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In 1961, Ruth Field (Mrs. Marshall Field III) sold Caumsett to the State of New York with the proviso that the estate be used “forever for park purposes.”  This created great concern among Village residents.  Robert Moses, President of the Long Island  Park Commission, had prepared an extensive development plan which included extending the Bethpage Parkway along Route 108, up the shore of Cold Spring Harbor, cutting through the Village Park, crossing West Neck Road, and running adjacent to the Seminary to the shore of Lloyd Harbor.  A suspension bridge was to span Lloyd Harbor and connect to Caumsett.  Moses planned to construct two 18-hole golf courses, turn the Main House into a clubhouse, establish a large bathing beach area along the Sound, and establish extensive bridlepath facilities.  The parkway right-of-ways were acquired by the State in 1963 and are still owned by the State.  For a variety of reasons, including determined opposition by the Village, the planned development of Caumsett did not occur.  Today, Caumsett remains a passive park, protected by the Village’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWRP). In late 1967, the Long Island Lighting Company’s proposal to build and operate a nuclear power station on the eastern end of Lloyd Neck aroused a storm of controversy.  Residents were very opposed and formed the Lloyd Harbor Study Group to stand in formal opposition to the project.  In 1975, LILCO abandoned use of the site.  Eventually, the area (111 acres) was sold and is now Seacrest Estates. By 1970, the Village population had increased to 3,400, and a total of approximately 800 homes.  By the end of the 1900s, the number of homes in the Village has increased to 1,200.  The population, however, remains at roughly 3,500.