How can a community grow strategically without losing its rural character? That’s the subject of a panel discussion being hosted by the Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association on Saturday, May 20.
“Maintaining Rural Character While Planning for Strategic Growth” will feature 10 panelists, including representatives from government, business, tourism, wineries and agriculture.
The meeting will also feature a screening of the civic association’s short documentary film, “The Intersection” on the subject of conditions in the Main Road-Love Lane-Old Sound Avenue intersection. Councilman William Ruland suggested to civic leaders that they create a “video diary” of conditions at the intersection, which is now the subject of a traffic study commissioned by Southold Town after advocacy by Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association. A preview of the film is available at the civic association’s website.
Panelists scheduled to participate in the May 20 event are: Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo, Councilman William Ruland, Dan Heston and Tim Caufield of Peconic Land Trust, Prudence Wickham of Salt-Aire Farm, Ali Tuthill of Long Island Wine Council, Abigail Field of Go North Fork, builder Paul Pawlowski, architect Anthony Portillo and grant-writing consultant Michael Paddock, CEO of Grants Office.
The meeting takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 20 at Mattituck-Laurel Library.
