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Advisory board demands restoration plan after town parks cleared shoreline at Cox Road without permits

Grand Island Advisory Boards (LWRP Advisory Board) · December 11, 2025
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Advisory members reviewed after‑the‑fact clearing at a Cox Road right‑of‑way called 'Toucans Park' that removed riparian vegetation; the DEC intervened and the board required the town to submit a restoration plan and coastal consistency review before any further work.

The advisory board reviewed an after‑the‑fact project in which the town parks department cleared riparian vegetation at a Cox Road right‑of‑way (referred to in discussion as 'Toucans Park'). Residents and board members said the work removed shoreline vegetation and damaged a drainage pipe; the DEC was notified and…

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