Mayor: Lindy Docks to Close at 4 p.m. Today Ahead of Sandy

To stay ahead of Hurricane Sandy Mayor Tom Brennan told Lindenhurst Patch on Saturday the Marina (Lindy Docks) will be closed as of 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Deputy Village Administrator Shawn Cullinane added those with boats there were notified on Friday.

State of Emergency
The mayor said the Village will also be declaring a state of emergency on Sunday, and they're waiting for Babylon Town to declare one first, since County officials indicated the Villages in Suffolk should work through their Towns.

Urging Residents
And while there won't be a mandatory evacuation of Lindenhurst residents living South of Montauk Highway ahead of Hurricane Sandy, the Village "strongly recommends" residents living South of Montauk seek higher ground ahead of the storm, expected to begin to affect the area on Sunday evening.

"We strongly recommend residents South of Montauk pay attention to the fact we're going to have extreme astronomical tides for the duration of a few days where they might become stuck in their homes and can't get out. So we recommend they seek higher ground or make other arrangements," the mayor and Ray Fais, emergency manager for the Village, told Lindenhurst Patch on Saturday afternoon.

Flooding Concerns
Sandy's expected to stick around through Tuesday, so that means between the storm surge and the three high tides between Sunday and Tuesday nights, Suffolk County officials are "anticipating record tidal flooding for this area."

And that's what has the Village so concerned. While County officials said for the South Shore the storm surge should be closer to four feet, that's still a lot of water for low-lying areas South of Montauk.

"That's still monumental for us," Fais and the mayor said. "This might be one of the worst we've seen."

That's why they're seeking to get a reverse 911 call sent to residents living South of Montauk to alert them to the Village's recommendation of seeking higher ground.

And they'll also have the Lindenhurst Fire Department ready and available to head out to the areas South of Montauk to alert residents if the County isn't able to put a reverse 911 call out.

Because of the height of the surge, it'll also make emergency response to areas South of Montauk slow and tough. And if the winds hit above 50 mph, then the mayor said no emergency personnel will be sent out for their safety.

Finally, the mayor said residents with any hurricane-related problems will be able to call 631-957-7520 starting on Monday morning at 7 a.m.

Read more about this here:

• Lindenhurst Mayor: Mandatory Evacuation South of Montauk Now in Effect
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