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Government · Town Board

Brookhaven Town Board adopts 2026 budgets, approves planning applications

Brookhaven approves 2026 budgets and grants at November 20 board meeting. Town Supervisor Daniel J. Panico and the full Town Board unanimously adopted the 2026 preliminary operating budget, the 2026 preliminary operating budget exclusive of special districts, and the 2026-2030 capital budget

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Government · Town Board

Town Board holds public hearings on 2026 preliminary budgets

Brookhaven Town Board closes budget hearings. The board unanimously closed three public hearings on preliminary 2026 budgets Thursday following more than 30 public speakers divided primarily over a proposed Ecology Center closure. Closure opponents offered approximately $90,000 in donations:

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Government · Town Board

Brookhaven Town Board approves four capital and contract resolutions

Brookhaven Town Board unanimously approves four capital and contract resolutions Thursday. Amendments to the 2025 Capital Budget for Motts Pond Remediation Phase 2 and a new accessibility ramp project at Rolling Oaks Golf Course moved forward, along with changes to the refuse and recycling

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Board Approves Two-Restaurant Development in Farmingville

Brookhaven Zoning Board approves major restaurant complex in Farmingville. North Block Ventures LLC and NBV II LLC received unanimous approval to construct Panera Bread and Bojangles on Horseblock Road with a side yard setback variance reducing the standard 50-foot requirement to 32.3 feet for

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Government · Town Board

Brookhaven approves Starbucks development on Middle Island

The Brookhaven Town Board unanimously approved development of a Starbucks with drive-through on Middle Island following a public hearing, and authorized more than $3.1 million in bonds for airport improvements and environmental restoration. The board voted to issue $1.7 million for an airfield

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Board Approves Cannabis Retail, Taco Bell, Warehouse Complex

Brookhaven zoning board approved a cannabis retail store, Taco Bell drive-thru, and 150,000-square-foot warehouse complex at its October 22 meeting. Robin H. LLC won a three-year cannabis retail permit in East Setauket contingent on New York State licensing. Centro NP Sunshine Square LLC secured

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Government · Town Board

Brookhaven Board Approves Comprehensive Land Use Plan Contract

Brookhaven Town Board approves comprehensive land use plan consulting contract in wide-ranging session. The board unanimously awarded a contract with MJ Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Land Surveying, P.C. to prepare a townwide comprehensive land use plan, appointed Felix

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Government · Town Board

Brookhaven Town Board adopts preliminary 2026 budgets

Brookhaven Town Board unanimously adopts preliminary 2026 budgets and sets public hearings. Town Supervisor Daniel J. Panico presented the operating budget and capital budget documents to the board on September 29, with six members voting in favor and Councilman Michael A. Loguercio Jr. absent. The

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