Government
Planners question council member’s proposal to add retail, trade shops to Main Road corridor
Council Member Bob Kern proposes a code change to expand permitted uses along Main Road between Doctors Path and Rt. 105. .
Government
Riverhead Water District rates going up Jan. 1 for biggest consumers: Town Board meeting wrap
Riverhead Water District rates going up for high-usage customers, yard waste annual permit fees increasing, more than a dozen code amendments implementing comprehensive plan recommendations adopted and more from the Dec. 17 Town Board meeting.
Government
Public weighs in on proposed code changes to implement comp plan update recommendations
The code revision proposals generally met with affirmation and support by members of the public who spoke during the hearing. But one resident who advocated for rezoning West Main Street to allow industrial uses, touched off an extended discussion of the future of that corridor.
Government
Riverhead considers ban on logistics centers and truck terminals in most industrial areas
The development of logistics centers, last-mile fulfillment centers and truck terminals would be banned in most of Riverhead Town’s industrial areas, under a proposed code amendment unveiled Thursday.
Government
Riverhead’s comp plan approved, despite public objections — and board’s dire warnings about looming fiscal trouble not addressed by plan
Though the plan was adopted unanimously, board members warned that without uses like agritourism resorts to grow the tax base and limit residential development, the town faces financial stress and tax increases.
Guest Column
Lesson from decades of developers’ assurances: Local residents are forever stuck with the impacts
Local residents are forever stuck in the traffic, water pollution, habitat destruction, commercial sprawl, and service demands that too many developers and their consultants have repeatedly assured us and our leaders would simply never occur.
Government
Riverhead postpones adoption of new comp plan
The Town Board postponed adoption of the comp plan to its Sept. 4 meeting due publication of the incorrect version of the final document with last night's meeting agenda.
Business
Town Board set to adopt comprehensive plan update at special meeting Wednesday
The Riverhead Town Board is set to adopt the town’s new comprehensive plan during a special meeting on Wednesday at 6 p.m.. The plan is a long-ranging document to guide town policy for the next 15-20 years.
Real Estate
Riverhead Logistics Center plan scrapped: NorthPoint sells out to partner, who says he’ll build ‘drastically’ scaled-down warehouse facility
Kansas City developer NorthPoint has abandoned its logistics center plan on Middle Road and sold out to NYC-based partner who says he’ll cut development by 150,000 sq. ft. and build a traditional warehouse space to serve the regional market.
Government
Calverton industrial moratorium is extended for three months by split vote of Town Board
A halt on all industrial development activities in the hamlet of Calverton has been extended for three more months.
