The Norman J. Levy Preserve is formerly a landfill, but transformed by the Town of Hempstead into a beautiful eco-friendly park where the grass is cut by Nigerian dwarf goats and guinea hens keep pesky ticks at bay.
Now, the town has introduced it's latest green initiative – solar powered jitneys, which are electrical transports used to ferry guests about the park's 51 expansive acres.
Town Supervisor Kate Murray spoke with Merrick Patch about the preserve earlier this week.
Lawrence Costco Plan Sees Opposition
A handful of people and attorneys representing Five Towns merchants and residents and Rockaway Turnpike gas stations voiced opposition to Costco’s request to add a 22-pump gas station to its warehouse store in North Lawrence.
Opponents’ request on Wednesday to adjourn the chain’s variance request at the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals was granted, and a new hearing date was set on Aug. 1 at 2 p.m.
Costco brought its plan to convert 163 of the Lawrence store’s 822 parking spaces into a gas station in March. To do this, the company needs a parking variance from the BZA because the amount of spaces would not meet the required town minimum. It also needs a permit from the Town of Hempstead Board to install three 30,000-gallon storage tanks at the southwest corner of Rockaway Turnpike and Nassau Expressway.
Click the headline to read more on the story. Stephen Bronner contributed to this report.
Since this has happened before do we know the rule of dumb I mean thumb for the TOH/BZA to equate the number of parking spaces required for a business by size etc??
Nassau county highway patrol uses costco parking lot to do truck safety checks, there is such an abudance of space there. Costco being a good member of the community has allowed it for years. Perhaps they have now got the lesson on local politics and will wise up and stop the county use of their land. Another example of TOH stiffeling growth in tax base and jobs. OK though for the gas stations 2 blocks away to operate though
I could not care if it was $1.00 a gallon..... Yuk.....
Way off base. Yes we want Americans to have jobs but the reality of it is most Americans do not want that as an occupation..... I have done that and am proud of that fact.....