At long last, we have received our building permit and set the date for the groundbreaking for the new building. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! And join us on Saturday, July 22nd, on the church grounds at 2:00 p.m. for this long-awaited, much-anticipated, historic event. Several special guests have been invited to join us, including Rev. Jef … Continue reading July 2023
The paperwork for our building permit is moving through its processes with the Town. The Town engineers must examine plans for compliance of federal, state and local ordinances. Ray Calamari has reported there can be questions from the Town and he is prepared to shepherd the application in whatever way necessary.
We have submitted our application for a building permit! Hopefully, we will hear good news by the middle of June.
Get ready to celebrate! All of our ducks are in a row – just a few more “T”s to dot and “I”s to cross. The Board and the Building Team are preparing for our groundbreaking ceremony. Keep checking here for the date and time!
Ray Calamari, Brian Davis and I attended the Southold Town Planning Department public session on February 6, where the PD found no reason to delay approvals. Mr. Calamari spoke with the PD during their executive session and was able to get conditional approval for submission of our plans to the Building Department. Once the BD … Continue reading March 2023
Very encouraging meeting Monday afternoon, December 19, with the Southold Planning Board. Scott Edgett of North Fork Woodworking was able to attend, and afterwards, Brian Davis, Ray Calamari and I had a chance to get to know him better; I think he will be a great fit for our project! Moments before the meeting started, … Continue reading January 2023
A dumpster was rented and the shed and garage on the church property have been emptied in preparation for the site work, a.k.a. landscaping, of our project. These buildings are in terrible condition, but it will be determined whether we can use the concrete pad of the shed for its replacement. After meeting with four … Continue reading December 2022
The Building Team met with members of the Blue House Task Force, the Board, and Mssrs. Calamari and Davis to discuss the options available to the Church for the Blue House. The plans for the overall building project must include, for code compliance, a second septic system if we continue to use the BH as … Continue reading November 2022
The BT, with our architect and owner’s rep, met with a joint session of the Southold Town Historic Preservation Commission and Architectural Review Board on Thursday, September 22, to present plans incorporating suggestions from those bodies. The new plans include a “straight” garden wall, with a Gothic arch entry gate, and other elements noted by … Continue reading October 2022
The Building Team (BT) convened August 8, with Ray Calamari and Brian Davis (Beth Peterson was unable to attend). The purpose of this meeting was to inform the BT of status of our project and to meet with local builders for their input. Brian and Ray reported on their meeting with the Architectural Review Board. … Continue reading September 2022
