NY A10125

Town of Brookhaven authorized to lease municipality-owned parklands to the Mastic, Moriches, Shirley Community Library for up to 30 years on terms determined by the town board.

Parkland lease totals 4.995 acres in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, with specific legal description provided.

Town must dedicate an amount equal to the fair market value of the leased parkland toward acquiring additional parklands and/or making capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.

Leased parkland reverts to the town if the property ceases to operate as a library, and the library must be made available to the general public on an equitable basis with priority given to public use when facility availability is limited.

If the parkland received federal Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, the town must comply with all federal requirements for parkland conversion, including obtaining Secretary of the Interior approval and substituting equivalent land of equal fair market value and recreational usefulness.