Lighthouse at Long Island Project

Lighthouse at Long Island Project Update Public Scoping Sessions

As many residents are aware, the Hempstead Town Board has received an application to rezone and develop a mixed-use community surrounding (inclusive of) the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the applicant, Lighthouse Development Group, is required to produce a Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which provides a means for agencies, project sponsors and the public to systematically consider adverse environmental impacts, alternatives and mitigation.

Two scoping sessions have been scheduled to facilitate public input to identify potentially significant adverse impacts related to the proposed action that are to be addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.

The scoping sessions are scheduled as follows:

Location:

Town of Hempstead Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion One Washington Street Hempstead, NY

Dates & Times:

Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

For more information, call 516-794-8300 or log onto www.toh.li to view the Lighthouse applicant's Draft Scope.