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Michael Raspentini, speaking for neighbors on Soundview Road, described speeding that in his view had become \"unlivable,\" with cars exceeding 60 mph and tractor-trailers violating posted restrictions. Raspentini said the conditions were making it unsafe to open windows, sit in yards or walk in crosswalks and asked the town to take meaningful action.

Supervisor Ed Smith and council members clarified the limits of town authority for enforcement: the town sets traffic rules and truck restrictions but it does not provide general policing upland (the Suffolk County Police Department handles traffic enforcement). Smith said he would convey the concerns to county authorities and work with the town\u000027s traffic and transportation director to request engineering studies.

A resident from Northport raised a separate neighborhood nuisance about Waterside Auto at 84 Waterside Avenue, saying the current owner operates with late hours and a high number of vehicles on a small lot. The board asked town staff to inspect the site and follow up with neighbors; staff said they would send personnel to evaluate whether hours or operations violated existing codes.

Council members and the town noted ongoing programs and potential remedies: the town can commission traffic studies, consider returning traffic islands or placement changes to slow vehicles, and request increased enforcement from the Suffolk County Police Department. The town\u000027s traffic and transportation director, present at the meeting, was asked to connect with residents to scope studies and possible countermeasures.

No immediate policy or enforcement action was taken at the meeting; board members said they would coordinate with county police and town traffic staff to pursue engineering analysis and targeted enforcement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Huntington Town Board Meeting\tJun 10, 2025\t","oneSentenceSummary","Multiple residents described speeding, truck traffic and nuisance noise in neighborhood corridors and near a Northport garage; town officials said traffic enforcement is handled by Suffolk County police and pledged to pursue engineering studies and follow-up through the town\u000027s traffic department.","taxTitle","Huntington, Suffolk County, New York","taxId",63611,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6190643,"Ice-cream and food-truck vendors contest Huntington parks bid evaluation; speakers ask for re-evaluation",457,1871000,2328000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b&start=1871&end=2328","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b/thumbnail_1871000.jpg","/articles/6190643/Huntington/Suffolk-County/New-York/Ice-cream-and-food-truck-vendors-contest-Huntington-parks-bid-evaluation-speakers-ask-for-re-evaluation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190643-372516e515f2269d21dbe19e4c086eb5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452845&Signature=UvX4s8E75GgPdLi1Fx4Yy~trL1L2aEWzAZQMCG5YlQfcwq1CLFdqaOdLIXvhTccnWtPg7huKliPY6JVNvCNLlPLMpNju~lrlD3hP9G256LpLbd60gvMFrp2PkOsGqiBmyKOMP0oi5Bq9fIDtirbIHc42bIMk4~TEus85FGzMghxfzMkGNGsLNTgGq0Cn~xteM6qTd53iM9zvAX1hP6Ye40Cmw-WFiK0SOoJtbnRgpq657bvLnLLlAJqFNHqa9DwKkR8SPfZXKaJrBigJd3e3OZ447xrT3jZImzz01VJLnolm8KmVHvSKi5bG36~x0in3NDXcgzNd9jTUkLN26Qv2HQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple mobile food and ice-cream vendors addressed the Town Board during a public hearing, asking the town to review how parks vending license recommendations were made.

The hearing concerned license agreements for townwide mobile ice-cream trucks and mobile fast-food and beverage trucks. Several bidders said the selection committee appeared to prioritize higher monetary offers over experience, hours of operation and menu variety, contrary to the RFP evaluation criteria.

Connor (Connor Hallas) Hallas, representing Hallas Ice Cream, said he submitted a competitive bid and \"three solid recommendations\" and asked the town to \"reevaluate their parks vendors decision based off the needs of the community and not the financial need of the town.\" He emphasized a decade of mobile-food experience and noted his product options include kosher soft serve and dairy-free items.

Ashley Seguili, manager of Cool Cat Soft LLC, referenced the RFP scoring on the printed evaluation matrix: \"experience counts as 30%. Fee proposal counts as 30%. Proposed hours of operation... 25%. Nutritional value and a variety of menu items offered at 15%\" and asked whether her firm\u000027s complete submission and supporting letters were given full weight during evaluation. Ronald Goldstein, attorney for V and J Trading New York, Inc., noted his client was the highest bidder and emphasized long service to the town.

Speakers asked the board to confirm that the selection committee followed the RFP\u000027s criteria and to consider community engagement and nonfinancial factors when making awards. The board did not take an immediate action to reopen awards at the meeting; the hearing record will be available for review by the selection committee and the board.","Several mobile-vending operators asked the town to reconsider park vending awards, saying the RFP\u000027s evaluation criteria (experience, fees, hours and menu variety) were not fully applied and that community service and nonfinancial factors should matter.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6190647,"Speakers urge tighter vape-store limits and stronger penalties as Huntington holds two public hearings",937,2404000,3341000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b&start=2404&end=3341","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b/thumbnail_2404000.jpg","/articles/6190647/Huntington/Suffolk-County/New-York/Speakers-urge-tighter-vape-store-limits-and-stronger-penalties-as-Huntington-holds-two-public-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190647-0a06020966a5eea9491d0f53ae67bedd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452845&Signature=XyqQFbbYL-IEkXZOacE4KE9ilt2u7oInMMXsD-cf4s0bMrUrzpORX-cjPNW07a7E4nfs7iA1NDFq~R35nXhn6npouyoZpXFDo1FiSZ7AWw402qY1JjYacl7NKZKHGGLub6FTW2EL13Ke2YGu-urAi1S4OgZ1HcaLW2JelkZPML56NLAiGfb8z8AY5foTV2GG0~ZKaGIlbnr6S3QRo5RbwQmjqBkPtYo-42hAkNrk8AZiYhfdqyUsVBrXlfcM0JrX4N3gOlBKp0XxMwLmnUm8O0aFM7usKLjNYFlIkXiom8j~v2QH1sS-7gYzyhB1kA7vjaNRR5zSXBd8SfubxM9T5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town Board held two public hearings on proposed local laws aimed at regulating vape stores and hookah lounges, and public-health advocates urged the board to adopt stricter spacing rules, stronger penalties and robust enforcement.

Town Clerk Andrew Reay read notices for local law introductory number 13-2025 (amending chapter 173, streets and sidewalks) and number 14-2025 (amending chapter 198, zoning, article 11 on conditional uses for vape stores and hookah lounges). Brendan Black, speaking on behalf of Assemblyman Keith Brown, described vaping among youth as an \"epidemic\" and said he supported the town\u000027s efforts and related bills in Albany to keep vape and cannabis retail storefronts away from schools, parks, places of worship and from each other.

Speakers from the Huntington Opioid and Addiction Task Force, local school-district-affiliated groups and health providers urged the board to strengthen the distance proposed between shops. Sharon Richmond, an educator and advocate with local anti-addiction efforts, asked the board to increase the minimum distance between vape shops \"from 500 feet to at least 1,500 feet,\" and she asked for stricter penalties for businesses that sell to underage patrons. Linda Orestano, executive director of the North Port East North Port Community Drug and Alcohol Task Force, urged passage of both resolutions and emphasized enforcement, licensing oversight and compliance checks.

Barry Zacks, project director at Huntington Drug and Alcohol Counseling Center, described rising vaping among middle-school students and said reducing access and marketing would help prevention. Liz Alexander noted youth outreach efforts that have engaged some vape-store owners in voluntary compliance. The speakers repeatedly asked the town to match regulatory distance rules with active enforcement and penalties for repeat violators.

Town officials did not take final votes on the local laws at the meeting; both items remained in the public-review stage. The hearings created a public record of support for stronger regulation and for close coordination between the town and state lawmakers on retail licensing and enforcement.","The town board held back-to-back hearings on local law changes to restrict vape and hookah retail locations and to amend related town codes; public-health advocates and task-force members urged expanding the proposed 500-foot spacing to at least 1,500 feet and ramping up enforcement.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6190652,"Public hearing held on rezoning request for proposed Popeye—27s at 3082 Jericho Turnpike in East Northport",701,1158000,1859000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b&start=1158&end=1859","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b/thumbnail_1158000.jpg","/articles/6190652/Huntington/Suffolk-County/New-York/Public-hearing-held-on-rezoning-request-for-proposed-Popeye27s-at-3082-Jericho-Turnpike-in-East-Northport","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190652-549f62d223969db554d6602f694d05c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452845&Signature=Uq2YL97mkUcemNlyY2IN0LEUGLAqirtRxcQRH7uA5rHa4dxcVyPOKHQ4~~r1EAszR4l~Yrr8bZzQuS66cCTxkl6M6~gAZfJa-x9KY7TscWCTWvdELaFR979bKI06k67EK5KulHNAfwKBLy12oaacq~01RRcmIucbnvRwayCFUAhu1HnOHOT1nA5kJU5uyDQyalzWZ1a50MeMuX2SZVJjHP9ZgDJuRvKldJuvtS9nxK3Ik82V5RVflHP33zhxCNgzTE4mRwVyYhpRuQuUQCpyO58JVm4EtiJpUUhnwEV5Q-fGLz3aIu8OgAhG2LZ1vrMn8ftA61s5u~FGapBfJa2XHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town Board held a public hearing on a developer\u000027s request to rezone 3082 Jericho Turnpike in East Northport from I-4 (Light Industry) to C-6 (General Business) to allow a proposed Popeye\u000027s restaurant with a drive-through.

The public hearing notice described the proposal as an amendment to the zoning map under chapter 198 of the Town of Huntington code (local law introductory number 12-2025). Rachel Skelfo, Esquire, of Farrell Fritz presented the application materials and said the proposal calls for demolition of the vacant Yokohama restaurant (closed since February 2019) and construction of a restaurant with a drive-through; the site is identified as Suffolk County tax map block 402.15, lot 35.

Engineer David Bittner of Boller Engineering discussed site details, noting setbacks and mitigation measures. Bittner said the plan preserves an existing 6-foot PVC fence at the rear, maintains a 5-foot buffer strip along that fence and proposes plantings on the property line adjacent to the nearby Learning Center. He described how the drive-through lane and menu board would be oriented so the menu board \"faces the neighboring parking lot on the east side\" rather than directly toward rear residential properties. Bittner also compared drive-through setbacks to nearby uses, saying the Taco Bell drive-through in the vicinity is 134 feet from residential property and that the subject lot measures approximately 191 feet when measured across an intervening lot.

A neighbor, Lisa Payone, who said her home sits directly behind the proposed site and adjacent to a daycare, told the board she strongly opposed the rezoning. Payone described concerns about late-night traffic and idling cars, noise, food odors, increased litter and rodent activity, and potential health effects from exhaust near areas where children play. \"We ask that you respectfully decline the application for the zone change of this property,\" she told the board.

Skelfo provided the board with previous examples of nearby rezoning and existing drive-through uses in the area and said the applicant had mailed notices to property owners within 500 feet and posted signage as required. The hearing concluded with no rebuttal from the applicant and no board action taken on the zoning change during the meeting; the public hearing record was closed for this session.

The town clerk noted affidavits of publication, mailing and posting were on file for the hearing. No vote or resolution on the change of zone was taken at the meeting; the board will consider the application through its normal review process.","Town board heard a change-of-zone application to rezone a closed restaurant site from I-4 (Light Industry) to C-6 (General Business) for a proposed Popeye's with drive-through; neighbors expressed opposition over noise, odors, traffic and proximity to a daycare.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6190657,"Huntington board extends decision on Green Meadow Estates rezoning after months of public opposition",2193,4044000,6237000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b&start=4044&end=6237","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5046276-4e1042921c5d794a6d60070ec824297b/thumbnail_4044000.jpg","/articles/6190657/Huntington/Suffolk-County/New-York/Huntington-board-extends-decision-on-Green-Meadow-Estates-rezoning-after-months-of-public-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190657-bc957cb1fc9baed0d3a26fd606284d9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452845&Signature=ikmRtcWipVIEVb3ImUbOwBrSTZu1zwHOCsBPS7nHM7k7UBzPnAKYNwbhh-TwOQ0eBrZCsGKwoh-tVaPfJJDqxyHxzrYwKKLeyIEdAw1hF54TrQQbMyrFegaPD0qsQTrtyIExNx8y90Acae0Fbu1U5-xyU7dmhpK6Xzb0h01Cz8hFlCs-xH~UmhcwZwy2DBROkHgOPLW0H08UIWEQjjwooBDkuuhZDy4AgRpWP-4Bb6acYGu5n2xwh82K55aWZyiOszdmaf2Vb5xjppTG4WJpg6fCXYm8QBjnrotaTb64YawoWbuWkhGf11cx1VwJZAH9wXUREhRTz2X8~WkUPGl73g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Huntington board voted to extend the time to decide on a zoning change request for the Green Meadow Estates property, delaying action after dozens of residents urged the board to deny the rezoning.

Supporters of preserving the property and nearby residents packed the public portion of the meeting to oppose changing the parcel on the west side of Lake Road from an R-40 residence district (one-acre lots) to R-20 (half-acre lots). The board adopted a resolution extending the time to make a determination on the proposed local law; the measure passed 4 yeas to 1 nay, with Councilwoman Lupinacci voting against the extension.

The extension matters because it gives the town and the applicant time to complete a full environmental impact assessment, a step several speakers said was necessary after concerns were raised about wildlife, drainage and tree cover. David Steinberg, who said he lives directly across from the parcel, told the board the proposed rezoning \"directly conflicts with the goals\" of Huntington\u000027s comprehensive plan to \"preserve and protect environmentally sensitive land,\" and warned rezoning would \"increase impervious surface area, stormwater runoff and destroy the mature trees and existing wildlife.\" He also said a protest petition had been submitted that, if validated, would require a supermajority vote to approve rezoning.

Multiple speakers echoed environmental concerns and alleged inaccuracies in the applicant\u000027s earlier environmental assessment. James Baraka said a Change.org petition opposing the project had collected more than 1,400 signatures and called for the town or county to consider buying the land as open space. Baraka and others raised a specific claim that an osprey nest on the property had not been properly reported to the board earlier in the review process.

Supervisor Ed Smith explained the board\u000027s rationale for granting the extension: the applicant agreed to a full environmental assessment, which Smith said would provide a more complete record for the town, planning department and the public. Smith added the extension was intended to allow that study to be completed and made public before a final decision.

Residents who opposed rezoning said they were skeptical the environmental review would be adequate and asked that the board deny any change that would allow denser development. Supporters of proceeding with additional study said the formal impact work would allow more defensible decision-making. The board did not vote on the rezoning itself; it only voted to extend the statutory decision deadline on the local law associated with zone-change application 2024ZM480.

The extension resolution passed with a recorded result of \"4 yeas, 1 negative; Councilwoman Lupinacci in the negative.\" No other roll-call votes on the rezoning were taken at the meeting. The board indicated the subsequent environmental assessment materials would be circulated and made available to the public when submitted by the applicant.

Residents seeking updates were told the environmental review process and any new submissions would be posted with the planning department and become part of the public record.","The Town Board voted 4–1 to extend the deadline to decide on a developer\u000027s request to rezone a West Lake Road parcel from R-40 to R-20, after multiple residents and petitions raised environmental and neighborhood-character concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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