9.) 3 acres of NYSDEC land at the end of
Bellhaven Road, to
A10. (Resolution DD- 88)
10.) 9.6 acres along Chapel Avenue, belonging
mostly to former BVA president Al Hotchkin. Hotchkin spoke at the
public hearing complaining that upzoning should not be spot but
rather Hamlet-wide. (Resolution DD-90)
11.) 30.88 acres at the west end of Bay Road
half belonging to the town (formally Saltaire) and half to NYSDEC,
to A10. (Resolution DD-93)
12.) 20 acres on Burnett Lane, referred to as
"Historic Brookhaven," owned by Nancy Lee of Bellport. (Resolution
DD94)
While we appreciate the Towns efforts for the
above 1991 upzoning, we still do not understand why the Town decided
to do spot upzoning rather than a blanket upzoning of the whole
Hamlet since it lies entirely within the Town-defined Critical
Environmental Area. It should be noted that, despite all the
landowners involved in the above upzoning, there was no opposition
from anyone, only support at the public hearing. Several times since
the 1991 upzoning, the BVA has reiterated its request to the
Department of Planning, to no avail, to have all remaining parcels
two acres and larger in the South Shore Critical Environmental Area
upzoned to A2.
3. Preserved land in hands of Town, County, State and Federal
Governments
Despite the loss of the Post Point Farm to
development, during this past decade, there have been many positive
accomplishments for our community, including the following:
 | County purchased the Robinson Duck Farm.
|
| Town purchased the 18-acre former Saltaire
property. |
| Former Saltaire Property became the Fire Place
Nature Preserve. |
| 440-acres within the Hamlet were upzoned.
|
| County acquired the former Hawes Property.
|
| Former Hawes Property became the Dennis
Puleston Nature Preserve. |
| Post Morrow Foundation announced intent to
preserve Beaver Dam Creek. |
| NYS legislature enacted BVA idea the South
Shore Estuary Reserve Act. |
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