East Hampton Town Officials Confirm That They Will Offer Land Swap to County, As Speculated, To Make Way For Sewer System in Montauk - 27 East

East Hampton Town Officials Confirm That They Will Offer Land Swap to County, As Speculated, To Make Way For Sewer System in Montauk

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Kim Shaw, left, and Melissa Winslow of the town Natural Resources Department said that the Highland Meadows property

Kim Shaw, left, and Melissa Winslow of the town Natural Resources Department said that the Highland Meadows property "rose to the top" as the preferable option for town-owned land to propose in a swap with Suffolk County in exchange for land that could be used for a sewage treatment plant connected to a sewer system for downtown Montauk.

Kim Shaw, left, and Melissa Winslow of the town Natural Resources Department said that the Highland Meadows property

Kim Shaw, left, and Melissa Winslow of the town Natural Resources Department said that the Highland Meadows property "rose to the top" as the preferable option for town-owned land to propose in a swap with Suffolk County in exchange for land that could be used for a sewage treatment plant connected to a sewer system for downtown Montauk.

A map showing all the sites that East Hampton Town considered as possible sites for a sewage treatment plant for a Montauk sewer system. The town has settled on proposing a land swap with Suffolk County to put the treatment system in Hither Hills, adjacent the town dump.

A map showing all the sites that East Hampton Town considered as possible sites for a sewage treatment plant for a Montauk sewer system. The town has settled on proposing a land swap with Suffolk County to put the treatment system in Hither Hills, adjacent the town dump.

East Hampton Town is now eyeing land in Hither Hills to the east of the town landfill as a potential site for a new sewage treatment plant, if it can win approval from the county and overcome opposition from nearby residents.

East Hampton Town is now eyeing land in Hither Hills to the east of the town landfill as a potential site for a new sewage treatment plant, if it can win approval from the county and overcome opposition from nearby residents.

East Hampton Town is now eyeing land in Hither Hills to the east of the town landfill as a potential site for a new sewage treatment plant, if it can win approval from the county and overcome opposition from nearby residents.

East Hampton Town is now eyeing land in Hither Hills to the east of the town landfill as a potential site for a new sewage treatment plant, if it can win approval from the county and overcome opposition from nearby residents.

authorMichael Wright on Dec 14, 2022
East Hampton Town officials on Tuesday confirmed plans to propose a land swap with Suffolk County, offering a 19-acre parcel that the town just purchased off East Lake Drive in... more

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