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Nassau County voters overwhelming said “no” to a proposal to borrow $400 million to build a new Coliseum and minor league ballpark on Monday. More than 150,000 voters came to the polls, with about 90,000 voting against the plan.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/1/11
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Q. You wrote about the Lighthouse project a while back. With all the discussion about the vote on a new Coliseum, what do you think of the situation? Can we afford this, from what we have heard, and what other items do we not know about?
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By Monte Leeper
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7/28/11
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Business and labor organizations, development groups and politicians have all expressed their opinions on the plan to borrow $400 million to fund the construction of a new arena and minor-league baseball park at Nassau County’s Hub in Uniondale. Now it’s your turn, as taxpayers who want to be able to afford to keep living and working on Long Island, to cast your votes in the bond referendum on Monday.
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7/28/11
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The Herald sat down last week with New York Islanders owner Charles Wang and Senior Vice President Michael Picker to talk about the Aug. 1 referendum to borrow $400 million to build a new Nassau Coliseum.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Tony Bellissimo
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7/27/11
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On Aug. 1, Nassau County will hold a public referendum on a $400 million bond to finance the redevelopment of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. There are sharply differing opinions on the proposal, and this week we have asked Eric Alexander, executive director of Vision Long Island, and Jay Jacobs, chairman of the Nassau County Democratic Committee, to detail their viewpoints. The Herald will offer its take on the proposal in next week’s issue.
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7/21/11
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To the Editor:
If Mike Florio opposes the Nassau Coliseum referendum because he does not wish to pay $58, that’s fine (“Wants more details on Coliseum plan,” July 7-13). If he opposes it …
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7/13/11
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County Executive Edward Mangano released the details of the lease agreement he negotiated with Islanders owner Charles Wang on June 22, five and a half weeks before residents’ Aug. 1 vote on a $350 …
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Alex Costello
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6/29/11
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Long Island has occasionally created some chapter in history that has paved the way for others to copy. The building of Levittown following the end of World War II was an example of the Island showing how to conduct a post-war recovery.
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6/23/11
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“We’re under the gun,” Chief Deputy County Executive Rob Walker told the Legislature last week during discussions about County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan for the future of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Walker was referring to the legislators, but he could have been speaking for county residents as well.
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6/2/11
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In an 11-7 vote almost entire on party lines, the Nassau County Legislature voted on May 31 to allow a public referendum to decide the fate of County Executive Ed Mangano's plan for redeveloping …
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Alex Costello
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5/31/11
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