Golden Villa at Old Portion-Portion Road Intersection

At Thursday's Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization meeting, the proposed "Golden Villa" property, which would be located near the intersection of Old Portion and Portion Roads, took up a bulk of the conversation.

LCRO President George Schramm said that a builder purchased the property and intends to build a 50-unit condominium development. The association was successful in having the builder concede to preserve a house at the corner, which could be converted into the development's clubhouse.

Schramm also said the builder is considering moving the development further east away from current residences, allotting some of the units to be age restrictive, as well as some of them being priced as affordable housing. The remaining units would be open market. This week's Town of Brookhaven zoning meeting will be a public hearing for the project,

Since there was a Lake Ronkonkoma Advisory Committee meeting earlier this week at the Suffolk County Legislature, Schramm told the group of the new Ronkonkoma Lake Association, which will serve as an organization to help preserve the well-being of the lake. Read about this initiative and more on Sachem Patch.

Notes & Quotes

The annual Great Brookhaven Plant-In is Saturday, May 15. The Town is donating 15 flats of various plants and flowers to plant in Arrowhead Community Park.  The LRCO is also looking to making more improvements at Arrowhead, including park benches and a community bulletin board.  Civic member Nicky Crismali was present at the meeting and announced that bricks for the memorial are still available for purchase. 

Evelyn Vollgraff, Vice President of the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society, spoke about the upcoming Community Antique and Yard Sale on May 22.  Vollgraff said that the Historical Society is looking for any donations of items to be sold at the sale.  She also added that individuals who wish to set up their own table are able to rent a space to do so. "We will have lots of items for sale," Vollgraff said. "arts and craft items, antiques from the 1800's, there is also an artist who rented a table." Vollgraff concluded her announcement by stating that the historical society is always looking for new members.

Upcoming Civic Events

-The Great Brookhaven Plant-In: Lake Ronkonkoma: Saturday, May 15 9 a.m.

-Lake Ronkonkoma Memorial Day Parade: Monday, May 31, 9 a.m. (meet in front of the American Legion Hall if you want to march)

-Portion Road and Hawkins Avenue Clean Ups: Saturday, June 5, 9 a.m.

-Next Civic meeting Thursday, June 10, 7:30 p.m.