Huntington Station Sewers Get $22M Investment From NYS

Huntington NY

20 April, 2022

9:00 AM

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HUNTINGTON STATION, NY — Huntington Station is set to receive $22 million more in funding for the community's sewer hook-ups, announced State Sen. Jim Gaughran (D—Syosset) and Assemblyman Steve Stern (D—Melville). A combined $66 million has now been poured into the Huntington Station sewer system, as the state funding will allow neighborhoods off of New York Avenue in Huntington Station to connect to the sewer expansion in Huntington Station's business district. The connections will allow for increased environmental protections and the expansion of housing for the Huntington Station community. Huntington Supervisor Edmund Smyth, a Republican, called it a "great day for Huntington Station," noting that infrastructure is a bipartisan issue. "Infrastructure is one of those issues that everybody seems to rally around," Smyth said. "It has been a long time coming. It's been neglected for decades. I'm happy to put as much resources as we possibly can into Huntington Station's resources, and the Town of Huntington's infrastructure resources as well. This is going to be a tremendous boost for economic activity in Huntington Station. It's gonna attract capital investment into the Huntington Station area, which has been lacking for decades. I look forward to it. I think it's going to be a real shot in the arm for Huntington." The Town of Huntington in 2021 allocated $22 million federal dollars from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to expand the county sewer system in Huntington Station south of the train tracks. Suffolk County matched the town's $22 million with another $22 million from its ARPA funds for the project to connect the downtown Huntington Station business district and surrounding areas to the county sewer system extending to Bergen Point on the South Shore. This project is outside of and will have no impact on the capacity of the Huntington Sewer District and the Huntington Sewage Treatment Plant. Gaughran said he is thrilled that the state secured funding for Huntington Station homeowners to connect to sewers. "Bringing this money back to Long Island will allow homeowners to phase out their cesspools, an expensive and inconvenient system, and utilize sewer infrastructure, which will tremendously benefit our environment," Gaughran stated. "Let's get shovels into the ground!" Stern said Huntington Station homeowners have struggled for decades with the costs and inconveniences of septic system maintenance. "I have been a strong advocate for sewers in Huntington Station since first representing this community in the Suffolk County Legislature, so I'm especially pleased that these critically important funds will finally allow our residents the same opportunity that local businesses have to connect," Stern said. "This crucial infrastructure is truly transformational, and will help protect our homeowners and our precious environment in Huntington Station for generations to come."