Government
Proposed town budget, tax cap override draw little public comment during hearing. Action on budget is expected at special meeting Wednesday.
The proposed budget requires a property tax levy increase of 4.86% to support a 5.5% spending increase in the three town-wide funds that keep local government running. The Town Board is expected to adopt the budget at a special meeting Wednesday.
Business
Downtown Riverhead projects land more than $3.3 million in county grant funding
A downtown parking garage and a new Long Island Science Center museum were among four projects in downtown Riverhead that were awarded a total $3.35 million in Suffolk County grant funding.
Government
Cock-a-doodle doo! Riverhead drops bid to ban roosters and regulate backyard chicken keepers
Here’s something backyard poultry-keepers can crow about. The community has spoken and Riverhead officials heard them. Town officials have decided to drop the rooster ban idea. The town also will not pursue regulations on backyard coops, henhouses and pens.
Government
Proposed rooster ban and regulations on keeping fowl on residential property has local backyard chicken keepers squawking
Alarmed backyard chicken keepers are squawking about a proposed code that would ban roosters and regulate the keeping of domesticated fowl on residential properties in Riverhead Town.
Business
Suffolk County Planning Commission rejects Riverhead’s 6-month industrial moratorium, OKs a 3-month pause, over town’s objections
Riverhead's proposed 6-month moratorium on industrial development hit a snag yesterday when the Suffolk County Planning Commission rejected it, authorizing a 3-month moratorium instead. Overriding the commission requires four votes — unlikely for an already-divided Town Board.
Guest Column
Can you trust the same crew that created the EPCAL debacle to fix this mess once and for all?
Democratic council candidate Andrew Leven argues that "the Republicans who created this mess were forced by public outrage to walk away from it." He asks: Can they be trusted to do fix it going forward?
Business
Triple Five threatens to sue Riverhead Town over EPCAL contract
'CAT Triple Five has the legal right to develop this property,' a company spokesperson said, calling it 'tragic' that the town has 'diverted' the future of Calverton 'to the court house for what will likely be years to come.'
Election Guide 2023
In their own words: Riverhead council candidates on the issues
RiverheadLOCAL sat down with each of the candidates for Riverhead Town council — Joann Waski (R-C), Denise Merrifield (R-C), Andrew Leven (D) and Rene Suprina (D) — on Oct. 9 to discuss some of the important issues facing the town that will be on the agenda of the next Town Board.
Government
Town Board special meeting set for vote on measure canceling contract with EPCAL buyer
The Riverhead Town Board will take up a resolution today to cancel the town’s contract to sell more than 1,600 acres of land at the Calverton Enterprise Park for $40 million to Calverton Aviation & Technology.
Business
Riverhead IDA scheduled to take up resolution Monday on Triple Five’s plans for Calverton
The Riverhead IDA is scheduled to take up a resolution Monday evening deciding Calverton Aviation & Technology's financial capability to develop the Calverton Enterprise Park— a decision crucial to how Riverhead's $40 million land deal proceeds — or whether it proceeds at all.