Elected Officials, Staffers Head to Fishers Island for Annual Southold Town Board Meeting

FISHERS ISLAND, NY — Southold's annual Fishers Island town board meeting was held Wednesday, and a full contingent of elected officials and staffers turned out to listen to the concerns of residents and shape goals for the future.

The meeting was held at the Fishers Island School, with elected officials including New York State Senator Ken LaValle, New York State Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo, Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski, Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell and the entire town board gathering for the annual Southold town board meeting, held each August on the island.

Southold Town Highway Superintendent Vincent Orlando, Trustees John Bredemeyer and Glenn Goldsmith, and Charles Sanders, Commander of the American Legion Griswold Terry Glover Post 803 in Southold, were among the many in attendance.

During the meeting, the Fishers Island Community Board discussed its goals over the coming months.

"They look forward to a cooperative spirit with the Town to try to address big issues such as affordable housing and encouraging people to move to the island to maintain a viable year-round population — and to address smaller issues such as road and sidewalk repair," Russell said.