Step made toward agreement between Freeport and Island Rover Institute
The Island Rover, a 113-foot schooner constructed in Freeport, violated the town s zoning.
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The Freeport Town Council unanimously agreed Tuesday night to make a move toward cleaning up the Island Rover site, located at a private right-of-way between Byram Avenue and Bucknam Road.
Citing safety concerns and complaints from neighbors, Councilor Edward Bradley said the proposal is intended to “develop some goodwill among the parties” and act as a step toward working “something out by collaboration rather than litigation.”
The Island Rover is a 113-foot, 80-ton schooner built by Freeport resident Harold Arndt. The project began in 1993, when Arndt first started the schooner from recycled Navy steel in his backyard.