HomeMy WebLinkAbout(5) OPRHP Dec 3, 2021 Correspondence New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Division for Historic Preservation, Peebles Island, PO Box 189, Waterford, New York 12188-0189 (518) 237-8643 • https://parks.ny.gov/shpo
KATHY HOCHUL
ERIK KULLESEID
Governor
Commissioner
December 03, 2021
Mr. Charles Vandrei Agency Historic Preservation Officer NYS Environmental Conservation
Division of Lands and Forests 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4255
Re:
DEC Strong’s Yacht Center – Proposed Boat Storage Buildings
5780 W Mill Rd, Mattituck, Suffolk County, NY 11952 21PR04396
Dear Mr. Vandrei:
Thank you for requesting the comments of the Division for Historic Preservation of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). We have reviewed the submitted materials in accordance with the New York State Historic Preservation Act of 1980 (Section 14.09 of the New York Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law). These comments are those of the Division for Historic Preservation and relate only to Historic/Cultural resources.
We have reviewed the report of the Phase IB archaeological survey (21SR00609), as well as the Geotechnical Engineering Memo Report (dated 8/13/2021). No archaeological sites were
identified as a result of the Phase IB archaeological survey. However, the Phase IB report states that shovel tests were not excavated in the southern portion of the project’s Area of Potential Effects (APE) because the “southern area was confirmed through geotechnical work
to be fill” (Page 8). OPRHP has reviewed the report of the geotechnical investigation and does not agree that there is definitive evidence of fill in the southern portion of the APE. OPRHP recommends the excavation of 7.5-meter-interval Phase IB shovel tests in the southern portion of the APE. If further correspondence is required regarding this project, please refer to the OPRHP Project Review (PR) number noted above. If you have any questions, please contact me via email.
Sincerely,
Tim Lloyd, Ph.D. Scientist - Archaeology timothy.lloyd@parks.ny.gov via e-mail only