Government
Supervisor reacts angrily, berates resident for asking if there’s anything new with Triple Five
Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar grew irate when resident John McAuliff asked last week if there’s any news on a lawsuit by Triple Five over the EPCAL deal. She lectured him at length, berating him for bringing it up.
Government
‘To plane, or not to plane…’ Public hearing tackles heart of the debate surrounding EPCAL’s future
A proposed amendment to the zoning for the undeveloped, town-owned land at the Calverton Enterprise Park has come under fire for not going far enough to prohibit aviation uses at the site.
Community News
Discussion of PFAS issues on the agenda for next Calverton Restoration Advisory Board meeting
PFAS, the synthetic “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water wells in various locations in and around the Calverton area, are once again on the agenda of the U.S. Navy for its next meeting of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Manorville Fire Department.
Business
Proposed code revision would ban cargo, passenger flights and flight training and some other aviation uses at Calverton
A proposed amendment to the Planned Development District, the zoning that applies to the vacant land outside of the “industrial core” portion...
Real Estate
CAT says it has asked Riverhead to reverse its decision, move ahead with sale of EPCAL land
Calverton Aviation and Technology has reached out to Riverhead officials in an effort to move forward with the purchase of vacant industrial land at the Calverton Enterprise Park, despite the Town Board declaring the contract “null and void,” the company said in a statement.
Letters
On Triple Five application, the IDA did its job. The Town Board did not.
On the EPCAL land deal with Triple Five, the Riverhead Town Board and the Riverhead IDA are a study in contrasts.
Guest Column
Can you trust the same crew that created the EPCAL debacle to fix this mess once and for all?
Democratic council candidate Andrew Leven argues that "the Republicans who created this mess were forced by public outrage to walk away from it." He asks: Can they be trusted to do fix it going forward?
Business
Triple Five threatens to sue Riverhead Town over EPCAL contract
'CAT Triple Five has the legal right to develop this property,' a company spokesperson said, calling it 'tragic' that the town has 'diverted' the future of Calverton 'to the court house for what will likely be years to come.'
Business
It’s official: Riverhead Town cancels contract to sell EPCAL land to Triple Five affiliate, CAT
The Riverhead Town Board wasted no time acting to cancel the town's contract with Calverton Aviation & Technology following the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency's decision Monday night to deny CAT's application for financial assistance to develop the Calverton Enterprise Park
Government
Town Board special meeting set for vote on measure canceling contract with EPCAL buyer
The Riverhead Town Board will take up a resolution today to cancel the town’s contract to sell more than 1,600 acres of land at the Calverton Enterprise Park for $40 million to Calverton Aviation & Technology.
