Riverhead Planning Board

Stan Carey, who is the superintendent of the Massapequa Water District and has worked in municipal water distribution systems for more than 30 years, was elected chairman of the L.I. Water Conference.

A site plan for the construction of 120,450 square feet of additional retail and accessory uses on a 42-acre Route 58 site gained preliminary approval by the Riverhead Planning Board Thursday.

Councilwoman Jodi Giglio took an active role in planning board discussions Thursday, even seating herself at the table during the planning board meeting.

A wrap-up of actions taken at the Sept. 15 Riverhead Planning Board meeting.

The group has been using a storefront on Railroad Avenue for prayers for the past six years, said the men, a Riverhead physician, an auto repair shop owner and a Queens dentist.

The 45 rent-controlled apartments will be offered to 'low-income' tenants who, in most cases, can earn no more than 60 percent of the county's median household income, or about $51,000 for a two-person household.

Plans for a Sonic Drive-In restaurant on Route 58 and Osborn Avenue cleared a key hurdle at the Riverhead Planning Board Thursday night.

Some big changes are coming next year to the Riverhead Planning Board, the appointed board of residents whose responsibilities include reviewing and approving plans for new commercial development in town.

The five-story, 45-unit apartment building proposed for West Main Street was granted preliminary site plan approval last night by the Riverhead Planning Board, which last night also issued a determination that the development will have no significant environmental impact.

PBMC Health gained site plan approval today for a planned 5,400-square-foot “annex” at Gateway Plaza on Route 58, where it will operate an urgent care and diagnostic imaging facility.