Riverhead Town Board Weighs Eminent Domain for Science Center Site

Riverhead's Town Board closed oral testimony May 21 on a proposed eminent domain action targeting the Long Island Science Center's long-vacant building at 111 E. Main St. The board left the written comment record open until May 30 before deciding whether to proceed with condemnation. The Science Center bought the property in 2020 for $1.45 million; delays in developing the space have stalled the town's broader Town Square revitalization project. A vote on proceeding is expected in June.