$10M food processing site gets backing from New York State
Projects from Shoreham to Flanders will receive nearly $5 million in New York State economic development funds to help them get of the ground. Most notably, a $10 million processing plant was granted $1.25 million.
Here’s a breakdown of all of them:
Who? Community Development Corporation of Long Island
What? Peconic Crossing
Where? West Main Street, Riverhead
How much? $275,000
Why? “Build a multi-story mixed-use facility in downtown Riverhead, providing affordable workforce housing and public art gallery space.”
Who? East End Arts Humanities Council
What? Winterfest Live on the Vine
Where? Wineries across the North Fork
How much? $63,000
Why? “Six consecutive weekends of live music performances across Eastern Long Island. It is a collaboration with the Long Island Wine Council and Long Island Visitors Convention Bureau.”
Who? Family Community Life Center
What? Sewer connection feasibility study
Where? Riverhead
How much? $22,000
Why? “Study extending the existing sewer system boundaries in Riverhead to include the contemplated FCLC site.”
Who? North Harbor Trading Co.
What? High pressure processing facility
Where? Calverton
How much? $1,250,000
Why? “Establish a high pressure processing facility in Riverhead to enhance the shelf life of Long Island agriculture and food products.”
Who? Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning
What? Decentralized wastewater treatment facility
Where? Peconic Estuary
How much? $1,000,000
Why? “Suffolk County will construct a decentralized wastewater treatment facility to treat waste from five mobile home parks. The facility will eliminate failing on-site septic systems and reduce nitrogen loads to the Peconic Estuary.”
Who? Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe
What? Tesla Science Center
Where? Shoreham
How much? $700,000
Why? Create a “museum, a science center for educational events and entrepreneurial space for innovate technology companies,” and inform people about Tesla and his inventions.
Who? Town of Riverhead
What? Cesspool disconnection
Where? Riverhead
How much? $580,000
Why? “Redirect sewage from a 100 room hotel and catering hall and Tanger 1 shopping center to the TOR sewage treatment system. Will eliminate 40,000 gallons per day of cesspool water from flowing into Peconic Estuary waters.”
Who? Town of Riverhead
What? Shared water infrastructure with Suffolk County Water Authority
Where? Enterprise Park at Calverton
How much? $125,000
Why? “Town of Riverhead will construct an interconnection between SCWA water supply and Riverhead Water District to provide water supply to EPCAL, a major 600-acre redevelopment site.”
Who? Town of Southampton
What? Construction of permeable reactive barrier
Where? Flanders, Iron Point Park
How much? $650,000
Why? “Intercept and treat nitrogen impaired groundwater prior to entering the surface waters of the Peconic Estuary”
Who? Viva L’Arte
What? Viva L’Arte Cultural Center
Where? East Main Street, downtown Riverhead
How much? $180,000
Why? “Build a LEED certified cultural tourism/education center gallery space in historic downtown Riverhead.”
