Mecox Long Dredge Progressing - 27 East

Mecox Long Dredge Progressing

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The view of the Mecox cut from atop a 30-foot tall sand hill.     KITTY MERRILL

The view of the Mecox cut from atop a 30-foot tall sand hill. KITTY MERRILL

Southampton Town Trustee President Scott Horowitz views the progress at the Mecox cut.    KITTY MERRILL

Southampton Town Trustee President Scott Horowitz views the progress at the Mecox cut. KITTY MERRILL

Out in the surf, the bulldozer crafts the sand mountain at the Mecox cut.    KITTY MERRILL

Out in the surf, the bulldozer crafts the sand mountain at the Mecox cut. KITTY MERRILL

Out in the surf, the bulldozer crafts the sand mountain at the Mecox cut.    KITTY MERRILL

Out in the surf, the bulldozer crafts the sand mountain at the Mecox cut. KITTY MERRILL

Out in the surf, the bulldozer crafts a sand mountain at the Mecox cut.    KITTY MERRILL

Out in the surf, the bulldozer crafts a sand mountain at the Mecox cut. KITTY MERRILL

Obstacles provided by Mother Nature notwithstanding, work opening the Mecox cut continued.   KITTY MERRILL

Obstacles provided by Mother Nature notwithstanding, work opening the Mecox cut continued. KITTY MERRILL

Southampton Town Trustees expect thousands of yards of sand to be amassed, then distributed through the Mecox system by the time the cut is complete.    KITTY MERRILL

Southampton Town Trustees expect thousands of yards of sand to be amassed, then distributed through the Mecox system by the time the cut is complete. KITTY MERRILL

Kitty Merrill on Jan 3, 2023
The view from atop a 30-foot-tall mountain of sand at the Mecox Bay cut in Water Mill on a sunny December morning was majestic — and productive. Sidelined by the... more

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