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06.13.2017 Government

County urges state to pass law clarifying farmland program

Suffolk County lawmakers are urging the passage of state legislation that would permit development for agricultural uses on protected farmland.

02.08.2017 Agriculture

Farmers urge county to pass law to sidestep court ruling

More than a dozen farmers, most from the East End, spoke at a Tuesday public hearing in Hauppauge in support of a proposed Suffolk County law that would sidestep...

01.13.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Where does the public fit in this farmland debate?

A feud between Suffolk County officials and a local environmentalist over farmland development rights is reaching a fever pitch. Essentially at stake is whether farmers have the right to...

01.10.2017 Agriculture

Suffolk drafting law to help farmers sidestep court ruling

Jeff Rottkamp, owner of Fox Hollow Farm in Baiting Hollow, had been preparing to join Suffolk County’s farmland preservation program. But those plans changed in September, when a New...

12.28.2016 Columns

Guest Spot: Big win on farmland for voters, taxpayers

Christmas came early for Suffolk County voters in the form of a New York State Supreme Court decision on preserving farmland.

11.22.2016 Agriculture

Suffolk appeals ruling against development on preserved farmland

Suffolk County lawmakers and farmers are supporting the county’s decision to appeal a recent New York State Supreme Court ruling that deems development on preserved farmland illegal.

11.09.2016 Government

Environmentalists applaud landslide victory for CPF extension

Local environmentalists are thanking voters for their overwhelming approval of the Community Preservation Fund, a proposition that was approved Tuesday by wide margins in each of the five East End towns.

10.07.2016 Agriculture

Court ruling: Development exceptions not allowed on preserved farmland

Special permits and so-called hardship exceptions, which allowed farmers to develop preserved farmland, have been deemed illegal, according to a New York State Supreme Court ruling.

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