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Vol. 48, No. 4
March 16, 2023
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Workers install a water quality unit at East Setauket Pond Park. Photo by Rita J. Egan
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Work continues on East Setauket Pond Park
BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Residents passing by East Setauket Pond Park have noticed the area has been fenced off recently. At the March Three Village Civic Association meeting, Town of Brookhaven Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) updated members on the work being done on the pond. Two water quality units are being installed to capture road runoff, such as sediment and floatables, from Route 25A and interconnected town roads before the debris goes into Setauket Harbor. In an email, Veronica King, Brookhaven’s
stormwater manager, said the project is expected to take approximately two months. The current and past work at the park has been a result of a $1 million clean water grant for the Town of Brookhaven that former state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) secured in 2016. George Hoffman, one of the founders of Setauket Harbor Task Force, said in a phone interview that he was pleased that the units would be finally installed. “It’s critical to improving water quality in Setauket Harbor,” he said. “The harbor is struggling. We haven’t been able to clam there
for 22 years. It’s unsafe to take clams from that harbor, and that’s based on bacteria in the area and a lot of the bacteria comes in through the stormwater.” He added the filtering of road runoff would also lessen how often the pond has to be dredged. At the civic meeting, Kornreich also told the attendees that the town recently purchased the property where East Setauket Automotive stands today with the hopes of building a larger park in the future. In a phone interview, Kornreich said the auto and truck repair shop will remain until 2025, and he said the town plans to be sensitive to the needs of businesses surrounding the park.
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