Stop South Bay Village
Stop Island Hills Golf
Course Development Plan
“We urgently need your voice to help stop Rechler Equity Partners’ plan to transform the former Island Hills Golf Course into ‘South Bay Village’—a sprawling 890-unit complex with a sewage treatment plant and over 50 acres of pavement and three-story buildings. This massive development threatens the character, environment, and livability of our community.”
– The Greater Islip Association Inc.
Upcoming Events
Planning Board Meeting & Protest
On Wednesday, July 16, you have a chance to speak directly to the Town of Islip Planning Board about one of the most dangerous proposals we’ve ever faced:
South Bay Village — the rebranded Island Hills mega-development.
If you live here, this is your moment.
You get 3 minutes at the microphone to say:
No to 890 units
No to 400% traffic increases
No to stormwater runoff in the Greens Creek watershed
No to overwhelming our schools and emergency services
No to destroying the character of Sayville
WHERE: Town Hall West – 401 Main Street, Islip
WHEN: Protest at 5 PM | Planning Board Meeting at 6 PM
WHAT: Public hearing — everyone gets 3 minutes to speak
WHY: This is the closest the developers have ever come to pushing this through. Your voice matters.
Fill the room. Flood the sign-up sheet. Don’t stay home.
We need hundreds to show up — and dozens to speak.
Sayville is not for sale. Say it loud on July 16.
The New Proposal!
The New Plan
- 890 units, 314 for sale units age restricted units of that 143 detached single family homes, 576 apartments of which 173 are age restricted.
- Rechler states there’s a 35% reduction of density compared to the original plan but fails to state it’s a 908% increase in density from the current zoning.
- Traffic will increase dramatically despite what they say being 348% to 408% more congested than the current zoning if 98 single family homes were built.
- The buildings are still not going to be fitting with the surrounding communities with 3 stories and multiple apartments in each.
- Rechler has submitted an Environmental Assessment Form to the town which is the first step and the change of zone application and EIS form are likely to come soon.
- Rechler likely changed the name as a rebrand after so much negative publicity with Sayville Greybarn but don’t be fooled this is still a huge housing complex not fitting with the surrounding community
- The report from the Island Hills Advisory Committee meetings came out, with the summaries being more positive about the project than what the full report states, they invited “leaders” as far away as Nassau who made blanket statements in favor, they also blurred the lines of some people speaking on behalf of an organization and just speaking personally, likely trying to divide us but we are smarter than that.
Take Our Survey
We have created a community survey about Island Hills and ask that you please take it.
