Virtual Public Hearing
A virtual public hearing was held on Thursday, August 19, 2021. If you missed the hearing, you may view the presentation or watch the video below.
Virtual Public Hearing Video
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF EDPL PUBLIC HEARING & AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT DESIGN REPORT
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NO. 0808.74
STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – NYS ROUTE 25 AND NYS ROUTE 27
TOWNS OF RIVERHEAD, SOUTHAMPTON, AND EAST HAMPTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY
In accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of the Eminent Domain Procedure Law (EDPL), the Department of Transportation will conduct a virtual public hearing for proposed storm drainage improvements along NYS Route 25 and NYS Route 27 in Suffolk County. The project proposes to correct drainage deficiencies and control flooding at the four locations identified below (there are no alternate locations) to promote safer traffic movement, using cost-effective drainage improvement techniques, as well as improve the quality of highway runoff.
NYS Route 27 (Montauk Highway) at Fort Pond, Town of East Hampton
NYS Route 25 (West Main Street), 1 ½ miles east of L.I.E. (I-495) Exit 72, Town of Riverhead
NYS Route 27 between Scuttle Hole Road and Mecox Road, Town of Southampton
NYS Route 25 (Middle Country Road) west of Edwards Avenue, Town of Riverhead
The hearing will be held in a live videoconference format. Participants who wish to join online should use the link. Participants who wish to join by phone should call 1 (844) 621-3956 and use the access code 1328354556 when prompted. The hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. on August 19, 2021, and continue until approximately 7:30 p.m. Starting at 6:00 p.m. on August 19, 2021, for 30 minutes prior to the hearing, representatives from the Department of Transportation will be available in the videoconference format or via direct telephone number to informally answer any questions you may have concerning this project. For additional information on the project as well as WebEx instructions, please visit the project website at www.dot.ny.gov/LIStormDrainImprovements. For any technical difficulties at the time of the hearing, please call (631) 904-3029 to speak with a NYSDOT representative.
The New York State Department of Transportation, being the agency having principal responsibility for carrying out or approving the proposed project, is the lead agency pursuant to Part 15 of Title 17 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of New York State (17 NYCRR Part 15).
The Draft Design Report (DDR) and all supporting documentation for the Storm Drainage Improvement Project – NYS Route 25 and NYS Route 27 will also be available for review. The DDR has been prepared to assess the project’s effect on the quality of the human environment in accordance with the requirements of the Article 2 of the New York State EDPL. Preliminary design plans for the project were developed by NYSDOT in coordination with Federal, State, and local agencies. Details of the design are included in the DDR.
Copies of the DDR are available for review on the project website at www.dot.ny.gov/LIStormDrainImprovements or by emailing R10-RPIC@dot.ny.gov with the subject titled “Storm Drainage Improvement Project - NYS Route 25 and NYS Route 27 Public Hearing” and during business hours at the New York Department of Transportation, Region 10 Office, 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788. Requests for receipt of the documents by mail can be made to the Storm Drainage Improvement Project, Routes NY 25 and NY 27 Project Team at New York Department of Transportation, 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Room 5A-15, Hauppauge, New York 11788.
*DUE TO THE PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO CONTROL COVID-19, WE ASK THAT YOU CALL US A DAY IN ADVANCE OF YOUR VISIT IN ORDER TO HAVE APPROPRIATE STAFF AVAILABLE TO ASSIST YOU.
At the public hearing, engineering, environmental, and right-of-way aspects of the project will be covered briefly in the informal presentation. Public hearing documents will be available on the project website and via mail/email upon request. Any questions should be referred to R10-RPIC@dot.ny.gov with the subject titled “Storm Drainage Improvement Project - NYS Route 25 and NYS Route 27 Public Hearing”.
All interested persons will be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the economic and social effects of the action, its impacts on the environment and its consistency with the goals and objectives established by the community during the formal comments portion of the hearing. The proceedings will be recorded which will be made available for public viewing and inspection. Persons may make oral statements and/or file written statements or submit other documents. Written statements submitted at the hearing or mailed/emailed to the Regional Office no later than 10 days after the hearing or August 29, 2021 will be made part of the record.
Please mail written statements to the Storm Drainage Improvement Project – NYS Route 25 and NYS Route 27 Project Team, New York State Department of Transportation, located at 250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York 11788. Please email written statements to R10-RPIC@dot.ny.gov with the subject titled “Storm Drainage Improvement Project - NYS Route 25 and NYS Route 27 Public Hearing.”
A “Notice of Determination and Findings of Public Hearing”, which will address written comments received, will be posted on the project website as well as published and served in accordance with EDPL § 204.
Those property owners who may subsequently wish to challenge condemnation of their property via judicial review may do so only on the basis of issues, facts, and objections raised at the hearing (§ 202 (C)(2) of Article 2, EDPL).
Each individual assessment record billing owner (“property owner”) or his or her attorney of record whose property may be acquired shall note that, under § 207 (A), a petition to seek judicial review of the condemnor’s determination and findings must be filed within 30 days after the condemnor’s completion of its publication of its determination and findings. Further, the exclusive venue for judicial review of the condemnor’s determination and findings is the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Judicial Department where any part of the property to be condemned is located (§ 207 (B), § 208).
Further information on this project may be obtained from:
NYSDOT Region 10
Storm Drainage Improvement Project – NYS Route 25 and NYS Route 27 Project Team
250 Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, New York 11788
R10-RPIC@dot.ny.gov
(631) 952-6929
Please advise this office at least ten (10) days in advance if a sign language interpreter, assistive listening system, or any other accommodation will be required to facilitate your participation in this public hearing. You may contact the Regional Public Involvement Coordinator (RPIC) at (631) 952-6929 or R10-RPIC@dot.ny.gov.
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Non-TDD User to TDD User: 1-800-421-1220
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