The Town has invested in the harbor’s future by regularly seeding it with millions of young oysters that are raised in the Town’s shellfish mariculture facility located at the harbor. It also opens the channel to allow proper water flow which is vital to the harbor’s environment.
The reconstructed Mount Sinai Harbor jetties and dredging project are critical to the navigation of thousands of recreational and commercial boats in and out of the harbor. Pictured left to right at bottom is the Port Jefferson East Beach Nourishment Area pre-dredging and post dredging after placement of 90,000 cubic yards of sand that was dredged from the Mount Sinai Harbor inlet. Pictured left to right at top is the Mount Sinai Harbor Channel Shoal pre-dredging and as removed, post-dredging. Dredging of the inlet was recently completed by Suffolk County at a cost of $2 million and the dredge spoils were given to Port Jefferson Village for beach sand replenishment. Funding came from a $3 million New York State grant secured by former NYS Senator Ken LaValle, and $5 million from the Town of Brookhaven. She also worked closely with the Army Corps of Engineers to bring the project to fruition. The Councilwoman worked for many years to secure the funding and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) permits that were required before the project could start. It is the final phase of the Mount Sinai Harbor jetty reconstruction and dredging project which was started in May 2020. Farmingville, NY - Councilwoman Jane Bonner has announced that the dredging of Mount Sinai Harbor has been completed.
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