The Town Board voted unanimously to approve the scope of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lighthouse Project. This clears the way for the document to be submitted, and sources within the Lighthouse say this could happen either later today or tomorrow. They could have taken it to Town Hall, but it comprises 18 full paper boxes.
I will have a full run-through of the morning's festivities later on today - just wanted to keep you all in the loop. This was an important step forward, but many hurdles remain.
 | Not With a Bang, But a Whimper.... 13 Comments - 01 Aug 2011
Tonight, we can officially project that the new arena referendum has failed, raising serious questions about the future of the New York Islanders hockey team and, more importantly, Nassau County as a whole. Overwhelming support from hockey fans and trade unions ran into a buzzsaw of misinformation and anti-tax fervor that was simply too much to overcome.
In hindsight, this was quite poss... More Link |
 | Some Historical Perspective on Sports Facility Referenda (and Plan Z??) 2 Comments - 01 Aug 2011 In the last hours before the polls open, I thought would try to bring some historical perspective to bear on sports facility referenda in the America and perhaps speculate as to a way forward if things don't go well tomorrow. First, a personal note. Islanders fans are mostly immune to the abuse our team receives in the media. However, I have found the lead up to the referendum particularly har... More Link |
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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