Free Press 101: How we practise journalismĭallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, it was announced Wednesday.

We want to make sure residents have an incredible comfort level with this and for whatever may or may not be built there, and we think this is the way we want to handle it here in the town,' Clavin said. We want to do it in an open and transparent matter. 'We're starting the proceedings according to the law.

The ruling came as Sands seeks one of three highly competitive state gambling licenses.Ĭlavin said the process 'has to move forward,' even with the litigation. In striking down Sands' lease, state Supreme Court Judge Sarika Kapoor sided with Hofstra University, which alleged Nassau County neglected to conduct an environmental review and hid the lease from public scrutiny. The public needs to know these things and the public needs to understand the process and know when the hearings are and when the meetings are,' Kiely said. 'They need to educate people about the facts of the casino, not a sales pitch done by Sands in front of a legislative body, but the facts of the project, the size and scope of it, the environmental impact. An appellate court allowed Sands to temporarily keep the lease while the appeals process plays out. The town paused the process in November after a judge ordered Sands' lease of the Coliseum site voided and annulled votes taken by the county planning commission and legislature approving the lease transfer. Losquadro to represent the town in handling Sands' request for zoning changes. Sands wants to create a hospitality district that would include the Coliseum site and a nearby parcel that houses the Long Island Marriott hotel. Lawmakers also voted to recognize an environmental review drafted by Sands, scheduled a public comment session for January and hired attorney Steven E. Hempstead Town lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously voted to declare the town the lead agency in a multi-step process known as the State Environmental Quality Review Act that will determine the development's impact.

An environmental review of a proposed $4 billion casino resort at the Nassau Coliseum will forge ahead in the Town of Hempstead despite a legal battle over whether county lawmakers improperly struck a deal with developer Las Vegas Sands.

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