Nassau County legislators are debating the fate of the Nassau Coliseum Hub before voting on a 99-year lease transfer to Las Vegas Sands. McLoganTV reports.
, goes through, he says there's no way for Las Vegas Sands to get out of the deal, whether it gets rights to a casino or not. "Hotels, gas stations, restaurants, malls, convention centers," said Frank Borelli, from Borelli's in East Meadow."Competition, but it brings more people. We want a small piece of the pie."
If the lease transfer is approved, Sands must still pass environmental review, zoning, community and advisory board to be considered for a highly-competitive state gaming license. Some neutral parties said this lease, for the first time, is not an impediment to the county's decades-long attempt to get value for its very valuable land.
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