Larry Simms’ brief tenure as a member of the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency has come to an end.
Mr. Simms, an outspoken critic of the IDA who was appointed to the board earlier this year, submitted his letter of resignation. READ
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Riverhead Industrial Development Agency member Larry Simms commuted to Monday’s IDA meeting — from Pennsylvania.
Mr. Simms recently sold his home in South Jamesport, where he was registered to vote in Riverhead Town, and moved to Pittsburgh, Pa. READ
Larry Simms, an outspoken critic of the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency, is now a member of that board. READ
When Larry Simms of South Jamesport stands at the podium during a town meeting, he’s usually speaking against whatever application is being proposed. READ
A group of North Fork civic and environmental organizations are pushing for Riverhead Town to publish the agendas for an array of meetings on Riverhead Town’s website sooner and more frequently.
News-Review editors recently wrote in favor of studying the Aquebogue-Jamesport corridor. Unfortunately, they politicized the issue, saying Democrats called for a master plan update last year, but now “suddenly disagree” with the supervisor’s master plan proposal. The impression created was unflattering — and false. READ
This newspaper recently endorsed two proposals intended to improve government in our town: term limits and a four-year supervisor tenure. I’m not writing to oppose, but rather to point out that if these are the answers, we’re asking the wrong questions.
Leaders of four civic and environmental organizations have sent a letter to Riverhead Town Board members asking that the town require two large development projects in Jamesport to have their environmental impacts studied together. READ