SCDHS PFAS Investigation
Learn more about PFAS contaminantsfrom the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS)
Information Sessions about Expanded PFAS Water Survey
In the Fall of 2022 the Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) began a private well testing survey in Orient Village. They had detected high concentrations of “forever chemicals” a group of perfluorochemical compounds collectively known as PFAS or PFCs...
Forum on Coastal Resilience and Sea Level Rise
The Orient Association hosted a forum on Coastal Resilience and Sea-Level Rise. The guest speaker was Elizabeth Hornstein.
Elizabeth is a Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professional with New York Sea Grant. She is supporting Suffolk County communities within the Long Island Sound watershed with sustainability and resilience planning and implementation of projects. The goal of this work is to help communities
anticipate and overcome disturbances caused by a changing climate. Elizabeth will discuss sea level rise and environmental threats affecting Orient, as well as opportunities to increase resilience.
Future of the Greenport Movie Theater
The Greenport Movie Theater has been owned by Josh Sapan for the past 18 years. Josh has announced that he would like it to transition to a new owner. He’s put it on the market for $5.5M. Most likely for it to become a hotel. However, Josh has also indicated that he is willing to gift the building to a 501c3 which, if formed, would sustain an ongoing movie theater, community arts center, and events space there.
Orient Survey Results
Survey Overview and Results for Orient
Where are we today?
– House Size
– Preservation & Subdivisions
– Water
– Fire Department
– Affordable Housing
Discussion of our priorities for the next few years