Code enforcement

Police said a Riverhead restaurant was operating without a liquor license and had multiple town and fire code violations.

Riverhead issued more than 30 violations after search warrants at two properties tied to unsafe housing and quality-of-life complaints, the town said in a press release.

A proposal to expand Riverhead’s enforcement powers over illegal short-term rentals drew strong reactions at a public hearing Tuesday night.

Scott’s Pointe, an amusement park in Calverton formerly known as Island Water Park, was cited earlier this month by Riverhead Town authorities for building a go-kart race track and pickleball courts on its property without permits or site plan approvals, and other violations of town law.

Guest column: People associate excessive litter with lack of social control and management, which breeds a sense of insecurity. The perception of Riverhead is that it is dirty and dangerous. 

The firearms business seeking permission to open at 680 Elton Street has been hit with a stop-work order and code violations charging the company with occupying and using the premises without permits.

A rundown of the Nov. 6 town board meeting, including a hearing on the proposed 2020 operating budget, new staff hires and authorization of a Supreme Court action over alleged code violations at a Harrison Avenue home.

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith’s proposal to tighten housing code standards and implement steep increases in fines for code violations was rejected by the town board Wednesday in a 2-1 vote.

The towns and school district need to keep an open line of communication to support to each other.

Riverhead Town officials are discussing ways to take aim at 'blighted properties' that are vacant and boarded-up like this long-closed store on the corner of Roanoke Avenue and Pulaski Street, with new legislation that would assess fees of up to $5,000 against properties determined to be blighted under a point system like one used by Huntington Town.