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Legislature authorizes PFAS sampling right‑of‑entry; lawmakers urge care to protect dwarf‑pine habitat
Summary
The Legislature approved a right‑of‑entry extension authorizing the U.S. Army to continue PFAS assessment work at the former Suffolk County Army Airfield bombing and gunnery range, while several legislators requested heightened oversight where rare dwarf‑pine vegetation could be affected.
The Suffolk County Legislature voted to authorize a Right‑of‑Entry extension permitting the U.S. Army to perform additional PFAS environmental assessment and response work at the former county airfield bombing and gunnery range.
Legislator Welker and others pressed for coordination with the County Departments of Health and Parks to minimize impacts to dwarf‑pine areas, a globally rare habitat, and asked that well siting and mitigation be subject to county review and sign‑off.
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