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Rogers Avenue Residents Continue Objections To Housing Plan In Westhampton Beach

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Attorney Frank Isler of Riverhead represented Rogers Avenue Associates in front of the board on April 7. BILL SUTTON

Attorney Frank Isler of Riverhead represented Rogers Avenue Associates in front of the board on April 7. BILL SUTTON

Rogers Avenue resident Jenny Czachur told board members she believes the development would change the character of her neighborhood. BILL SUTTON

Rogers Avenue resident Jenny Czachur told board members she believes the development would change the character of her neighborhood. BILL SUTTON

The Westhampton Beach Village Board held a public hearing on the housing plan on Rogers Avenue. BILL SUTTON

The Westhampton Beach Village Board held a public hearing on the housing plan on Rogers Avenue. BILL SUTTON

Westhampton Beach attorney Jim Hulme is representing the developers of a proposed new 7-Eleven on CR 31. BILL SUTTON

Westhampton Beach attorney Jim Hulme is representing the developers of a proposed new 7-Eleven on CR 31. BILL SUTTON

authorBill Sutton on Apr 13, 2022
Residents of the Rogers Avenue neighborhood in Westhampton Beach at a board meeting last Thursday, April 7, continued to implore Village Board members to reject plans to build a 52-unit... more

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