Patchogue Chamber To Join Sayville In Islip Pines Fight

Judy Mottl contributed to this report.

The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce will be joining the Greater Sayvlle Chamber of Commerce’s fight against a proposed Islip Pines mixed-use development in Holbrook.

David Kennedy, the Patchogue chamber’s executive director, told Patch Tuesday that the chamber's executive board has directed him to have the chamber support that effort.

Kennedy said he has reached out to the alliance to learn exactly what Patchogue can do to support their initiative.

As previously reported, Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce is currently attempting to get neighboring chambers and politicians to oppose the Serota Properties project, which originally called for 400,000 square feet of retail space for tenants such as Anne Klein, 1.3 million square feet of industrial space on 70 acres, which would include a 200-room hotel, and 250 residential one and two-bedroom apartments on 13 acres.

A revamp designed to respond to local and civic concerns with impacts to traffic, the Sachem school district and small downtown business areas has included a huge boost in open space mostly due to structured garage parking instead of acres of paved lots. There will be a central mall structure with open grass, a decorative pond and a band shell for community events.  The original design had a four and half acre park area. Now there are 35 acres of open space that can house 12 active ball fields.

The Sayville business group is urging store owners to call elected officials Tuesday and Wednesday in light of the Suffolk County Planning Commission’s review of the project set for Wednesday at 1 p.m.