Welcome to the Coram Civic!

The CORAM CIVIC ASSOCIATION is a group of over 130 community members from varied backgrounds that are working together toward a common goal embedded in our Mission Statement: 

The members of the Coram Civic Association are dedicated to the preservation of the history, beauty and spirit of Coram.

Monthly Meetings
Our General Membership Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month at the old Coram Fire House located at 303 Middle Country Road in Coram; right next to McDonald's Restaurant. Our meetings start at 7:30 pm and are open to the public. 

If you are not yet a member of the Coram Civic Association and live within the 11727 zip code, please consider joining. Let's hear your vision for your community! Influence the plans affecting your community before the decisions are made! Keep up-to-date on what is happening in your community and, more importantly, have a say in it! For more information, click on Membership.

ALSO ON THE BALLOT…

SUFFOLK COUNTY

PROPOSITION ONE:

RESOLUTION NO. 443-2020, “A Charter Law To Change The Legislative Term Of Office From Two (2) Years To Four (4) Years”

Shall Resolution NO . 442-2020, Adopting a Charter Law to Change the Legislative Term of Office from Two (2) Years to Four (4) Years by approved?

YES ⃝        NO ⃝

Editor’s Note: We currently vote for our Suffolk County Legislators to serve a two-year term. This proposition would create four-year terms for our SC Legislators; similar to our recent vote to create four-year terms for our Brookhaven Town council people. Term limit of 12 years will remain in effect. Read Resolution here.

SUFFOLK COUNTY

PROPOSITION TWO:

RESOLUTION NO. 547-2020, “A Charter Law to Transfer Excess Funds in the Sewer Assessment Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Suffolk County Taxpayer Trust Fund and to Eliminate the Requirement that Interfund Transfers Be Made from the General Fund to the Sewer Assessment Stabilization Fund.”

Shall Resolution NO. 547-2020 be approved?

YES ⃝        NO ⃝

Editor’s Note: Here are the answers to a few questions I posed to the office of SC Legislator Sarah S. Anker for which I thank them for their responses:

Q-CDR: Are the referenced “Sewer Assessment Stabilization Reserve Fund” and the “Sewer Assessment Stabilization Fund” two separate funds and what are their specific purposes?

A-SSA: “It is the same fund just referred to by both names- no one could tell me why.  The fund is used to stabilize sewer rates.”

Q-CDR: What constitutes “excess funds” in the Sewer Assessment Stabilization Reserve Fund?
A-SSA: “Funds beyond what is needed to fulfill the obligations of the fund.”

Q-CDR: What exactly is the Suffolk County Taxpayer Trust Fund?
A-SSA: “It is a fund to help stabilize county general property taxes.”

Q-CDR: What exactly is the “requirement” that Interfund Transfers be made from the General Fund to the Sewer Assessment Stabilization Fund?

A-SSA: “Transfers to sewer stabilization reserve fund are made to repay the prior loan from the fund.”

NOTE: The narrative and Resolution provided by Suffolk County to the Committee on Environmental Quality in reference to this proposal is available here.  

"A Little Burned Biscuit Never Hurt Anyone."

“When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my Mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed!” …read more 

COVID 19 (cORONAVIRUS)

guidance from Gov. Cuomo

UPDATED DAILY! ...click here

GUIDANCE FROM COUNTY EXEC BELLONE
UPDATED DAILY! ...click here

GUIDANCE FROM SUPERVISOR ROMAINE
UPDATED DAILY! ...click here
 

REOPENING GUIDELINES...
THE NATIONAL COVID-19 TASKFORCE
April 16, 2020
This 3-phase opening guidelines program was developed by the Covid-19 Taskforce in Washington DC. Prior to beginning the phased program, the state must meet the "Gating Requirements" as listed...read more

                  LONGWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY

                                  BUDGET VOTE

The Budget Vote scheduled for April 7, 2020, has been canceled. With respect for the financial constraints impacting everyone during this health crisis, the library will maintain its current budget for the upcoming year.

The Trustee Election has been postponed until after
June 1. LPL will advise the community when further details are available.

Although the library is closed until further notice, visit the LPL website for info on what you can do online! 

Subscribe to the LPL e-Newsletters here!

Date To Be Determined @ 7:30 PM
"Hope springs eternal."
Coram Civic Monthly General Meeting
Special Guest Speaker...TBD

Obviously that is all dependent on the status of this COVID-19 outbreak and we will keep you all posted via this website, our Facebook page, and our weekly Community Updates.

Stay well everyone and remember...Social Distancing!

It's the ONLY way to stop the spread of this disease!

Thoughts on the NYS Budget & its impact on School Districts
Assemblyman Joe DeStefano - 3rd Assembly District
Posted on his Facebook page 4/8/20...read post

New Voting Laws for 2020
New for 2020: Early Voting, Uniform Voting Hours, 16 & 17 Year-Olds Registration...more info

Check your mailbox for our...
2020 Membership Renewal Letter!
Please renew now for 2020 and continue to help us in our efforts to keep bettering the quality of life in our wonderful hamlet of Coram!

NYS 8427 "Covid-19 Death Benefit-State Employees

Special Accidental Death Benefit...read