Water Mill Residents Decry 'Decimation' of Roadside Plantings by Town Highway Department - 27 East
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Water Mill Residents Decry 'Decimation' of Roadside Plantings by Town Highway Department

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Lynda Packard and Sally Breen view the clearing on Flying Point Road in Water Mill. KITTY MERRILL

Lynda Packard and Sally Breen view the clearing on Flying Point Road in Water Mill. KITTY MERRILL

Lynda Packard measures from the chopped landscaping to the road. KITTY MERRILL

Lynda Packard measures from the chopped landscaping to the road. KITTY MERRILL

The clearing took out a portion of landscaping and irrigation system at a home on Flying Point Road in Water Mill. KITTY MERRILL

The clearing took out a portion of landscaping and irrigation system at a home on Flying Point Road in Water Mill. KITTY MERRILL

Neighbors decry a length swath of roadside vegetation cleared for a paving project on Flying Point Road in Water Mill. KITTY MERRILL

Neighbors decry a length swath of roadside vegetation cleared for a paving project on Flying Point Road in Water Mill. KITTY MERRILL

Kitty Merrill on Oct 18, 2022
Distraught over the town’s “decimation” of old growth vegetation along the shoulder of Flying Point Road, Water Mill resident Lynda Packard castigated Southampton Town Highway Superintendent Charles McArdle for clearing... more

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