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Orient Water Project Presentation At Annual Meeting

At the Orient Association 2024 Annual Meeting on June 8 our guest speaker Mary Anne Taylor presented the results of the Orient Water Management Study.

Orient Water Project Recommendations Survey

The OA Water Committee recently met with consultants at CDM Smith to discuss present and future recommendations that the community should consider to sustain the health of our water resources. While the consultant has analyzed historical data from private well testing performed by Suffolk County Department Health Services, we did not have much information about how folks in the community are coping with issues of contamination and reliability. Here are the results of our October 2023 survey.

Summer 2023 Newsletter

We hope you are all enjoying the cool and peaceful days of spring as we approach the busy summer months.Kicking off the summer season, after a long hiatus the first in-person Annual Meeting of the Orient Association will be held on Saturday, May 27th at 9:30 am in Poquatuck Hall.Members of the Orient Association will be voting on a new slate of officers and Board Members will be introduced.

Spring 2023 Newsletter

Orient Association October 2022 Newsletter

Town Board Votes to Protect Community Character by Limiting House Size, Water Quality Advisory, Southold Town and Hamlet Survey - Join us for a Discussion of Community Issues and Priorities - Poquatuck Hall on November 12th at 9:30 am.

Orient Association Fall 2022 Newsletter

Fall is officially here. As we move into the cooler months and the days get shorter there is still plenty of activity out here in Orient, and reasons to enjoy the beautiful fall days. The Orient Association wants to update you on some issues that we have been focused on:Southold Town and Hamlet Survey, Limiting House Size, Take the Survey – Deadline this Sunday!, Preserving Plum Island as a National Monument, Deer Management

Orient Association Newsletter July 26, 2022

The Orient Association is hosting a Deer Management Forum on Saturday, August 13th at 9:30 am in Poquatuck Hall. The guest speakers will be:

Greg Doroski- Town Board Member and Liaison to the Deer Management Task Force
Craig Jobes- Southold Town Environmental Analyst in charge of the hunting program and de facto member of the Deer Management Task Force
Arnold Blair- Nassau Point Property Owners Association Deer Committee and member of the Town Deer Management Task Force.

Find out what the Town is doing to control the deer population and see what you can do to help Learn about the rules and regulations that control hunting methods in Southold.

Newsletter Dec. 7, 2020

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Though the world may seem out of control, Orient continues to maintain its warm community spirit. We hope you are well and enjoying our lingering fall and the beginning of the holiday season. The current focus is on community character and development in Orient; specifically, a proposed five-home + barn building subdivision called the Orchards, at Holyoke and Orchard Streets. Please read more about why there is strong concern regarding its impact on the village, clarified in the two letters we’ve posted on the website, both written by Orient residents. There is still time to share your comments with the Southold Town Planning Board. Now is the time to write a letter, send an email, and attend the public hearing on December 7th at 6pm (Agenda). Send your...

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Recent Happenings

State Of The Bays 2024

North Fork Civics presented “The State of the Bays & Water 2024” by Christopher Gobler, Ph.D., on Thursday, June 13, 2024

Annual Meeting June 2024

Orient Association held its annual meeting on Saturday June 8th at 2:00 pm at Poquatuck Hall. After the business meeting our guest speaker Mary Anne Taylor presented the results of the Orient Water Management Study.

Southold Emergency Management Committee and Southold Highway Department Forum

Orient Association hosted the Southold Emergency Management Committee and Southold Highway Department holding a forum on May 4, 2024 at Poquatuck Hall to inform and take questions about emergency preparedness in Orient and how the Highway Department prepares and deals with emergencies.