Long Island North Shore Heritage Area
Summary: East Norwich Civic Association has voiced its support for a management plan for the Long Island North Shore Heritage Area (LINSHA), and has expressed a desire for the designation of protected scenic corridors throughout LINSHA.
Letter to Long Island North Shore Heritage Area Planning Commission on March 3, 2004
The East Norwich Civic Association is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization representing homeowners, and citizens in the unincorporated hamlet of East Norwich since, 1960. Our primary membership is drawn from the hamlet of East Norwich. Our mission is to provide a network and a forum to enhance the quality of life for all our residents.
The East Norwich Civic Association (ENCA) was one of the early supporters of the legislation to create the North Shore Heritage Area Commission. The community of East Norwich, like many small villages along the Route 25A corridor were settled more than 300 years ago along what was then an old Indian trail that became the route for George Washington on his visit to Long Island. ENCA was a supporter of the Campaign to Save Route 25A; a project of the Long Island Progressive Coalition to preserve the character of Route 25A, as well as that of the communities through which it passes.
The ENCA has worked hard to preserve the historical, natural and unique pattern of human settlement along this corridor. We welcome the creation of a draft management plan for the Long Island North Shore Heritage Area (LINSHA) and look forward to being able to give it careful consideration. We hope the management plan will include designation of protected scenic corridors throughout the LINSHA.
At this time we would like to suggest, in particular, establishment of an officially recognized scenic corridor along State Route 25A from the intersection of Route 106 in Muttontown/East Norwich east to the hamlet of Cold Spring Harbor in Huntington. Our vision includes New York State efforts to purchase land, scenic or conservation easements, or rights of way with covenants and restrictions to meet the goals of:
a) protecting the corridor from tree clearing, additional curb cuts, and development adjacent to the highway, (b) preserving the rural ambience and favorable driving experience along that stretch of this historic road. We suggest that any agency of the State that can acquire and hold land for scenic and/or conservation purposes, including the NYS DOT, if appropriate, pursue such preservation of the corridor from Muttontown to Cold Spring Harbor.
Please notify ENCA of all future meetings and draft publication for review. In turn, we will notify our membership.
