Editor:
Catherine D. Kobasiuk Assistant: Marina Kobasiuk
A
Letter from Our President
Members, Directors, and employees of
the MBPOA,
On Friday September 13, 2013 we filed
and served a Notice of Claim on the village of Mastic Beach, the
Board of Trustees, and various current and former village officials.
This is a legal notice that gives the MBPOA 1 year (in state court)
to sue the Village. It simply puts them on notice that we are fed up
with some of their practices.
One of the village's first
resolutions as a government was not to better Mastic Beach, it
was to file and serve a summons and complaint in the New York State
Supreme Court to appropriate our waterfront property, that belongs to
the deeded lot owners who live in the original 10 Sections of Mastic
Beach, which has been under the stewardship of the MBPOA for
generations.
Despite the pending lawsuit to
determine the rightful owner of the waterfront property, we feel the
village has engaged in a pattern and practice of intentionally and
maliciously depriving, or seeking to deprive, the Mastic Beach
Property Owners Association and our members of our rights and
property. From its inception, the village of Mastic Beach, its
trustees, officials, agents, employees, and others have conspired
against the Mastic Beach Property Owners Association and her members.
We have tried in vain over the past
three years to work with the village. Over that period of time it has
become apparent that the village has been abusing its governmental
powers and acting with unfettered discretion. As stated in the Notice
of Claim, "...the village intentionally, negligently, wantonly,
and maliciously seek to bankrupt Claimant (MBPOA) by preventing
Claimant from conducting normal business of and relating to the
operation of its marinas and annual festivals…” The full lawsuit
is available upon request. We have tried honestly to work with the
village, unfortunately to no avail. There is something wrong here. We
have successfully served the residents of Mastic Beach for the past
85 years by working cooperatively with the town, county, state and
federal governments. We have to ask, why won't the village work with
us?
It is sad that our wonderful community
has to endure this type of bullying and harassment by our local
government. We will not stand to have the village and others further
abuse their authority to target members and friends of the MBPOA. As
we have done for the past 85 years we will continue to protect the
waterfront, the membership and our assets. The Mastic Beach
Property Owners Association is ready to protect the rights of the
membership. The MBPOA encourages anyone who also feels that the
village has taken unfair advantage of him or her or abused its
governmental power to contact either Maura Spery, Chairperson of the
Legal Committee at the MBPOA office.
The MBPOA is only as strong as it
membership. We are looking forward to a fall and winter season of
activities and events for the entire community and we will see you at
the General Meeting on October 3.
In solidarity I thank you,
Jean
San Martin
September
General Meeting
The
September general meeting was interesting and informative. After the
the financial reports and the reading of the previous months minutes
we were given event reports. Director Maura Spery gave a report on
the Music By the Bay, it was a great success. Then
Director Lynne DeBona gave a report on the Crabfest, we
did very well at our biggest fundraiser of the year. Director Bill
Hack gave a report on the Snapper Derby, we had the
biggest turnout ever.
After
the committee and event reports Bill Doyle from Senator Lee Zeldin's
office spoke about dune rebuilding and NY Rising. Then Maria Brady
from the Mastic Beach Ambulance Company gave us a presentation and
demonstration of compression only CPR. There is no breathing done
with this method.
If
you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, call 9-1-1 and push hard
and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the classic disco
song "Stayin' Alive." CPR can more than double a person's
chances of survival, and "Stayin' Alive" has the right beat
for Hands-Only CPR. You can learn more at this site:
The
meeting was concluded with the 50/50 which was won by Ed Ambrose.
October
General Meeting
In
lieu of a guest speaker this month we will be having a casual
presentation and spirited discussion on the community reconstruction
plan, a'la New York Rising. Please come and participate.
Night
at the Races:
Saturday,
November 2nd is our Autumnal Night at the Races. Dinner
will be $20 and include a delicious dinner of a half chicken,
potatoes, vegetable, coffee & dessert. Beer and wine are
included. Tickets must be reserved and paid in full at the October
General Meeting or by calling the office at 399-6111.
Country
Dance Lessons
Line
Dance lessons are on Monday's at
7:30 PM until 10:00 PM. We teach beginners to intermediate and
advanced. The cost is Guest $8 and Members $6. Bring your own
refreshments.
Kids
Halloween Party
We
will be having a party for all the children of this wonderful
community up to the age of 12. On Friday October 25, 2013 from 4-7pm.
We provide candy, cookies, drinks and treats, as well as a mummy wrap
game, freeze dance, music, face painting, lollipop ghosts and paint
your own pumpkin. Bring the kids and enjoy an afternoon of
SPOOKtackular fun at the MBPOA clubhouse.
Blue
Claw Crab Festival
Our
Ninth Annual Blue Claw Crab Festival was once again a success due to
the many MBPOA volunteers who planned, set up the event site, sold
tickets, cooked the seafood, served the food, beer, and other
beverages, announced the musical entertainment, sold raffles, sold
merchandise, and the clean-up crew who worked hours after the event.
Our sincere thanks to all the volunteers who were too many to
mention. A extra thank you to Vice President Michael Kobasiuk for
being the money manager for the day and keeping all our ticket
sellers organized.
Special thanks
to:
- Terrie Cicerelli who for the past nine years has done a great job coordinating the unique variety of vendors
- SC Grant from Legislator Kate Browning for the music
- Ray Hopp of Colonial Youth and Family Services and the volunteers, who worked tirelessly throughout the day.
- Bill & Pat Hack for the use of their motor home
- Grand Am Recreational Vehicles for their help transporting the motor home
- Mastic Seafood for supplying all the seafood and their refrigeration truck
- Bay Gas for their donation of propane
- Montauk Bus for providing the shuttle bus
- Town of Brookhaven for the barricades and refuse
receptacles
Despite
some parking issues where cars were ticketed or towed by order of the
Village of Mastic Beach, the Ninth Annual Blue Claw Crab Festival was
a wonderful day and one more thank you to all who made it a success.
Newsletter
News
This
months newsletter and back issues can be found online at
http://mbpoa1928.blogspot.com/
.
There
are links at this site for our:
- face-book page
- twitter
- flicker
- Google+
- the MBPOA Google calendar
- PDF copies of the latest ads and newsletter
Do
not forget that if you need some official information it can be found
at our website at
Photos
Full
color photos of our events can be found at
Meet
& Greet Fridays
Ever
Friday night is a get together at the Clubhouse. The bar is open to
our members and their guests and this is a good opportunity to meet
new people, play darts, enjoy card games, or just enjoy conversation.
Lite fare is available at a small cost to cover expenses.
Menu
of food available for purchase:
- 10/11 – Chili Dogs
- 10/25 – Tacos
Hall Rentals The MBPOA hall is available for party rentals. Please call 631-806-1109 for rate and availability.
Public Input Sought on Community Reconstruction
The first public meeting on how to move
forward in reconstructing from Super Storm Sandy was held on
Wednesday September 25th at the Wm Floyd High School. The
open house from 6pm to 9pm led residents through various exercises to
engage them in problem solving in the following areas:
Infrastructure, Natural and Cultural Resources, Housing, Economic
Growth, Health and Social Services and Community Planning and
Capacity Building. The Committee made up of various community leaders
from civic groups, the school board, municipal officials, fire
department etc. had given some basic suggestions and ideas that the
public was able to weigh in on. Maps with markers were provided and
residents were encouraged to mark them up with their ideas. Ideas
ranging from, a kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding blue trail along
the waterfront, to scenic bike routes, to marketing our historic
sites, to establishing a Nature Center at Violets Cove, restore
beaches, raised boardwalks over the dirt roads on the waterfront,
charter fishing piers, fishing docks, kayak launch sites, revitalize
Neighborhood Rd, sea walls, bulk heading, green home initiatives,
raising of homes, razing of homes, raising of roads, better storm
drainage, dredging of waterways, rebuilding of the dunes, shellfish
reseeding programs and more. There will be another public meeting at
the high school on October 23rd at 6pm. This meeting will
have a presentation so please be on time.
We
encourage everyone to come and participate in what you would like for
the the future of Mastic Beach.
New
York State Required Safe Boating Course
The MBPOA will be sponsoring a two
night safe boating course to full fill the NY State requirements
beginning November 6, 2013. The course will cost $25 per person and
will be on October 9th and 10th from 7 pm - approx. 10 pm at the
MBPOA clubhouse, 31 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach
To sign up please call Kevin Collins @
399-6111 and leave a message.
Call
as soon as possible so we can arrange to have the
correct
materials available.
Marina
and Beach Report
The electric is working at Section 1
Marina. Marina guards will be ending on October 13 and all boats
need to be removed from the marina's by November 15. All ladders,
ropes and hardware must be removed also.
Monthly
Calendar
Oct.
3rd – General Meeting – 7:30 pm
Oct.
4th – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm
Oct.
7th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm
Oct.
11th – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm
Oct.
14th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm
Oct.
17th – Board of Directors Meeting – 7:00 pm
Oct.
18th – Country Dancing – 7:30 pm
Oct.
21st – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm
Oct.
23rd – Public Meeting at HS – 6:00 pm
Oct.
25th – Meet & Greet Friday – 7:00 pm
Oct.
28th – Country Dance Lessons – 7:30pm
Future
Events
November
2 – Night at the Races
November
7– General Meeting – 7:30 pm
November
21– Board of Directors – 7:00 pm
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