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“Now, we’re just waiting for the asteroid to hit.” That was the response from a person close to the situation at Town Hall after the back-to-back resignations this week of Comprehensive Plan Project Manager Edward Hindin and Town Councilman Mike Bebon. The person didn’t want to be named, but spoke to provide some context to the stunning turn of events. Mr. Bebon had advocated for Mr. Hindin to organize and run the effort to produce a Comprehensive Plan for the Island. But after months of work, and following a contentious, quarrelsome meeting on Monday of the Comprehensive Plan Advisor...

“This is a biggie. Are we ready for a project manager?” Town Board members were left to consider that question put them by Supervisor Gerry Siller at the June 2 Town Board work session in relation to the Water Advisory Committee’s Ground and Surface Water Plan. Someone needs to own this, said Councilman Mike Bebon, chairman of the Water Advisory Committee (WAC). “It’s a complex plan for a very complex problem,” Mr. Bebon told his colleagues. He believes that without a project manager, the many proposals contained in the report won’t be implemented for a lack of leadership. Volun...

Councilman Mike Bebon has resigned from the Community Housing Board (CHB). Mr. Bebon issued a written statement Wednesday evening saying he tendered his resignation Wednesday morning and it was accepted by his fellow Town Board members. Although Wednesday’s Town Board work session followed the resignation, it was not mentioned during that meeting. “It was my pleasure to have worked with all of you directly as a member of the CHB and it was an honor and a privilege to have served as your chair,” Mr. Bebon wrote in an email sent to the members of the housing board. He declined further com...

Water Committee seeks commitment from town Town Councilman Mike Bebon wants the town to start action on projects to ensure the saftey of the Island’s drinking water. (Credit: Judy Card) Near the end of a more than two-hour discussion on the Water Advisory Committee’s Ground and Surface Water Management Plan, Councilman Mike Bebon warned his Town Board colleagues that they must commit now to implementing recommendations on the quality and quantity of Island water. That was at the May 18 Town Board work session in which the councilman, who chairs the Wa...

(Credit: Martin Burke) A dozen Shelter Island residents have worked tirelessly with volunteer Project Manager Edward Hindin, Councilmen Mike Bebon and Albert Dickson and consultants Peter Flinker and Larissa Brown to create a new Comprehensive Plan. But they have not worked in a vacuum. They have opened the process to as many people as possible. Have they heard from you? More than 1,000 people responded to an early survey that helped spark thoughts about a new Comprehensive Plan, meant to become a guide for what full- and part-time residents and business operators would...