Permits land formerly used as an armory which was conveyed to the town of Riverhead, county of Suffolk by the state in 2011, to be sold or leased to the YMCA of Long Island.
Summary
S08327 amends a 2011 law governing state-conveyed armory land in Riverhead, Suffolk County. Under current law, the property had to be used for town purposes tied to police, justice court, public safety, and recreational programs. This bill replaces that restriction and allows the land to be leased or sold to the YMCA of Long Island for recreational and community programs for people of all ages.
The bill also changes the reversion provision for the property. If the YMCA use ends, title to the land would revert to the Town of Riverhead rather than the State of New York. The measure is narrowly focused on this specific parcel and does not create a general statewide land-use rule; instead, it modifies the terms attached to a prior conveyance of state-owned land.
Impact
If enacted, the bill would amend chapter 495 of the laws of 2011 to broaden the permitted use of the former armory property and remove the prior limitation that it be used for town police, court, public safety, and related recreational purposes. It would authorize a private nonprofit/community organization, the YMCA of Long Island, to acquire the property by lease or sale for recreational and community programming, and it would shift the reversionary interest from the State to the Town of Riverhead. The practical effect is to give the town greater flexibility in redeveloping the site while preserving a local reversionary safeguard.
Sentiment
The available context suggests the bill is generally supportive and noncontroversial in tone, with a straightforward local redevelopment purpose. There are no recorded committee transcripts or votes indicating opposition, amendment debate, or divided sentiment. The caption and text frame the measure as a targeted authorization for community and recreational use, which typically signals a practical, locally driven proposal rather than a contentious policy change.
Contention
The main point of potential contention is the change in who may use the property and for what purpose: the bill replaces a public-safety-oriented municipal use restriction with authorization for sale or lease to a private nonprofit, the YMCA of Long Island. Another possible issue is the shift in the reversion clause from the State to the Town of Riverhead, which changes the legal fallback if the property is no longer used as intended. No specific objections, supporters, or opposing viewpoints are documented in the provided materials.
Requires that land formerly used as an armory which was conveyed to the town of Riverhead, county of Suffolk by the state in 2011, to be leased to the YMCA of Long Island for the provision of recreational and educational programs.
Requires that land formerly used as an armory which was conveyed to the town of Riverhead, county of Suffolk by the state in 2011, to be leased to the YMCA of Long Island for the provision of recreational and educational programs.
Authorizes alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county and the lease of such land for a wireless communication tower, and an easement for access and utilities.
Authorizes alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county and the lease of such land for a wireless communication tower, and an easement for access and utilities.
Provides for the distribution of revenue from hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county; provides $250,000 per fiscal year be utilized by Suffolk county for program support of a not-for-profit organization that manages and owns the Montauk Lighthouse.
Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to execute a one-time extension of an existing lease of state-owned lands located at 1 and 2 Marriott Plaza located in the hamlet of Farmingdale, town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, state of New York.