Mission
STATEMENT
The Friends of Fire Island Pines was established in 2025 with the mission to:
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Protect the beauty and the ecosystem of Fire Island Pines by supporting sustainable development that respects our fragile wetlands, vegetation and wildlife.
- Protect property values by honoring federal National Seashore regulations, designed to maintain the character and sustain the island's infrastructure and water supply.
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Advocate for innovative solutions to managing nitrogen and other pollutants on the island and in the Bay.
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Educate residents and visitors about the unique nature of Fire Island Pines withing the Fire Island National Seashore.
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Work with The Fire Island National Seashore and all other community groups that share our mission.
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Our supporters currently include 57 households in Fire Island Pines.
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IN THE NEWS
Objection to High-Density Commercial Building to house staff within the residential area
Friends of Fire Island Pines opposes the demolition of 16 Atlantic Walk and the construction of a hotel-like structure in its place. The stated intention is to add staff housing, with a remarkably similar design of a boutique hotel.
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OPPOSED by the Fire Island National Seashore out of concerns of contamination of groundwater and harm to the seashore, and has threatened condemnation if built.
- High density commercial development in a single-family zoned area sets a precedent of commercial development across the Pines, including your neighborhood.
- 24 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms feeding 14 sewage leaching fields in a single-family zoned area is inappropriate in a residential section of the Pines.
- 244 feet of sewage leaching fields are less than 5 feet from single-family home neighboring properties and less than 25 feet from adjacent sensitive wetlands.
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33 feet above grade and 44 feet above sea level.