ANNOUNCEMENTS
* NO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE * Board of Trustees Meeting 11/14/2020 @ 12:00 pm
PUBLIC NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach will hold a Board Meeting on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 12:00PM. The Meetings will be conducted via video/teleconference in accordance with per Executive Order 202.1.
9:00 -11:45 AM Executive Session – Windswept
12:00 PM General Session – Via video/teleconference
Saturday, November 14th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm
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2020 GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION
EARLY VOTING: POLLING LOCATION - Oct. 24th thru Nov. 1st.
Islip Town Hall Annex, 401 Main Street, Islip, NY 11751
List of 12 Suffolk County Early Voting Location & Hours
Election Day, November 3rd - Ocean Beach Polling Location Ferry Terminal Boat House 6:00 am - 9:00 pm
Board of Trustees Meeting 10/17/2020 @ 11:15 am
PUBLIC NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach will hold a Board Meeting on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 11:15AM. The Meetings will be conducted via video/teleconference in accordance with per Executive Order 202.1.
10:00 -11:00 AM Executive Session – Village Office
11:15 AM General Session – Via video/teleconference
Saturday, October 17th, 2020 @ 11:15 am
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Steven W. Brautigam,
Clerk/Treasurer
October 7, 2020
Posted in the following places:
Bulletin Board on Village Office Door
Inside Village Office Door
Bulletin Board at Ferry Terminal
Bulletin Board at Post Off
Bulletin Board at Village Green
Website: www.villageofoceanbeach.org
Update! Ocean Beach - Beaches are CLOSED as of 9/20/2020
Please be advised all Ocean Beach beaches are closed as of 9/20/2020. No lifeguards will be on duty!
Board of Trustees Meeting 9/12/2020 @ 11:15 am
Meeting is being conducted in accordance with Executive Order 202.1. The manner in which this meeting will be taking place is by video/teleconference.
Saturday, September 12th, 2020 @ 11:15 am
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Mosquito Spraying Update 8/25/2020
Please be advise Suffolk County Vector Control continues to treat sitting water with granules to control the mosquito population and Spraying/fogging will continue on Tuesday’s in the evenings throughout the summer. Please see the notice below from Suffolk County.
Pesticide Application Notification for Sections of Fire Island
Weather permitting, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works will treat sections of the following communities as part of its ongoing annual effort to control adult mosquito populations
The following treatments are for vector control:
Time and date of the application: August 25, 2020, 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Approximate location(s): Davis Park and Point O’Woods on Fire Island
Sites to be treated: – All streets and boardwalks in the communities
Method of Treatment: Ground spraying - Ultra Low Volume Aerosol
Name of Pesticide: Anvil (sumithrin)
Time and date of the application: August 26, 2020, 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Approximate location(s): Ocean Bay Park, Ocean Beach and Seaview on Fire Island
Sites to be treated: – All streets and boardwalks in the communities
Method of Treatment: Ground spraying - Ultra Low Volume Aerosol
Name of Pesticide: Anvil (sumithrin)
Time and date of the application: August 27, 2020, 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Approximate location(s): Fire Island Pines, Water Island, Summer Club and Atlantique on Fire Island
Sites to be treated: – All streets and boardwalks in the communities
Method of Treatment: Ground spraying - Ultra Low Volume Aerosol
Name of Pesticide: Anvil (sumithrin)
For current and future notices and/or further information
Suffolk County Division of Vector Control 631-852-4270
Spraying Information Hotline 631-852-4939
For Spray Notices click on: http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/HealthServices/PublicHealth/PreventiveServices/PesticideApplicationNotification.aspz
If you are not sure that your land line phone is included in the CodeRED system or to receive notifications via cell phone, text messaging or e-mail, contact: https://public.coderedweb.com/cne/en-US/80C3DDC166D7
Although your chances of experiencing any health effects from spraying are quite low, the following common sense steps will help you reduce possible exposure to pesticides before, during or after spraying.
Steps you should take: Children and pregnant women should take care to avoid exposure when practical. If possible, remain inside or avoid the area whenever spraying takes place and for about 30 minutes after spraying. Close windows and doors and close the vents of window air-conditioning units to circulate indoor air or, before spraying begins, turn them off. Windows and air-conditioning vents can be reopened about 30 minutes after spraying. If you come in direct contact with pesticide spray, protect your eyes. If you get pesticide spray in your eyes, immediately rinse them with water. Wash exposed skin. Wash clothes that come in direct contact with spray separately from other laundry. Consult your health care provider if you think you are experiencing health effects from spraying.Steps you may want to take: The materials used by DPW’s Vector Control unit do not leave significant residues on surfaces, but exposure can be reduced even further. Pick homegrown fruits and vegetables you expect to eat soon before spraying takes place. Rinse homegrown fruits and vegetables (in fact all produce) thoroughly with water before cooking or eating. Bring laundry and small toys inside before spraying begins. (Wash with detergent and water if exposed to pesticides during spraying.) Bring pet food and water dishes inside, and cover ornamental fishponds during the spray period to avoid direct exposure.
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Board of Trustees Meeting 8/15/2020 @ 10:15 am
Meeting is being conducted in accordance with Executive Order 202.1. The manner in which this meeting will be taking place is by video/teleconference.
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Hurricane Notice 8/3/2020
ATTENTION
Due to the predicted weather forecast with Hurricane Isaias:
- The VILLAGE OFFICE will be closed Tuesday, August 4, 2020
- The DOCTOR’S OFFICE will be closed for afternoon hours on Tuesday, August 4, 2020
- BULK TRASH will be moved from Wednesday, August 5, 2020 to Thursday, August 6th.
- ALL BOATS in the Marina should be properly secured by Tuesday, August 4, 2020
- The LAST FERRY out of Ocean Beach will be 1:40 pm on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Wednesday, August 5th will be a regular ferry schedule
Stay safe!
Mayor's Corner - Early Boat Input 7/17/2020
Message from Fire Island Association:
Good Morning Everyone,
There is an early morning water taxi that was set up on a trial basis for several year-round residents who need to leave the island for work.
The fare is $15.00 per person and was subsidized by the generosity of the FIA.
The water taxi is able to take an additional 13 passengers for a maximum of 18 riders on a first come first serve basis. The people who had expressed the need were the people who were originally offered this early morning option.
Unfortunately, the ferry company may not be able to continue this without an increase of ridership. (they have only had an average of 3 people per trip) They will continue the scheduled taxi until NEXT FRIDAY, Friday July 24th. However, if the ridership does not improve they will have to stop providing this early morning option after the 24th.
The schedule is:
Seaview - 6:00 am
Dunewood - 6:10 am
Saltaire - 6:20 am
Getting to Bay Shore between 6:40 - 6:50 am
The fare is $15 per head. First come First Serve
Would anyone else be interested in this water taxi to keep it in service.
Again, this work-boat was set up for the Year-Round residents who needed to leave the island. The outreach had been made to residents who had contacted FINS with the need to exit the island earlier than the scheduled ferries.
To continue this option the ferry company needs to make it financially viable, which unfortunately now, it is not, and they may have to discontinue it.
Please let me know if you have any need for this ferry and be interested.
Be Safe and Stay well,
Dawn
Message from Chief Hesse - Bike Riding Restrictions
As of Friday, July 17th, bike riding restrictions will be lifted. Bike riding will be allowed at all times in the Village except for Bay Walk. No Riding on Bay Walk until Tuesday, September 8th, 2020. At night all bikes must have a light and a sounding device.
Ocean Beach Police Department
Mayor's Corner - Newsday Misquote 7/14/2020
Please be advised NO lifeguards in the Village of Ocean Beach have had or have tested positive for COVID-19. The report made by Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone was misquoted.
Mayor James S. Mallott
Board of Trustees Meeting 7/11/2020 @ 10:15 am
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Ocean Beach Youth Group Announcement 6/29/2020
To our OBYG families,
With the traditional opening of camp less than a week away, and a recent scare at a local restaurant showing us just how vulnerable our community can be, we have reluctantly come to the conclusion that we cannot find a responsible way forward in which to operate camp this summer.
Since the COVID-19 crisis began, all of us here at OBYG have been working tirelessly to design a safe summer camp program for your children. As the weeks went on and the trajectory of this virus became less clear, we shifted gears to create a recreation program where our campers could enjoy sports, arts and bay activities outdoors and remain socially distant.
However, the variables are just too many; we are a transient community with the majority traveling here by ferry. We do not yet know enough about the uptick in virus cases and the financial, legal and health risks are simply too great.
We want you to know that we have seriously considered every option and looked at this issue from every angle. We have spoken to island doctors, off-island doctors, insurance agents and underwriters, public health officials, other Long Island camps, both those who have closed and those that have decided to open. We had discussions with both POW and Saltaire who operate their camps as village recreation programs and who have both recently decided to open on a limited scale.'
Opening OBYG requires significant spending. In this pandemic environment, we have little confidence anyone can accurately predict camp enrollment and revenue. That could be disastrous. OBYG and this Board are also 100% committed to giving jobs to every single local teenager and twenty something. That would have been impossible this year. We predicted we would need less than half our staff. Which local kids and parents should we say no to?
We also approached the Village about local testing and becoming a village recreation program during this emergency, more akin to the other FI camps. Clearly our Mayor and Trustees are confronting new burdens and scary issues that as a summer transient community, no one could have imagined. We are all truly in this together. Operating as a village rec program and giving all of our revenues to the Village would have allowed us to side-step the significant financial risks and the legal exposure we face this year while operating in our traditional structure. Local testing would have been the biggest piece of allaying health concerns for campers, counselors, parents and multi-generational families. Our thought was that the Village most likely already had the expensive insurance required to operate through the pandemic.
The Village was very sympathetic, and did offer significant help, but ultimately was unable to focus on the many, many granular details to take on OBYG as a rec program in such a compressed time period. We understand we are just one spoke in the Ocean Beach wheel and we appreciate their efforts. We especially want to thank Dawn Hargraves and Brian Power for their time and accessibility.
Needless to say, this has been a heart-wrenching decision for us and one which we did not come to lightly.
However, our commitment to the families of Ocean Beach is unwavering and we will continue to monitor the metrics. We have not ruled out the chance to reverse this decision as Suffolk County moves into Phase 4. We are also working on a way to share resources with our families as we have such talented and committed staff still available to provide activities and supervision for your children.
For families who have already registered for camp and would consider rolling over tuition to help us meet our annual costs will receive a 10% discount for next year's tuition. To request a refund, please email oceanbeachyouthgroup@yahoo.com.
Please watch for additional information in the very near future, and please stay safe and well.
Sincerely,
Ralph Scordino and the OBYG Board of Directors
Ferry Ticket Books - SOLD OUT 6/19/2020
Ferry Ticket books are SOLD OUT as of 6/19/2020!
Don’t forget to get your applications in early next year. The application for 2021 will be on the website in December!