as it appeared one month ago while under construction andthe final product (right) opened to the public for the first By Jim Murphy - < >_ * x+ ++, While it may have? 'been the first. Town Board méeting in the new Town . Hall, the baymenwhoply their tradein Huntington: waters claimed the prob- lems that brought them out in foree to the meeting were quite familiaF. ~. Clammers: comprised over 50 per cent of the audience at Tuesday night's meeting, held in the auditorium of the new Town Hall. As they have in the fifidénterms of the lease however, the Long Island Oyster Farm does have the-right to. cultivate the entire 1,700 acres of underwater acreage, What:is ambiguoilis, according to a Town spokesman, is whether the lease . gives the farm permission to harvest the clam crop; along with the crop of oysters. And there-lies the baymen's complaint; tote T ow n C .. Déspite Mr. Roger's clairtt that progress has been made by the work of time lastTuesday at the first Town Board. meeting to be held in the newTown Hall, anent Bay Management Program, to properly handle the situation. I believe we have a viable program with some successes. The oyster farm has agreed .to give us more seed to stimulate growth, which will help replenish the clam crop.\ ; 'The 'shellfish committee has ob- , tained an agreement with the oyster . farm to permit the bayment to work the lands for the next three . years, . with the only exception being areas Rick Jackofsky photos tonight will provide those answers.\ The Supervisor also called for a survey of all the bay lands, to check the productivity of state owned lands; pub- lie lands, and areas worked by the oyster farm. I Nu? _ \I the agreement with the oyster farnt was only a subterfuge to make a killing on clams, than it is possible we may hae been misled when we nego- tiated the Iease,\ said the Supervisor. ''We will investigate to see if that lease ; - f ; ion by the's committee; whic i * by the far ccording - 'has been breached.\ ~ past, they claimed that expansion by - 'the'ad-hoe shellfish committee, which Staked off by the farm. According to ° ned. the Long Island OySter Farm, WhJCh includes bayment, lepresentafifies of Dr. Wemg, oyster farm officials have t. %s k has leased the Town waters until 1995, .- is putting them out of business. Peter Rogers of, East Northport, President of the North Shore Bay- men's Association, complained that \\the oyster farm is continually ex- panding. Half our bay is gone already, and we (the baymen) are being forced out slowly but surely: What we want is an agreement in writing between the Town and the oyster farm, saying that they will expand no more.\ lighwa By Jim Murphy The Town of Huntington obtained a show cause order at State Supreme Court in Hauppauge Monday morning, compelling Highway Superintendent Henry Murer to appear in court Octob- er 4 and explain his reasons for refusing to move his department into w the new Town Hall. Last week, two days before the Highway Department was slated to shift its administrative offices to the former Simpson Junior High School, new seat of Town Government, Mr. Murer informed Town Public Works head Dominick Feeney of his intention not to move. The Superintendent says the office space is too small in the new Town Hall, and that being away from bis workers would impair Highway Department efficiency. The Highway chief said he has not changed his mind. \I haven't seen Mr. Butterfield change his mind about dropping this irresponsible action,\ he SEPTEMBER 27, 1979 the oyster. farm, and officials from Town government, the committee has met with some success, according to Town Environmental Protection chief Dr. Jeffrey Wenig. Wee \I was taken aback by some of Mr. Roger's statements,\' Dr. Wenig told the audience, \since they are not consistent with the opinions he fias voiced at the shellfish committee meetings. We are pushing for a perma- nent Shellfish Committee anda perm- 3 land i . W € has I “E ~. . - commented. \I am surprised that the Supervisor, in' his apparent zeal to puriish me for saying no to him, has decided to drag this into court so ~quickly.\ Mr. Murer also contends there are too many problems with the new Town Hall, portions of which are still under construction. - ''There's not enough physical space, either in the offices or in the parking lot,\ he. said. \Plus there exists a dangerous situation in the building with all that construction still going on. Suppose someone was injured by falling debris. But my biggest reason for opposing the move is that lack of communication I would have with the rest of my department. I don't know of another highway department being asked to work in a situation like this.\ Huntington Supervisor Kenneth But- terfield, who pressed for the show cause order to speed up the move into the New Town Hall, had a different opinion. \I also believe that a highway me onsemven agreed to give the bayment advance notice of expansion, so they can clean out the clam crop before the farm proceeds into the area. Huntington Supervisor Kenneth But- terfield directed Dr. Wenig to examine the terms of the oyster farm lease, to see if it does prohibit the farm's harvesting of clams. \Before we start tampering with a lease, we need to know alittle more information. The questions we have asked Dr. Wenig Sets Day superintendent should be out on the roads seeing what his men are doing, but the administrative work can best be adapted from the new Town Hall. There are records in the Assessor's and Town Clerk's offices that are important to the day-to-day operation of his department. That's why we wanted consolidation of government under one roof, to function more smoothly and efficiently,\ said Mr. Butterfield. ~ The Supervisor also claimed that \the way Mr. Murer has gone about this affair has been a slap inthe face to all levels of Town government, as well as the people of Huntington,. He could have had the common decency to call me on the phone and say, 'Ken, I'm not coming tomorrow.\ Instead, I found out about it third hand. when he says he wants to be with his people, what he is really doing is cutting out two thirds of his facilities.\ The Town's position is that consoli- Before the business portion of the meeting began, members of the Hunt- ington Township Chamber of Com- merce had a special presentation for Supervisor Butterfield. A plaque to hang in his new office on Town Board procedure. \Due to the number of items on the agenda,\ the inscription reads, \we request that anyone wish- ing to insult the Supervisor limit themselves to five minutes or five insults, whichever is shorter.\ In Court dating all departments under one roof - will mean a tremendous financial savings, Formerly, various depart- ments had been scattered over 16 buildings, some rented,, some owned outright, throughout the town. Offi- cials anticipate saving almost $150,000 in rental fees each year, with addition- al funds realized from the eventual sale of Town owned buildings. The new Town Hall- was refurbished entirely with federal funds, at no taxpayer expense. According to a spokesman in the Town Attorney's office, it is highly unlikely that the judge will render a decision on the same day Mr. Murer answers the show cause order. Though he says he will comply with the ruling of the judge, Mr. Murer says he is optimistic about his chances. \If the cour upholds the Supervisor, I am sworn to comply with the laws of New York State, and I will make the move. But I am confident that my position will be upheld.\ PhGE3 \1 - es # 3h '.{ a *o4 A © tx f} \ ‘i'. bhi} oC de aithst (i U u . * I - - - nene. I anne mme coo one scant ene o m = a rarities AXE-Bl}?!- v: mages * An co ~~ roammmenesiin now « oem ~ *+ 4 * 1 jal 2 a,). ol. bok p - o aa { © Mo ue t e t aas +, _- oo n 9\ * - «». ana ae a = hos { - - e ' A R | » + 1 a * A‘
