Comprehensive plan update

Responding to community concerns about the nature and amount of industrial development in Calverton, planners are recommending zoning changes to reduce industrial development density and update rules for modern warehouse development and other uses.

A Westchester-based developer is looking to build a '5-star resort' on the Long Island Sound in Riverhead and has met with Town Board members and other officials to discuss the idea.

The vision for Riverhead: "a vibrant and sustainable community that balances economic growth, environmental stewardship, and quality of life for all residents." Town's planners give update on work done on comp plan update so far.

Riverhead held the first of two public workshops on the comprehensive plan update today at the Suffolk Theater. About 90 people turned out to hear the planners' present issues and participate in breakout group discussions.

The town's new planning consultants will conduct their first public outreach meeting Saturday morning. They are hoping to get more community members involved in the process. Second article in a series focusing on the comprehensive plan update.

The public is invited to a workshop on Riverhead’s comprehensive plan update on Saturday, April 22 at the Suffolk Theater on Main Street.

The ideas and actions in the weeks and months ahead will, quite literally, shape the future of the Town of Riverhead — and perhaps the region — for the next quarter century or more. News analysis. (First in a series.)

A resolution authorizing the suspension was passed unanimously Wednesday night by the Town Board in a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Yvette Aguiar absent. The resolution authorized up to 30 days of the suspension without pay. It did not specify the substance of the charges.

Representatives of BFJ Planning of New York City held a kickoff meeting in Riverhead Town Hall Thursday, presenting a timeline and milestones for the development and priorities for the comprehensive plan update, and fielding board members’ questions.

Opinion: Developers are ready to build and our Town Board is in lockstep with them — not the people of Riverhead.