The move would allow time to implement measures that are part of an updated master plan to preserve open spaces.
Opponents of the moratorium say all this could have been accomplished in the nine months since the updated master plan was adopted, without inviting the economic repercussions that a moratorium could bring.
Robert S. DeLuca, president of the Group for the South Fork, said his Bridgehampton-based conservation organization began urging the town last September to stop processing subdivision applications until it implemented the subdivision provisions of the updated master plan.
Joan H. Deissler, a member of the citizens' advisory board helping to devise an updated master plan for Republic Airport, said she was not aware of the potential problem.
The only drawback was the tiny master bedroom, with its pocket door that opened into what would be a child's room, so the couple walled off the door and enlarged the room to include an office for Ms. Larsen and an updated master bath.
Patterson Park/Highlandtown, 3BR, 1.5BA RH, huge kitchen w/new stainless steel appls, hdwd flrs, updated master BA, backyd w/privacy fence, CAC, blks to shuttle stop, no pets allowed, refs req'd.
