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Permits needed for fishing on Amityville property A new law passed last week by the Amityville Village Board requires those fishing or crabbing on Village property have a Village permit. The change was adopted to address concerns and complaints by residents who said that many who fish at the village beach or at the end of village streets near canals, often make noise, leave litter and otherwise causing a disturbance. "What we are trying to do is control this and make it manageable," said Mayor Peter T. imbert. "Signs will be posted so that everyone will know what the new code is." Imbert said that police would both check the areas routinely, and respond to complaints. He added, however, that the Village is moving slowing with the change, initially not setting any time limits and having the police tell violators that they have to vacate the area before ticketing. Fees will be set for residents and non residents though the amounts were not established at the time of the hearing. "We are taking this one step at a time and will be flexible depending on where we see the problems occurring," he said. In other business, approximately 20 condominium owners of Village Estates attended the Village Board meeting June 11, introducing themselves as new residents in the area and asking about the payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS), levied upon their properties. "We come from Nassau and Suffolk counties and Queens and we are all happy to be here," said one resident, Fran Prudenti of Francesca Way. "We were just wondering what these additional payments are." Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy explained to the residents that the initial agreement between the developer and the Village was for the construction of Town Houses, which are taxed based on real property market values. After all the permits and approvals were given to the developer, he approached the Village for permission to sell the units as con- dominiums instead, said Kennedy. These are taxed based on the income generated by the condominium complex and that is generally less than real property market values. While the Village considered approving the change, they were concerned about the loss of tax revenue. "Considering that the developer had received a substantial zoning change from the Village to build this complex, the village would not have agreed to let these units change to condominiums unless he agreed to the PILOTS," said Kennedy. As a result, an agreement was reached in which the prospective owners of the condominium units would be responsible for an additional tax payment over and above their annual tax rate to make up for the difference between what they would have paid had the units remained Town Houses and what they pay as condominium owners. In other business: Trustee Peter Casserly said the Village is talking to representatives of leagues who use the fields at the Village Beach to ensure that the facilities are left clean and in good condition. There have been some concerns about the condition of the fields following their use. "We have sent them all a letter s aying that they have to clean out the dug out areas and make sure all the lights are off," said Casserly. In addition, Casserly said that a significant amount of work has been done at the Village's Police and Fire Memorial Park. +Trustee Ed Johnson reported that the Village Court took in $33,700 in fines for the month of May. +Trustee Richard Ubert reported that the Building Department took in $71,190 in revenue for May and that the Planning Board is reviewing plans for a 15,000-square-foot building for CVS drug store at the site of the former Arnold Chevrolet. Final plans for a 12,000-square-foot shopping center on the southwest corner of Ketcham Avenue have been presented to the Village for approval.
+the board heard from a resident from 162 Cedar Street, Billy Alber who asked if the Village would consider making his street a one way from Oldfield to County Line Road. He presented a petition signed by all of his neighbors approving of the change. The matter has been put on the Village Board's June 25 agenda.
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