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Hempstead board adopts new Mitchell Field zoning despite broad public opposition
Summary
The Town of Hempstead board voted to adopt a new Mitchell Field Integrated Resort District zoning code and accept the FEIS finding statement after a continuation of a public hearing that began May 27, 2025.
The Town of Hempstead board voted to adopt a new Mitchell Field Integrated Resort District zoning code and to accept the final environmental impact statement finding (FEIS) after a continuation of a public hearing that began May 27, 2025. The measures passed by recorded voice vote, with Supervisor Don Clavin and the council members present voting aye.
The zoning change replaces an older MFM code on the parcel commonly known as the Nassau Coliseum and adjacent Marriott property and establishes the MF‑IRD (Mitchell Field Integrated Resort District), the town attorney said during the hearing. Adopting the FEIS finding statement and the new zoning does not approve any specific site plan; it creates a code under which future conceptual master plans and site plans could be submitted for public review and board approval.
The adoption followed more than three hours of public comments at the continuation hearing. Hundreds of county residents, many from Garden City, Uniondale, East Meadow and surrounding communities, spoke almost unanimously against…
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