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Road Dedication
At our 2009 Annual Oak Neck Lane Meeting on April 14 there were a few questions from the residents asking the
ONL Board about the feasibility of dedicating the private roads of the community to the Town of Islip. A former
board member who served this community for over 25 years spoke at the Annual Meeting and outlined some of the
issues that were addressed when this topic was discussed over 20 years ago. Since our community did not have the
most current set of requirements of the town for road dedication the ONL Board formed a subcommittee to look further
into the matter.
The Road Dedication Committee decided the best course of action was to contact the Town of Islip and get the facts
associated with the prerequisites necessary to make the roads public and to have the Town take over the maintenance
of our roads. The ONL Board’s mission is to provide all the facts and issues to the community so we, as a community,
could determine a course of action. As information, the ONL Board had and continues to have no position on road
dedications as the Association does not own property and it’s up to each individual homeowner to make a decision on
the desire to turn the roads over to the town.
Prior to the Annual Meeting, and before the issue was raised by some residents, we contacted the then Town of Islip
Commissioner of DPW Stephan Lapham regarding the status of our roads in the official view of the town. Mr. Lapham
indicated that the roads were not maintained by the town and to contact the Planning Department for the town’s
requirements for dedication. We then contacted Commissioner Eugene Murphy of the Town of Islip Planning
Department whose office directed us to Lisa Andersen an individual responsible for road dedications. Please see the
attached response of the Town of Islip in a letter from Lisa Andersen.
The ONL Board will request that a town official address the community on this matter. In addition, please consult the
website www.onlassociation.com for further developments and other communications from the Board.
Oak Neck Lane Board of Directors
June 12, 2009
CLICK HERE TO VIEW TOWN RESPONSE LETTER
Road Dedication
At our 2009 Annual Oak Neck Lane Meeting on April 14 there were a few questions from the residents asking the
ONL Board about the feasibility of dedicating the private roads of the community to the Town of Islip. A former
board member who served this community for over 25 years spoke at the Annual Meeting and outlined some of the
issues that were addressed when this topic was discussed over 20 years ago. Since our community did not have the
most current set of requirements of the town for road dedication the ONL Board formed a subcommittee to look further
into the matter.
The Road Dedication Committee decided the best course of action was to contact the Town of Islip and get the facts
associated with the prerequisites necessary to make the roads public and to have the Town take over the maintenance
of our roads. The ONL Board’s mission is to provide all the facts and issues to the community so we, as a community,
could determine a course of action. As information, the ONL Board had and continues to have no position on road
dedications as the Association does not own property and it’s up to each individual homeowner to make a decision on
the desire to turn the roads over to the town.
Prior to the Annual Meeting, and before the issue was raised by some residents, we contacted the then Town of Islip
Commissioner of DPW Stephan Lapham regarding the status of our roads in the official view of the town. Mr. Lapham
indicated that the roads were not maintained by the town and to contact the Planning Department for the town’s
requirements for dedication. We then contacted Commissioner Eugene Murphy of the Town of Islip Planning
Department whose office directed us to Lisa Andersen an individual responsible for road dedications. Please see the
attached response of the Town of Islip in a letter from Lisa Andersen.
The ONL Board will request that a town official address the community on this matter. In addition, please consult the
website www.onlassociation.com for further developments and other communications from the Board.
Oak Neck Lane Board of Directors
June 12, 2009
CLICK HERE TO VIEW TOWN RESPONSE LETTER
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Front Entrance Vandalism
On Monday July 6 our landscaper started the summer plantings for the front entrance. When he returned Tuesday
morning to complete the job he discovered that someone had dug up and removed the previous days plantings. The
Suffolk county police department has been called and an investigation is underway. The deli personnel and gas station
attendant across from the entrance have been questioned to find out if they had seen any suspicious activity. As best as
can be determined right now the flowers were stolen between 11:30 PM Monday night and 6:00 AM Tuesday
morning.
Anyone who may have information about this crime is asked to call the Suffolk county 3rd precinct police or contact
any board member (See the Contacts Page of this website).
Front Entrance Vandalism
On Monday July 6 our landscaper started the summer plantings for the front entrance. When he returned Tuesday
morning to complete the job he discovered that someone had dug up and removed the previous days plantings. The
Suffolk county police department has been called and an investigation is underway. The deli personnel and gas station
attendant across from the entrance have been questioned to find out if they had seen any suspicious activity. As best as
can be determined right now the flowers were stolen between 11:30 PM Monday night and 6:00 AM Tuesday
morning.
Anyone who may have information about this crime is asked to call the Suffolk county 3rd precinct police or contact
any board member (See the Contacts Page of this website).
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Results of ONL Special Meeting of July 16, 2009
As many of you are aware, the ONL Association had a Special Meeting on July 16, 2009 to consider certain
amendments to the ONL By-Laws and to discuss certain matters presented for discussion and information
presentation by the ONL Board of Directors, all as requested by certain members of the ONL Association. All of
the amendment proposals and items for discussion were presented for your consideration in the Agenda for the
Special Meeting previously mailed to you and is also currently available on the ONL website.
A total of 95 members voted in connection with the Special Meeting. The following are the voting results on the
By-Laws amendment proposals from the Special meeting, in the order of the motions presented in the Agenda.
The By-Laws will be amended to reflect the approved changes and will be posted on this website.
No Change Petitioners Board
Recommendation
Motion 1 -- change to quorum from 20 to 56 members - 5 44 45
Motion 2 -- term limits for officers of the Board- 10 48 37
Motion 3 -- require 5 of the 9 Board members on financial business 5 48 42
Motion 4 -- require three bids for work/services - 6 44 45
Motion 5 -- require annual audit - 3 92 (board agrees)
Motion 6 -- allow for email notices to the ONL community - 44 - 49
Motion 7 -- provide for ballot vote at ONL community meetings - 40 - 54
Motion 8 -- ONL records, books, etc. to be open for inspection - 6 50 39
In addition, the ONL Community approved by a majority vote of those in attendance to have community member
Frank Russell chair a task force to investigate the matter of the dedication of the ONL roads to the Town of Islip and
report back to the community. All ONL members interested in participating on the task force or who may have
questions or concerns regarding the dedication of the ONL roads may contact Frank Russell at 631-669-3710. ONL
Members may also contact Board members with any questions or concerns with respect to road dedication.
Lastly, the petitioners also requested certain information and financial documents be made available at the
Special Meeting. Although these documents were displayed, the meeting ran over on other subjects and was
adjourned before such information could be entirely presented and discussed. As such, all documentation presented
by the board at the meeting is available for your review in PDF format by clicking on the links below.
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Judge rules in favor of the Oak Neck Lane Association
On December 7th 2009 the court ruled in favor of our Association in the matter of:
OAK NECK LANE, INC. Verses ANTHONY PECORALE.
Click on the link above to view a PDF of the courts ruling.
Judge rules in favor of the Oak Neck Lane Association
On December 7th 2009 the court ruled in favor of our Association in the matter of:
OAK NECK LANE, INC. Verses ANTHONY PECORALE.
Click on the link above to view a PDF of the courts ruling.