Environmentalists, naturalists, historians and visitors to the Oxon Cove site, which includes a working farm and historical exhibits, voiced alarm.
Douglas Shaw, director of the neighboring 12-acre nonprofit Long Island Maritime Museum, which includes a working boat shop and restored oyster house, where oysters were cleaned and sorted, said he would "like to see whatever development happens to be consistent with the history of the area, whether residences or a marine education center".
He said: "A growing number of learners are achieving this qualification which includes a work-related education module and is designed to develop the skills and attitudes that we know employers and higher education value.
One dancer had been doing a law degree which included a work placement during her third year.
Three are from Mr. Giuliani and refer to "Sensation," which included a work that especially upset the mayor, a rendering of the Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili that incorporated pornographic cutouts and elephant dung.
As part of the Guardian Hay festival, London Sinfonietta put this to the test with a concert at which Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, interviewed composer-conductor George Benjamin before each of the pieces on the programme, which included a work by Benjamin as well as Birtwistle's Ritual Fragment.
The crowd was modest, about 25 people, but they were engaged by Mr. Haimovitz's bracingly modern program, which included a work by Toby Twining written with queasy microtonal harmonies and one by Steven Mackey that required Mr. Haimovitz to slap the cello like a percussion instrument.
But the plan, which includes a 3 percent work force reduction, comes with upfront reorganizing costs, which are expected to continue through the year.
Meanwhile, the director will also be making his return to English National Opera, directing a new production of Wozzeck in 2013, as part of a season which includes a new work by Philip Glass about Walt Disney.
