Riverhead Weighs In on Southampton’s Riverside Housing Prop

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Riverhead Weighs In on Southampton’s Riverside Housing Prop

Can one East End town tell another what to do when it comes to a major development project?  No, but it can ask. Politely. That is what Riverhead Town has done when it comes to a proposal by Southampton Town to build as many as 2,300 units of high-density affordable housing in the largely Hispanic and blighted hamlet of Riverside. While Riverside is actually in the Town of Southampton, Riverhead officials believe they should have a say in develo…