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Dunewood is a small, about 100-house[1] coastal community in the west of Fire Island, New York State, United States. While the community specifically does not market itself to tourists and short-term stayers,[1] it is a popular location for long-term residents, and properties are rarely for sale.[2] The town has only very limited facilities, and while during summertime, it shares a doctor with nearby Fair Harbor (from where ferry connections to Long Island also exist), during other times of the year, serious cases have to be medevaced by helicopter.[3]
The town (and Island's) primary form of transportation.
Dunewood, like many neighboring communities, suffers from coastal erosion, which the community in the early 2000s was attempting to control via beach replenishment, the sand replacement funded by taxes levied through each community's erosion control district. Environmental concerns have however hindered similar projects on Fire Island for decades. [4]
The Dunewood Yacht Club logo
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dunewood (from the Fire Island website)
- ^ Havens; Buying Refuge in Uncertain Times - New York Times, Friday 26 April 2002
- ^ Havens; Weekender - Fair Harbor, N.Y. - New York Times, Friday 6 August 2004
- ^ A Creeping Sensation For Fire Island Owners - New York Times, Sunday 14 October 2001
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