Urban renewal area

The town has a process in place for making sure developers in no-bid contracts buying land from the town are able to perform. Why does the town ignore its own rules?

The new Railroad Avenue Urban Renewal Area Overlay District is intended to spur redevelopment of the area by providing developers with increased density and new uses, including multistory, mixed-use apartment buildings.

A proposed zoning code amendment seeks to spur redevelopment of the area surrounding the Riverhead railroad station.