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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

 

 

The Great River Community Association has sent the following letter to the DEC stating our concern with this proposal.  

 

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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

 

 

 
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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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