Kathy's Korner

Mattituck Inlet Project

Strong's Marina is proposing to build two football-field sized boat storage buildings more than 5 stories high on Mattituck inlet adjacent to the Mill Road Preserve. If you want more information there will be a webinar April 26th at 6 pm. See below for the details.

How a Southold Town Decision Can Affect the Whole Forth Fork.

Case Study: Strong’s Marine Proposed Boat Storage

in Mattituck Inlet

Join a webinar, Wednesday, April 26th, 6:00 pm, hosted by Save the Sound, to learn how to participate in an environmental review

When: Apr 26, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Topic: Strong’s Storage DEIS: What’s Proposed, How it Affects the Region and How You Can Be Part of the Process

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://savethesound-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eJfJfu7_TD2jpCP3PpqWSA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Who:

• Louise Harrison, Long Island Natural Areas Manager with Save the Sound, will share how residents can participate in the an environmental review process, using Strong’s Marine project as a live example.

• Anne Sherwood Pundyk and Stephen Boscola, of Save Mattituck Inlet, will discuss the project and related concerns.

The case:

Strong’s Marine is proposing building two football field-sized yacht-storage buildings totaling more than 100,000square feet on Mattituck Inlet; both buildings will be taller than five stories. The project will cut down over 630 mature trees on 4 acres adjacent to Mill Road Preserveand excavate 134,000 cubic yards to take elevation from 50’ to 10’.

Why this matters to the whole North Fork:

• Mattituck Inlet is a regional resource. It’s the only navigable waterway east of Mt. Sinai on LI Sound coast

• Increased regional traffic. There will be a minimum of 80 haul trucks a day, 10 hours a day, 5 days a week — amounting one every 7 minutes — stretching from Mattituck to the LIE for at least 6 months

• There is an adjacent public space, the Mill Road Nature Preserve, that will be impacted

• Environmental consequences are not confined to Mattituck

• Lowering a coastal elevation during unprecedented sea level rise will impact the region’s climate resiliency

• The project would set a precedent for large-scale development in the region

The project is currently under Environmental Review by the Southold Town Planning Board, with a public hearing scheduled for May 15, 6 p.m., at Southold Town Hall 53095 Route 25. PO Box 1179. Southold, NY 11971 631-765-1800.

About Save the Sound

Save the Sound (savethesound.org) The mission of Save the Sound is to protect and improve the land, air, and water of Connecticut and Long Island Sound. We use legal and scientific expertise and bring people together to achieve results that benefit our environment for current and future generations.

About Save Mattituck Inlet

Save Mattituck Inlet (SMI, savemattituckinlet.com) is acommunity group whose mission is to ensure an active community voice in the review of proposed development of Mattituck Inlet by advocating for transparent and responsible development.