Summary
The Open Space Committee urged the town to buy the 35-acre parcel at the northeast corner of the forage camp with CPF funds — it would triple the Sound Avenue Preserve and reach the Long Island Sound bluffs at a below-market appraisal price.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
CPF funds are available; the appraisal price per acre is significantly below what the town paid for Sound Avenue Preserve 20 years ago.
All Riverhead residents and future generations who would gain over 200 acres of contiguous preserve land reaching the Sound.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Town Board - Sep 15, 2026
Robert Gavila described a collapsing railroad-tie retaining wall on his driveway, mostly on town property, and asked the town for a cost-share repair; the board promised to follow up within the week.
Town Board - Aug 18, 2026
The Open Space Committee urged the town to buy the 35-acre parcel at the northeast corner of the forage camp with CPF funds — it would triple the Sound Avenue Preserve and reach the Long Island Sound bluffs at a below-market appraisal price.
Town Board - Jul 21, 2026
Residents want the 4-H camp property preserved as open space. The appraisal is back, the town is reconnecting with the Peconic Land Trust, and the supervisor says no RV/campground plans — possibly asking the trust to pay for building removal.
Town Board - Jul 7, 2026
Lorraine Wilson asked what's happening at the 4-H camp behind her home — surveyors and cabin repairs have her worried. The town said Peconic Land Trust is brokering and the town appraised the eastern portion.
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