We urge the Town of Islip to deny the permit for a new marina on the shoreline in front of the Boatel at Lighthouse Shores, LLC, 110 East Lighthouse Walk, Kismet, NY, on SCTM no. 0500-491.00-011.1.000.
This proposal would place new marina construction on underwater land owned by the Town of Islip in the Great South Bay, along a shoreline that should be protected, not further developed. The application for a wetlands water course permit would allow construction on submerged land to provide waterfront vessel access to Kismet. But adding another marina in Kismet would put more pressure on a fragile bay edge, disturb wetlands and underwater habitat, and further change the character of this quiet shoreline community.
The Great South Bay is already a place where water quality, marine life, and shoreline stability matter deeply. Marinas bring dredging, piling, vessel traffic, erosion, and steady shoreline use that alter the area for years. In a place like Kismet, those impacts are not abstract. They affect the health of the bay, the public’s access to a living shoreline, and the long-term future of the community.
Our small community is already overwhelmed by day trippers, short term rentals, and a dangerously overcrowded, underfunded drain on our limited homeowners’ ability to keep the town clean and safe for families. Adding another marina would only add to that burden and intensify the pressure on a place that is already struggling to absorb the overuse of our limited resources.
It must be noted that the proposed site is the only underwater shoreline left undeveloped in Kismet.
Those of us who care about Kismet, the Great South Bay, and this shoreline ask the Town of Islip to reject this application. Please do not allow another marina to be built in Kismet, FI. Protect the shoreline, respect the public trust in underwater land, and put the health of the bay and the safety of the community first.
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No need for another marine in kismet, especially to take away that beautiful shoreline in front of the Boatels.
Our local resources are already stretched beyond capacity on busy summer days. Let’s protect the town and the bay’s ecosystem from further pressure.
This is a national seashore and it's already overcrowded. More and easier access will raise the natural environment and beauty that we all appreciate. Please don't let capitalism erode that environment.
Stop the building of another marina in Kismet. Our small community cannot handle the influx of people and garbage it will bring.
To preserve the beach on the bayside at kismet
The town of Islip does nothing to support Kismet as far as public safety, trash removal and other necessities they provide other municipalities. This would not only strain our limited resources, but also damage an already fragile ecosystem.
To keep the natural presence of the bay front !!! Would not help seafood welfare !!
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Angie Carpenter
We urge the Town of Islip to deny the permit for a new marina on the shoreline in front of the Boatel at Lighthouse Shores, LLC, 110 East Lighthouse Walk, Kismet, NY, on SCTM no. 0500-491.00-011.1.000.
This proposal would place new marina construction on underwater land owned by the Town of Islip in the Great South Bay, along a shoreline that should be protected, not further developed. The application for a wetlands water course permit would allow construction on submerged land to provide waterfront vessel access to Kismet. But adding another marina in Kismet would put more pressure on a fragile bay edge, disturb wetlands and underwater habitat, and further change the character of this quiet shoreline community.
The Great South Bay is already a place where water quality, marine life, and shoreline stability matter deeply. Marinas bring dredging, piling, vessel traffic, erosion, and steady shoreline use that alter the area for years. In a place like Kismet, those impacts are not abstract. They affect the health of the bay, the public’s access to a living shoreline, and the long-term future of the community.
Our small community is already overwhelmed by day trippers, short term rentals, and a dangerously overcrowded, underfunded drain on our limited homeowners’ ability to keep the town clean and safe for families. Adding another marina would only add to that burden and intensify the pressure on a place that is already struggling to absorb the overuse of our limited resources.
It must be noted that the proposed site is the only underwater shoreline left undeveloped in Kismet.
Those of us who care about Kismet, the Great South Bay, and this shoreline ask the Town of Islip to reject this application. Please do not allow another marina to be built in Kismet, FI. Protect the shoreline, respect the public trust in underwater land, and put the health of the bay and the safety of the community first.
19 Comments
A new dock in Kismet can RUIN a bay ecologically, physically, disrupting marine habits and altering how water and people interact with the shoreline. Hard pilings and floating structures can cause pollution and effect native species. Would you like me to go on…?
No need for another marine in kismet, especially to take away that beautiful shoreline in front of the Boatels.
Our local resources are already stretched beyond capacity on busy summer days. Let’s protect the town and the bay’s ecosystem from further pressure.
This is a national seashore and it's already overcrowded. More and easier access will raise the natural environment and beauty that we all appreciate. Please don't let capitalism erode that environment.
Stop the building of another marina in Kismet. Our small community cannot handle the influx of people and garbage it will bring.
To preserve the beach on the bayside at kismet
The town of Islip does nothing to support Kismet as far as public safety, trash removal and other necessities they provide other municipalities. This would not only strain our limited resources, but also damage an already fragile ecosystem.
To keep the natural presence of the bay front !!! Would not help seafood welfare !!
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A new dock in Kismet can RUIN a bay ecologically, physically, disrupting marine habits and altering how water and people interact with the shoreline. Hard pilings and floating structures can cause pollution and effect native species. Would you like me to go on…?