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Lawmakers delay parkland deal with Molloy College

An aerial view of the Nassau Coliseum/Mitchel Field

Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | An aerial view of the Nassau Coliseum/Mitchel Field Complex in Uniondale. In the foreground is Hofstra University and Hempstead Turnpike. (May 11, 2011)

Nassau lawmakers Monday delayed approval of a permit for Molloy College to use a baseball field in Mitchel Field for as long as 30 years in return for the school making $1.3 million in improvements.

The legislature's Rules Committee unanimously voted to table the deal proposed by County Executive Edward Mangano to give the independent office of budget more time to review it.

Democrats...

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