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Shelter Island completes Sylvester Manor purchase
Photo credit: Randee Daddona
Shelter Island Town Supervisor James Dougherty paid a visit to the Suffolk County Treasurer’s office yesterday and delivered a check for nearly a half-million dollars. It was, he said, one of the best buys he has made since becoming supervisor six years ago.
“We closed on the purchase of 26.5 acres of development rights to Sylvester Manor. We only paid $91,000 an acre. It’s a bargain,” he...
