While mold festers in the basement of the Poxabogue Golf Center, Michael Avella waits. The chef and owner of the Love Lane Kitchen in Mattituck is all set to begin his new venture in the space formerly known as the Fairway Restaurant, but a timely opening seems to be slipping further and further away.

At the June 17 Southampton Town Board Work Session, Town Management Services Administrator Richard Blowes assured the board that a discovery of mold is nothing new on the East End. “It certainly has not been an uncommon incident throughout Southampton Town and I’m sure everywhere in this type of climate,” said Blowes.

The issue has nevertheless proved alarming and far more significant than the town and those involved anticipated. Avella, who had hoped to open the Love Lane Café by the July 4 weekend, is now waiting patiently for the town to hire a contractor for the mold remediation project.

According to George Maul, a consultant with Insight Environmental hired by Southampton Town to investigate the problem, three major areas of mold growth exist: the walls of the basement, a rear portion of the café, and the closet of the pro shop.

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