“We could have it either capped the landfill or reclaimed it… The other option (reclaiming it) is a little more progressive and is the environmentally responsible thing to do.”
Barbara Blass, New York Times, 9/24/02
“It's inconceivable to me to slip a $60 million to $100 million bill on the backs of the taxpayers. There are people having trouble paying the taxes we have now”. When East Hampton conducted studies on the reclamation option, it received estimates ranging from $30 million to $95 million. Instead it Its Montauk landfill for $4.2 million and is in the process of capping the larger springs landfill at a cost of $15 million.
Councilwoman Pat Mansir, New York Times, 8/29/04
“The fact is the DEC warned the town repeatedly that the cost of reclamation, even under the best circumstances, would far exceed those of a conventional cap. It was the town that insisted that it wanted to pursue reclamation in spite of the DEC’s concerns.”
Peter Scully, BEC Regional Director, The News Review, 7/26/06
“We believe we’ll get a good return on our investment because the options for reuse of this 70 acre piece of land are unlimited.”
