South Fork Wind Farm Delay Expected
A timeline that would make the 130-megawatt wind farm off Montauk operational by late 2022 will now not be met.
Schools Closed, Money Saved
While schools statewide are closed because of Covid-19, their employees are still being paid, but many are saving money in other areas.
Montauk School Will Replace Old Classrooms
The Montauk School is the next on the South Fork to explore a construction project. According to Jack Perna, the superintendent, the district has reached an agreement with an architect, John Tanzi, to replace the school’s three portable classrooms and storage room (which has doubled as a classroom), which date from September 1973. The plans are to install modular rooms that would be more permanent than their predecessors.
Bridgehampton School Construction Resumes
The extensive renovation and expansion at the Bridgehampton School, which was halted for a time because of the pandemic, has been deemed an essential construction project.