Report: Suffolk County To Ask Court To Condemn Fire Island Properties To Clear Way For Dune Project
KISMET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Suffolk County officials will reportedly ask a state court to condemn five Fire Island properties in order to begin work on a massive federal dune project.
The properties are in Kismet and Saltaire, Newsday reported. The county will make the request to the court next week, according to the newspaper.
The 13-mile, $207 million dune project was designed by the Army Corps of Engineers, but Suffolk is responsible for acquiring the land.
Report: Suffolk To Ask Court To Condemn Fire Island Properties To Clear Way For Dune Project
Twenty-one homes -- almost all in Ocean Bay Park -- are in the path of the dune and slated for buyouts. Another 26 in Davis Park will be relocated.
Residents who attened a meeting on Fire Island last week with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone expressed concerns about the lack of the funding to maintain the dunes, which may only last five to 10 years.
Work on the project is expected to begin nearly next year.
