Minutes of August 14, 2025 HOA Meeting

Brookhaven Town Updates—Jonathan Kornreich—town councilman

• Battery storage facility is on hold, Brookhaven Town has not approved any facilities.
• Savion says the facility cannot catch fire.
• Harbor Road—jointly owned by Smithtown and Brookhaven towns, apparently they cannot agree on who is responsible for fixing the road.
• Brookhaven owns the pond property but not the bridge. 
• Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) has $50million for repairs to the bridge.
• NYS owns the bridge over the LIRR on Sheep Pasture Rd.

 
Other Agenda Items

• There is still concern from residents regarding increase of National Grid bills.  Joe told residents to call Bryan Torruso at National Grid, 631-348-6123 to discuss.  This must be addressed on an individual basis, so each concerned resident must call.
• Indoor pool cleaning and inspection will take place late September or early October.
• The clubhouse will be cleaned at the same time.  Cleaning should take 2-3 days.
• Smoke and CO2 detectors will be inspected in November.
• Entrance gate is a problem.
• Tennis court needs repair.

 
Community Comments

• Angela Cippilino has two meters in her garden.
• Future projects should be in the audit report—roads, roofs, driveways and reserves.
• Carl Furci presented a petition signed by residents of 61 units objecting to overnight parking rules.
• It was suggested that a handicapped chair be put in the indoor pool.
• The Board should email the house rules to residents.
• Carl Furci and Mary Negra suggested handicapped stickers for parking.
• The question arose regarding the responsibility of repairing termite damage.  The community repairs damage on the outside, residents are responsible for repair of any damage on the inside of units.
• Diane Ward mentioned a need for a rules committee.