Comments on: Tuckahoe Main Street, or I’ve Got the PDD Blues Again

By: Saltbox

Saltbox — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:02:59 +0000

Well, first let me say that I haven’t been writing very much lately, so it’s an act of faith if you subscribe to Sag Hampton, but I’m happy to have you aboard, so to speak.

Secondly, I’ve restored the subscription widget near the top of the right-hand column on every blog page. Thanks for pointing out that it was gone. It, and a lot of other stuff disappeared after the last WordPress upgrade. I’ve been gradually trying to put it all back together. Anyway, you can now subscribe either to the RSS feed or by e-mail, just by clicking on the links provided.

By: Herlinda

Herlinda — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:12:57 +0000

Hey, i’ve been reading this blog for a while and have a question, maybe you can help… it’s how do i add your feed to my rss reader as i want to follow you. Many thanks. My best regards, Herlinda.

By: Frances Genovese

Frances Genovese — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:43:05 +0000

Apropos Tuckahoe Main Street and other PDD clones, everyone should be on the alert for the results of the “County Road 39 Study” with its arbitrarily drawn boundaries. This study will seek to add impetus to PDD & MUPDD developments by
revising the limited uses recommended for highway development (and non-development) in the 1999 Master Plan. We have long suspected that this study came into being, with its “smart growth” hype just to smooth the way for the Tuckahoe/King Kullen development. Of special interest are the claims to have polled “the community” (where/when/documented how) as to their “wants” and the unsubstantiated mantra: “everyone wants another grocery store(sic). Please attend the Public Hearings on this fiasco and ask hard questions.

By: Saltbox

Saltbox — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:44:34 +0000

Yes, Frances, I was at the Tuckahoe CAC meeting, and heard your very apropos (and funny) comments on Mr. Morrow’s other “underutilized” piece of property. Like you, I too think that Mr. Morrow’s Sagaponack neighborhood should not be denied the opportunity to reap the many community benefits that would accrue from having a “Main Street” type strip mall down by the beach.

That said, I hasten to agree with your comment that the main issue is the misuse of PDDs. And that, unfortunately, is a problem not limited to this particular situation. However, if we can get the Town to reform the PDD process, we will also, as a matter of course, stop this inappropriate development in Tuckahoe.

By: Frances Genovese

Frances Genovese — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:30:56 +0000

Eric: Thank you so much for this thoughtful, informative article. I am circulating it widely. Did you come to the Tuckahoe CAC meeting last week where Morrow was present but stubbornly refused to speak or answer questions? We fully intend to fight this latest MUPDD application to extinction, but many of us have come to the realization that the PDD virus cannot be fought application by application, but must be opposed as the enabling tool it has become in the hands of the so-called “planning” department, and J. Murphree specifically.