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Friday, March 1, 2019
Vol. 68, No. 9
HOME & DESIGN
PARENTE OUTLINES AGENDA FOR E.W.
MANGANO CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEGIN
PAGES 35-54
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W.P. bans sale of recreational marijuana
ON THE RECORD
Residents voice support for local law barring stores from opening BY J E D HENDRIXSON The Williston Park board voted unanimously to approve a ban on the sale of recreational marijuana should it be legalized in the state later this year. Dozens of Williston Park residents voiced support for the board’s decision at a public hearing Monday night. Village Mayor Paul Ehrbar said the legalization of recreational marijuana appeared “inevitable” and the ban was a pre-emptive measure. The village’s new local law bans the sale and distribution of recreational marijuana and marijuana-related! products for consumption. The law does not restrict medical marijuana facilities. Among many reasons residents cited in support of the ban were an impact on the quality of life, an expected rise in the cost of policing that would fall to resi-
dents and an overall sentiment that the sale of the marijuana in a recreational setting does not align with the village’s values. Resident Pamela Carter said that because the village is so small, without any pre-emptive regulations in place like the ban, Williston Park could be subject to several storefronts opening uncontested. Ehrbar explained that the ban was the best measure the board could present, citing the actions taken by other villages. In Mineola, New Hyde Park and Floral Park, the village boards approved local laws restricting potential marijuana dispensaries to adult-use and industrial zones, away from residential areas. Though not an official ban, Floral Park Mayor Dominick Longobardi previously said the zoning efforts effectively dissuade dispensaries from opening in the villages by restricting where they can operate. Continued on Page 73
PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran fielded questions from Blank Slate Media publisher Steve Blank and audience members at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset last Thursday. See story on page 3.
Mineola board approves Main Street development BY J E D HENDRIXSON Village of Mineola trustees approved the application for construction of a four-story, mixed-use building at 86-88
Main St. last Wednesday. The building, which drew both support and criticism from residents and business owners, was approved at the trustees’ meeting. The development, three-
stories of residential apartments over commercial space, aligns with the village’s comprehensive master plan for downtown revitalization, according to trustees Continued on Page 74
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