Category Archive for : ‘LOCAL BROOKHAVEN TOWN NEW’

The Long Island Advance

Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington (WFP-Medford) announced recently that Governor Patersonsigned legislation she authored preventing the clustering of sex predators into law. Eddington’s measure requires the NYS Division of Parole to consider various factors before placingLevel 2 and Level 3 offenders into the community, including: – Location of other sex predators required to register under the Sex Offender RegistrationAct – The number of registered offenders residing at a particular property – Proximity to vulnerable populations – Availability of permanent, stable housing in order to reduce likelihood that suchoffenders will be

Newsday/Patrick Whittle

Brookhaven Town enacted a landmark measure yesterday that makes it illegal for more than tworegistered sex offenders to live in the same single-family home.  The ordinance, which townofficials and child protection advocates have said is the first of its kind in the state, isdesigned to break up clusters of sex offenders, such as the one in the Homestead Drive area ofGordon Heights.  According to a state registry Web site, more than 40 registered sex criminalslive in that roughly half-square-mile area.  Just before the vote, Councilwoman KathleenWalsh, who proposed

Newsday/Patrick Whittle

With proposed legislation that local officials and child protection advocates say would be afirst in the state, the Brookhaven Town Board is considering a landmark saturation statute thatwould impose tighter restrictions on registered sex offenders and, proponents say, help break upLong Island’s densest cluster of sex criminals.  The legislation, which will be the subject ofa public hearing Tuesday, would make it illegal for more than two registered sex offenders to livein the same one-family dwelling.  The proposal is designed to break up clusters of sexoffenders in communities such

Times of Middle Country/Jennifer Choi

Brookhaven Councilwoman Kathy Walsh (R-Centereach) has proposed a local law to prohibit morethan two registered sex offenders from residing in the same one-family dwelling.  The intentis to limit the saturation of registered sex offenders, Walsh said, adding that the approval ofthis law would amend Chapter 55 of the code of the Town of Brookhaven’s Child Protection Act. According to Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law, town officials recentlyamended their local code to be consistent with Suffolk County law, which states that registeredsex offenders

The North Shore Sun/Grant Parpan

Coram residents concerned with the number of registered sex offenders living in theircommunity may have the answer to some of their problems with a new bill being considered inBrookhaven .  The resolution, which was proposed by Councilwoman Kathy Walsh and will be airedby the Town Board at a public hearing August 5, expands the town’s child Protection Act to includea provision that would limit the number of sex offenders allowed to reside in a single-family hometo just two.  There are currently nine homes in the

Suffolk Life/Barbara LaMonica

In a 7-0 vote last week, the Brookhaven Town Board approved legislation that imposes tougherrestrictions on where level two and three sex offenders can reside in relation to where childrencongregate.  The Child Protection Act, introduced by Brookhaven Town Fourth DistrictCouncilwoman Connie Kepert, increases the distance in which convicted levels two and three sexoffenders can reside from a school, park or playground, or day care center from 1,000 feet toone-quarter mile.  The new legislation also decreases the time that level two and three sexoffenders have in which to