Shoaling in Montauk Inlet an ‘Emergency’

Right after Tuesday’s East Hampton Town Board meeting, at which Councilman David Lys once again spoke of the urgent need to dredge the shoaling Lake Montauk Inlet, he got an assist from Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine, who that day wrote to Col. Alex Young of the United States Army Corps of Engineers asking him “to utilize emergency funding to dredge the Montauk Inlet and deepen the channel to at least 17 feet.” “While dredging is scheduled for the inlet sometime in the future, the problem is now,” the county executive wrote. “Some of the Montauk fishing fleet have been landing their catch in Port Judith, R.I., rather than risk the passage of the Montauk Inlet. This has economic consequences for New York State. Currently Montauk is the state’s largest fishing point. Landing fish in Rhode Island could result in New York State getting lower fishing quotas.” more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 12:41

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