The Town Board voted to advance the proposed establishment of the Mastic Beach Sewer District, accepting a SEQRA negative declaration and approving the application and related determinations necessary to submit the district proposal to the New York State Office of State Comptroller and other state reviewers.

Town staff presented the proposal and engineering background; the board moved through procedural steps, including accepting the Secretary’s negative environmental declaration, approving a resolution to seek establishment of the sewer district, and authorizing submission of the application. Board members said the action does not itself create assessments or begin construction, but is the formal step to enable state review and potential project funding and permitting.

In their actions the board noted the project will be further detailed in engineering and financing stages, and that any local assessments or bonding for construction would follow separate board approvals and public hearings. The board’s votes permit the town to proceed with required filings to state agencies that oversee sewer district approvals and potential grant or loan funding.

Town staff will carry the application forward to state review and report back to the board on any state comments, required environmental reviews or financing steps following state action.