Casino wouldn't face same zoning rules as Lighthouse
Quick Read"You can't apply local zoning to federal development projects," said Bennett Liebman, executive director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School.
Photo credit: Newsday File, 2008 / Viorel Florescu | A dealer at the poker table. (Sept. 4, 2008)
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Experts say the talked-about Shinnecock Nation casino at the Nassau Coliseum site would not face the same Hempstead Town zoning requirements as the stalled Lighthouse project, but the town says it won't cede its role without a fight.
"You can't apply local zoning to federal development projects," said Bennett Liebman, executive director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School. If...
