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Does Montauk's Future Hinge on a Sewer?
The Express Sessions panel.
The Express News Group hosted the recent in its Express Sessions panel discussions at Gurney’s Montauk Resort on Friday afternoon, April 21.
The discussion, “Does Montauk’s Future Hinge on a Sewer?” centered around the debate currently underway regarding building a sewer district for the seaside hamlet, and where any potential treatment plant should be located.
East Hampton Town says that installing a sewer in downtown Montauk is critical to the environmental health of the hamlet, and will be essential for the downtown and other regions of Montauk to be adaptable to sea level rise. In part, that includes infrastructure to allow for coastal retreat from the oceanfront and redevelopment on higher ground. But the project would cost more than $70 million — and the town’s proposal to put a treatment plant on county parkland near the town dump has met fierce resistance. The discussion asked whether there an answer that’s both effective and tolerable to the community?
The panel included Nicholas F. Bono, deputy director, Wastewater Engineering, H2M architects + engineering; Leo Daunt, president, Montauk Chamber of Commerce; Robert DeLuca, president, Group for the East End; David Lys, East Hampton Town councilman; Peter Van Scoyoc, East Hampton Town supervisor; and Rick Whalen from the Coalition for Hither Woods. The discussion was moderated by Executive Editor Joseph P. Shaw.
Staff Writer on Apr 24, 2023