Zero Tolerance for Downtown Riverhead

February 10th, 2008 category: Downtown Riverhead

At Options Realty we are glad to see that Riverhead’s two newest additions to the Town Board, Tim Buckley and Jim Wooten, have started the new administration in Riverhead Town Hall with local business success as a priority. Now let’s hope that the rest of the Town Board has the required fortitude to follow their comments of support with some action. Quickly.

At least these two members of the Riverhead Town Board understand the urgency of the problem with derelicts and deadbeats in downtown Riverhead. Solutions are available. Having the spine to back them up and maintain optimism and vision for a revitalized Downtown will hopefully prevail.

Tim Gannon had an article in The News Review on Thursday of this week entitled ‘Zero Tolerance’ Zone.

Mr. Buckley is proposing that the zero tolerance zone for downtown stretch from Griffing Avenue on the west to Ostrander Avenue on the east, with the zone going about a block to the north of Main Street. There would be signs clearly marking the boundaries of the zone, he said.

“Zero tolerance is a full-scale strategic attack on all crime and disorder in Riverhead, Main Street in particular,” Mr. Buckley said. “It focuses on the enforcement of ‘quality of life’ offenses such as drinking in public, loud radios, urinating in public and disorderly conduct. By quickly addressing these problems,Riverhead will send the message that more serious crime will not be tolerated.”

Read the rest of the article ‘Zero Tolerance’ Zone

Sometimes there is a little truth in pessimism. A comment on a post called Get Real here vocalizes some of the local web forums frustration of the deplorable conditions in Downtown Riverhead.

Downtown is already a “zero tolerance” zone. The town board has zero tolerance for a healthy business environment!

Options Realty has to say to this author (Life) that we think that this new administration In Riverhead Town Hall has some new blood that will keep the rest of the member’s feet to the fire on this one. Buckley and Wooten are fresh and ready to bring some good insight on how to find solutions to the dismal conditions on Main St. This proposal is just one bullet in the guns of these public servant’s arsenal to redevelop DowntownRiverhead . As evidenced in Jim Wooten’s and Tim Buckley’s campaign this past fall, both are following through on their campaign points. Let’s just hope that no one needs to hold Wooten and Buckley’s feet to any sparks, much less fire.

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