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if you have any questions, suggestions or you would like to share information with community residents. Proposed Project at Oakdale Yacht Club Legal Notice 17057483 posted in Newsday on March 26, 2013 states that the Oakdale Yacht Club is proposing to extend three existing commerical piers and construct new boat slips on the extensions. Proposed Site Plan |
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April
15 , 2013
Att:
Mark Carrara
NYSDEC
50 Circle Road
Stony Brook, N.Y. 11790-3409
Dear Mark Carrara:
After reviewing Legal Notice
17057483 which was posted in Newsday on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, proposing an
expansion of the Oakdale Yacht Club located at 520 Shore Road in Oakdale, N.Y.
11769, it is imperative that I voice my opposition to this proposed
project. The reasons for my objection
are that such an expansion will infringe upon navigation of the waterways, interfere
with ingress and egress of the ‘Grand Canal’ in Oakdale, and increase pollution
on the Connetquot River.
The expansion will choke
off the natural channel of deepest water.
Although the nautical charts do not clearly show the location of the
natural channel, those familiar with the Connetquot River know the north side
of the natural channel is located where the current docks end. If fact, the current docks are already too
close to the channel. Any extension will
worsen an already tenuous situation. This problem is exacerbated during the
summer when scores of moored boats are enjoying the pristine waters of the
river.
In addition, the expansion of the western
most pier will make it more difficult for vessels to enter and to exit the ‘Grand
Canal’ which is located between the Snapper Inn and the Oakdale Yacht Club. The proposed expansion will increase pollution of the Connetquot River as a result of the
additional number of vessels being seasonally berthed and maintained at the
Oakdale Yacht Club. A collateral effect
of such a project would be the negative impact it would have on property values
on both sides of the river.
Therefore, I strongly recommend
that the DEC deny approval of any further expansion of the Oakdale Yacht Club
into the Connetquot River.
Respectfully, William H. Single President, Great River Community Association
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The Great River Community Association sent the following letter to the Army Corps of Engineeers to comment on Permit Application Number NAN-2013-00308-EMN submitted by JMTM Associates (Oakdale Yacht Club).
May 1, 2013
Ms.
Shannon K. McNamara
Regulatory
Branch
Department
of the Army
New
York District, Army Corps of Engineers
Jacob
K. Javits Federal Building
New
York, N.Y. 10278-0090
Dear
Ms. McNamara:
Subject:
Permit Application Number: NAN-2013-00308-EMN by JMTM Associates
This letter is to respectfully object
to a Letter of Permission being issued to JMTM Associates which would allow
them to expand their existing docks further out into the Connetquot River. My opposition is based on the fact that the
expansion will choke off the natural channel of deepest water. Although the nautical charts do not show the
location of the natural channel, those familiar with the Connetquot River know
that it lies further north, with the north edge adjacent to where the current
docks end. Two of the proposed
extensions (of 129 feet, and 106 feet) will cause an impediment to safe
navigation of the river in this location.
In addition, the 129 foot extension of the western most pier will
interfere with vessels entering and exiting the ‘Grand Canal’ which borders the
west edge of Oakdale Yacht.
The expansion, if carried out as
proposed, will cause a serious safety issue with boaters using the river and
boaters using the Grand Canal. The
safety hazard will be increased by injecting a gas dock into the natural
channel, at the junction with the Grand Canal, and increase the risk of vessels
colliding with other vessels or hitting the gas dock.
Yours truly,
William H. Single
President, Great River Community Association
PO Box 13
Great River, N.Y. 11739-0013
The 2013 Membership Application Is Available on Website. Just click on Membership Application on the left. Complete and mail today!!! Show your support for your community association. *********************************************
CONGRATULATIONS!
The vacant GRCA Board Member position has been filled by Edward Canavan, an East Islip graduate and a long time Great River resident.
Board members
responsibilities include attending board meetings approximately four times a
year, attending general meeting when they are scheduled and helping to plan and
implement community events. If there are any other Great River residents interested in becoming a board member, please send an email to the following address:
greatriver11739@gmail.com.
Respectfully,
William Single
President, Great River
Community Association
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