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Residents speak up on Nassau Coliseum plan

Originally published: June 29, 2011 8:47 PM
Updated: June 29, 2011 10:27 PM
By ROBERT BRODSKY  robert.brodsky@newsday.com

Nassau Deputy County Executive Rob Walker speaks during

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau Deputy County Executive Rob Walker speaks during the public hearing about the proposed Nassau Coliseum project at the East Meadow Library. (June 29, 2011)

Nassau County officials squared off with a skeptical and occasionally hostile audience Wednesday as they tried to sell a plan to publicly finance a new arena to replace the aging Nassau Coliseum.

Deputy County Executive Rob Walker was peppered with questions at the East Meadow Public Library on the timing of the Aug. 1 ballot referendum, the cost of the project and the risk of losing the Islanders...

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