July 22, 2010
Calverton is not the only purposed location for the Shinnecock Indian Nation
Casino. Lance Gumbs, a tribal senior trustee, spoke with reporters after a
meeting on Thursday. He stated over 30 potential sites have been presented to
the tribe. All of which are in Suffolk County. Only a few of those locations
have been made public.
One potential site is next to Calverton's Splish Splash on Route 25. It is a 131
arce parcel of land. It provides room for future expansion. It also has frontage
on two sides for the Long lsland Expressway and Route 25.
Another property is owned by Riverhead Town. A 755 acre lot that was to be the
Riverhead Resorts site. The town is under contract to sell the land for $108
million. Riverhead Resorts was to build a year round eight resort themed
facility. Riverhead Resorts is pushing to have everything finalized before the
end of the year. However due to issues with government agencies and that the
property needs to be subdivided first, the town is unsure if Riverhead Resorts
will be able to hold up it's end of the deal. Currently, the town also has a ban
on casinos. Town Board members will need to lift the ban and currently it is
unclear if they will.
In the industrial center of EPCAL, there is a 95 acre parcel that is also being
considered. Last month, a presentation was made by the owner, Engel Burman
Group, to the task force. However, 40 Brookhaven Town civic associations are
opposed to the development. The task force was informed of this by Manor Park
Civic Association's John Paulson on Thursday. They are opposed to a casino
anywhere in Brookhaven Town.
In order for the Shinnecocks to build the casno off reservation land, they first
need to purchase the property. The land then goes into a federal government
trust. Zoning restrictions do not apply.
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