The Long Island Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society had their second meeting with the Suffolk County Parks Department in discussions of "what to do." The County was very receptive, and we have begun the process of evaluating the entire scope of the project.
We agreed on initial steps to:
1) Fix the hole in the doorway. Hopefully put a steel door in so we can evaluate the lighthouse interior when needed in the future.
2) Draw up a "stewardship agreement" with us to maintain the vegetation around the lighthouse. Cedar seedlings are growing from the foundation and poison ivy is overgrowing the steps.
3) Allow us to file an application for the National Register.
4) Bring in an lh restoration expert to evaluate what needs to be done to restore the oil house and the lighthouse structure.
Although the County in their support commits no money, the cooperation and receptiveness in becoming part of the process is gratefully accepted and appreciated.
See the following for a chronology of concern and admiration for this lighthouse.
http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/Forum15/HTML/000041.html http://scroope.net/longislandlighthouses/cedarisland.htm http://lilighthousesociety.org/projects/restorecedarisland/default.htm
