Southold Town had a $165,370 planning grant funded by the state in the latest round of Regional Economic Development Council Awards, which were announced yesterday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The town will use the money to complete its comprehensive plan update by preparing chapters addressing land use, infrastructure and transportation, according to the governor’s announcement. The town will also conduct environmental quality review analysis.
Southold’s award was one of 86 projects across Suffolk County that secured more than $30 million in the latest round of funding, according to County Executive Steve Bellone.
Among them:
$1.8 million to Brookhaven Science Associates for the Brookhaven National Lab Discovery Park for a public-private research campus and regional hub for scientific innovation, economic development and STEM education
$1 million to the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning for a decentralized wastewater treatment facility to treat waste from from five mobile home parks in the Peconic Estuary region.
$3 million to Islip Town for renovations of an existing building at Long Island to accommodate a federal inspection station that will allow international flights from Europe and the Western Hemisphere to fly directly into McArthur Airport.
$650,000 to Southampton Town to construct a permeable reactive barrier, 200 to 400 feet in length, at Iron Point Park in Flanders, to intercept and treat nitrogen impaired groundwater prior to entering the surface waters of the Peconic Estuary.
New York State’s regional councils were created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2011 in an effort to jumpstart the economy and create jobs.
“This initiative has redesigned the state’s approach to economic development from a top-down model to a community-based, performance-driven approach where community, business and academic leaders develop strategic plans tailored to their region’s unique strengths and resources in order to spur economic development,” Bellone said.
