To the Editor:
The ongoing battle over the patch of marsh that saved a community in Holgate during Superstorm Sandy seems to have been settled with the proposed erecting of new houses by a local developer. Intent on cashing in on the dumbness of the new blood seeking a life on the south end, there seems to be no sense of vitality in discussing just how strategic a role the marsh played during the storm.
Any rational person who has spent a life on the Island, or understands the ocean, or who isn’t just plain ignorant,…
June 7, 2017
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