Calverton Aviation & Technology (CAT) told the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency (RIDA) on September 21, 2022, that it intends to build an air cargo distribution hub at EPCAL (as reported here).  The goal of the Ghermezian family is to construct ten million square feet of distribution warehouses and supplementary buildings along 10,000 and 7,000 feet runways.

We call upon RIDA to objectively exercise due diligence, turn down the  final authorizing resolution and deny over $10 million in mortgage and sales/use tax exemptions plus an as yet undisclosed amount in real property tax exemptions to CAT.

After that happens, the Riverhead Community Development Agency / Town Board must exercise its explicit authority to declare the Agreement of Sale null and void.

The irreplaceable land at EPCAL must be developed with environmental and economic responsibility.  A massive distribution hub and air cargo flights will damage the natural habitat as well as the quality of life and property values of surrounding communities.