Tracking a Local Ordinance or Project

Mike Bottini & Juliana Duryea, Eastern Long Island Chapter Co-Chairs

Keep Tabs on Local Projects and Proposed Ordinances

• Read the local papers• Network! - Develop relationships with professional

staff and other environmental groups• Chapter Coastal Issues Committee

Understanding the Decision Making Bodies and Processes

Federal (US Congress, ACE, USFWS, EPA)State (NYSDEC, State senators/assemblymen)

County (Legislators, Health Departments)Town (Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board,

Land Management, Town Trustees)

*Building Coalitions with other Environmental, Civic, Community Groups can play an important

role in the decision making process

SURFRIDER FOUNDATION POSITION ON THE ED-40 PROJECT:MAKE IT A PARK

The Eastern Long Island Chapter of Surfrider Foundation has carefully reviewed the ED-40 proposal and concludes that this property would make an excellent acquisition for a community park. Our conclusion is based on the fact that the …

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October 29, 2013Honorable Congressman Tim Bishop306 Cannon H.O.B.Washington, DC 20515

RE: Montauk Army Corps of Engineers Proposal

Dear Congressman Bishop,

September 21, 2014Scott WilsonDirector of Land Acquisition and Management159 Pantigo RoadEast Hampton, NY 11937 Fund Committee,

RE: ED-40 PROPERTY

Dear Scott and Members of the Community Preservation

September 23, 2014The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York DistrictPlanning Division-Environmental Branch (ATTN: Mr. Robert Smith)26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-0090

RE: Downtown Montauk Stabilization Project

Submitted by: Robert S. Young, PhD, PGDirector, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines

Please consider the following comments as you evaluate the DEA of the proposed

A picture is worth a thousand words!

The East Hampton Press January 7, 2014

Surfrider Asks Town To Protect Montauk’s Beaches, Even If It Means Moving Motels

EAST HAMPTON PRESS Oct 15, 2014 Front Page

GROUP ASSAILS MONTAUK SHORELINE PROJECTBY SHAYE WEAVER

Surfrider Foundation members stand in the 50-foot-wide footprint of the proposed geotextile bag dune that the Army Corps of Engineers is proposing. SURFRIDER FOUNDATION