George Woodson

Pier Avenue is closed to traffic to all but local residents today for drainage repair work being done on the north end of the road. 

A State Supreme Court judge this week ordered the Riverhead Town highway superintendent to plow the "roadways" in the Oak Hills community in Baiting Hollow, the subject of ongoing litigation between the homeowners association, the highway superintendent and the town board.

Hulse Landing Road between Rt. 25A and Sound Avenue will be closed to traffic today between 9 a.m. and about 3 p.m., Riverhead Highway Superintendent George Woodson said this morning.

The town board approved a $20,000 salary increase for Highway Superintendent George Woodson to compensate him for managing the municipal garage this year.

A cured-in-place fiberglass pipe-lining technology developed in Germany was used to repair a pipe on Fanning Street last week. Highway Superintendent George Woodson is hopeful the method will be of great value in making trench-less repairs to aged drainage pipes downtown.

The 6,600-square-foot, heated building has the capacity to store 26 highway department trucks and will allow highway crews to operate more efficiently and more quickly during storms, Highway Superintendent George Woodson said.

Harrison Avenue between Route 58 and Osborn Avenue will be closed today from about 11 a.m. till about 4:30 p.m. for paving work, Riverhead Highway Superintendent George Woodson said.

The board OK'd a pay increase for the highway superintendent who will oversee the operation of the municipal garage for at least the rest of this year, authorized the creation of a new downtown revitalization committee, and held three public hearings on proposed code changes.

There was more debate among town board members than comment from the public during a public hearing yesterday on a proposal to increase the salary of the highway superintendent to compensate him for taking on responsibility for managing the town garage.

The town garage would operate under the supervision of highway superintendent George Woodson, who already oversees a garage that maintains and repairs highway department vehicles. The additional compensation proposed by the board requires the adoption of a local law. A hearing is set for March 6 at 2:15 p.m.