Despite a rumor circulating this afternoon at Gibson Beach, the Sagg General Store will not be opening this weekend.  This rumor probably got started because the hard-to-read 'Coming Soon' sign on the door was replaced with a bolder 'Closed' sign. I guess the assumption was that they were now in business if they were closed.

Well the outlook for August 2006 is not good.  The owners are embroiled in a complex maze of municipal red tape relating to the 1960s era survey on the property filed at Town Hall. That survey is prohibiting the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) from giving their sign off, which is needed for the State Health Department to give their final approval.  Somehow the super duper new dishwasher that was installed during the kitchen renovation change their legal status from 'deli' to 'restaurant'. How that impacts the SCWA we don't understand. This unexpected setback was unearthed on Wednesday and the owners are now scrambling to have the property resurveyed.  The delay could potentially take another few weeks.

The unfortunate result for both the owners and the meatloaf-eating public is that the beloved General Store will probably not be open for much of the summer. But we do hear, that upon opening, they will once again be serving those meatloaf sandwiches.