The ultimate absurdity of this latest Home Depot “Refuge” store, is that the area already has 2 Home Depots only 5 miles away from this site. “To remove that then you are.increasing erosion and water quality problems,” the refuge manager told Newsday newspaper. “We have a natural area that does absorb precipitation,” she said. Home Depot and its 639 space asphalted parking lot could displace wildlife and lead to flooding in the area, and pollute the river.
Fish and Wildlife Service, told town officials that construction of a 145,000 s.f. The Society said the project would “be a point source of pollution with stormwater runoff flowing directly into the river - and runoff is the single greatest cause of water pollution on the Island.” And the refuge manager at the Wertheim Refuge, which is run by the U.S. The head of the Pine Barrens Society hammered Home Depot for wanting to locate on the environmentally sensitive site, saying the project represents “an intensity of use that would be excessive at such a site”. “If you have to develop the site,” the town’s attorney said, “this is about the best you could hope for.” But some Brookhaven residents think a Home Depot is about the worst thing you could hope for next to a wildlife refuge. The company would toss in $300,000 to create a business improvement district, and give the town back two acres nearest to the river banks. Under the latest plan for the parcel, 19 acres would be rezoned for Home Depot. The Home Depot case is tied into a 10 year old lawsuit on the parcel that involved a strip mall that was blocked by the town, and an angry developer who took Brookhaven to court.
What better way to allow Home Depot shoppers to enjoy the natural wonders of Long Island than to locate a huge building supply store next to a National Wildlife Refuge? Apparently town officials are contemplating allowing the Home Depot to move in next door to the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, and within 500 feet of the scenic Carmans River.
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