Northport to vote on banning RV parks in response to controversial blueberry barren development

Northport to vote on banning RV parks in response to controversial blueberry barren development

Amid concerns that a scenic blueberry barren could be turned into an RV resort, Northport’s Select Board voted Monday to put a 180-day moratorium on new commercial campgrounds and RV resorts to a town vote.  A Massachusetts couple, Michael Ruggiero and Ariel Savitz, want to build the resort on a piece of land on Beech Hill Road that is popular with hikers, stargazers and photographers. The resort could eventually include up to 80 sites, glamping…

Northport to pursue moratorium that would slow, possibly halt RV resort development on blueberry field

NORTHPORT — In less than 30 minutes, the two Northport Select Board members and a roomful of approximately 40 town citizens agreed at a regularly scheduled meeting that the town will pursue placing a 180-day moratorium measure before voters that would, if approved, temporarily halt planning board approval of change of use/development on vacant undeveloped land except single family homes that are not part of a subdivision.