Riverhead Town’s recreation trail at the Enterprise Park at Calverton is closed from Jan. 7 to Jan 31 to accommodate shotgun hunting season on the town-owned land.
But not everyone is heeding that warning, officials said. (more…)
Tag: EPCAL
The Riverhead Town Board has made a momentous and apparently irreversible decision to sell 1,600 acres of EPCAL land at a giveaway price to Calverton Aviation & Technology, completely controlled by the controversial Ghermezian family. The Coalition Against EPCAL Housing opposed that action on behalf of Riverhead’s neighborhood associations and environmental organizations. READ
During a site plan discussion at the Riverhead work session last Thursday, a new question emerged for board members: should lighting at the industrial Enterprise Park at Calverton be dark-sky compliant? READ
The proposed sale of Riverhead Town land at the Enterprise Park at Calverton has been a hot topic since 1998, when the town first sold nearly 500 acres of the industrial core at EPCAL to developer Jan Burman for $17 million. READ
Calverton Aviation and Technology has made a $500,000 initial deposit within the time frame called for in the agreement of sale between CAT and Riverhead Town, according to Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith.
CAT is proposing to purchase 1,643 acres of land from the town at the Enterprise Park at Calverton for $40 million. READ
Officials at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command said they have no plans at this point to expand groundwater testing of homes near Enterprise Park at Calverton.
Specifically, they referred to the area of Manorville that’s located in Riverhead Town but not connected to the town Water District. READ
While Riverhead Town officials have said for much of the past few years that the state Department of Environmental Conservation will only allow about 600 acres to be developed at the Enterprise Park at Calverton, Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said there is no mention of any development cap in the contract to sell 1,643 acres of town-owned land at EPCAL to Calverton Aviation & Technology. READ
As the long-awaited votes were cast last week to determine whether Calverton Aviation & Technology can proceed with the purchase of 1,640 acres of land at the Enterprise Park at Calverton, town leaders accurately described it as the biggest decision they’re likely to make in their current roles. More than one speaker, in addition to the elected officials, noted the effect this decision will have on their children and grandchildren. READ
