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Brookhaven residents contend lack of details in land sale

Originally published: August 21, 2012 9:21 PM
Updated: August 21, 2012 9:30 PM
By SARAH CRICHTON sarah.crichton@newsday.com

Brookhaven Railroad Terminal in Yaphank, which opened in

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Brookhaven Railroad Terminal in Yaphank, which opened in September 2011, has two diesel trains, and one railcar alone can carry four truckloads’ worth of freight. (June 22, 2012)

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (Dec. 20, 2011)

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone

Community members came out in force Tuesday to question the proposed sale of 230 acres of Suffolk County-owned land in Yaphank to operators of Long Island's first truck-rail depot.

Sale of the land is vital to County Executive Steve Bellone's administration because the county's cash flow projections already anticipate the $20 million in revenue in November.

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