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Murray, residents spar over Hempstead's Coliseum plan
Quick ReadDespite public criticism, Kate Murray and town council members defended the plan in spirited exchanges at a town meeting.
Photo credit: David Pokress | Hempstead Town supervisor Kate Murray reveals the town's plan for the Lighthouse Project, which cuts Islanders owner Charles Wang's plan in half. (July 12, 2010)
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Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray frowned and shook her head as residents at a meeting Tuesday ripped her scaled-down plan for the area around Nassau Coliseum.
"You are taking us backward," said Stephen Anchin of Hewlett, in a lengthy exchange. "We need urgently the new tax base that would have been created."
However, Murray and town council members defended the plan in spirited exchanges...
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