This morning's newspaper was in the driveway soaking wet. I didn't read it, but my husband managed to. In it he found two interesting articles that he decided to show me.
The first was page A24 blip by Newsday's reporter Eden Laikin describing the provision in the Nassau County 2007 agreement with the developer that states if the County legislature doesn't vote on the lease within 120 days of being submitted, Wang can walk away from the lease without penalty. As Kate Murray has refused to rule on the rezoning requirements of the project, the lease has not been submitted yet.
However, from the press conference that Thursday afternoon in Mineola, I took away that the planning board was actually holding onto the lease to be be presented at their next scheduled meeting which should be mid October. (It was slated to be voted on the first week of October. But thanks to Kate, that didn't happen.)
So when does the clock start? How long can they hold onto the lease before submitting it to the legislature? Do we know? But it does give the Islanders an out. Not that they have anywhere to go right now.
Brooklyn and Queens, while painting a very pretty picture, are far from being ready for anything. So they really aren't a CURRENT option. They are a FUTURE option. (Perhaps a really DISTANT future option.)
On the other page he found an interesting article on pg A36 by Laura Rivera regarding the Village of Hempstead's vote to revive their downtown area. Wow! A mixed use development plan that takes up 3.7 square miles that will generate $7.1 million in revenue.
Hey Garden City! Isn't THAT on your doorstep too???
The move to ease zoning restrictions was approved by a vote of 4 - 1. The dissenting vote coming from the lone board Republican. Sound familiar?
Sigh. This is a fight that will not be without battle scars for sure.
For the video version of my NYHockeyTalk radio interview (if you can stand seeing me fidget and looking like Yoko Ono) here's the link.
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The Village of Hempstead is 3.7 square miles but I think the actual area targeted for development is 15% of that (mostly the area around the train and bus station which is presently composed of blighted buildings and empty parking lots). Maybe Wang wants to bid for that project. It actually makes more sense as it has public transit including LIRR and once they get through with revamping the place you'll never know it was once the armpit of Nassau county. And Garden city might be glad because it's a chance to clean up their immediate neighborhood (don't forget that the infamous Terrace Avenue being on their border is closer to Garden City than it is to many most of Hempstead itself- go figure).
What a pro! Just a funny accent!
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