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Riverhead Town seeks to build solar energy farm
Photo credit: Carl Corry
Riverhead Town officials are looking for companies interested in building a solar energy production farm at the town’s now-closed Youngs Avenue landfill.
Nearly a decade ago, the town decided to mine the closed 40-acre landfill to reclaim sand and recyclable materials, with an eye toward reclaiming the entire 70-acre property — including the surrounding buffer — for municipal use.
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