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Shinnecock Nation tribal council Trustee Bianca Collins and Chairwoman Lisa Goree defended the tribe's plans to build a gas station in Hampton Bays at a meeting of the Hampton Bays Civic Council this week. MICHAEL WRIGHT
Some Hampton Bays residents challenged the tribe's "right" to build a gas station. Others said they should be allowed to do what they want on their land. MICHAEL WRIGHT
Residents of Hampton Groves Beach Association, like Lynn and Gail Murcott, whose homes neighbor the tribe's Westwoods property, said the clearing of land by the tribe was destructive to their quality of life. MICHAEL WRIGHT
Some residents, like Thea Fry, said the tribe should be allowed to pursue economic development however it can. MICHAEL WRIGHT
One resident said that Trustee Bianca Collins and tribal Chairwoman Lisa Goree displayed "a lot of courage" for coming to the Civic Council on Monday night to face down neighbors of Westwoods angry at plans for a gas station on tribal land. MICHAEL WRIGHT
Michael Wright on Jul 31, 2024