Summary
The board gave preliminary approval to 16 clustered homes on 30 acres in Aquebogue, with two agricultural reserves and a ban on commercial cannabis growing there. Neighbors won protections on the right-of-way and open space, and the developer will pay $75,000 in parks fees.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
The developer faces about $722,000 in water infrastructure costs plus $75,000 in parks and recreation fees.
Future homeowners get new lots, and neighboring residents got the cannabis ban and open space protections they asked for.
Some neighbors remain concerned about driveway lighting and headlight glare toward homes on Fox Chaser Place.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Town Board - Oct 6, 2026
The board approved easements for the Summer Wind project in Aquebogue 4-1, even though the developer faces a stop-work order and fines for clearing land without permits. Officials stressed this was a routine water-district action, not project approval, and restitution must be paid before permits are issued.
Planning Board - Oct 1, 2026
The chair reported the stop-work order at the Summerwin site remains in effect while the town negotiates with the applicant, after equipment was removed from the site.
Planning Board - Sep 3, 2026
A 16-lot subdivision in Aquebogue got conditional final approval after two years of review, but neighbors say the developer cleared hundred-year-old trees and fenced rights-of-way before approval, and a stop-work order is in effect. Residents demanded the vote be tabled until legal matters are resolved; the board approved with an amendment barring further site work until the plat is filed.
Planning Board - Mar 19, 2026
The board gave preliminary approval to 16 clustered homes on 30 acres in Aquebogue, with two agricultural reserves and a ban on commercial cannabis growing there. Neighbors won protections on the right-of-way and open space, and the developer will pay $75,000 in parks fees.
Related development
Summerwind Farm Major Subdivision
Neighbors raised concerns about the recharge basin next to one home, streetlighting on a private road, cannabis cultivation potential, and two new access points on winding Peconic Bay Boulevard.
RD Pilesgrove LLC Major Subdivision
The project would bring up to twelve new homes off Sound Avenue near Dolphin Way, with about 62% of the land currently preserved — below the town's 70% goal — so the layout may change before it advances.
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