Huge Riverhead resort project gets going

Riverhead Resorts, a resort and convention center that will span over 755 acres on Long Island’s East End, has moved ahead with a $2 million payment to the town of Riverhead. The $2 billion project will include a 350-foot indoor ski mountain, water park, four hotels and 500 timeshares. The $2 million will launch an in-depth environmental, engineering, energy, market and financial analysis of the project as it moves into the formal permit review phase. If approved, the complex is expected to open late 2012. TRD