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Speakers tout, and question, impact of Lighthouse

Uniondale: New York Islanders owner Charles Wang speaks

Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by Howard Schnapp | Uniondale: New York Islanders owner Charles Wang speaks to supporters for the LI Lighthouse at a rally at the Nassau Coliseum prior to Hofstra for a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Howard Schnapp)

One after another, speakers at Tuesday's hearing into the environmental impact of the proposed 150-acre Lighthouse development urged Town of Hempstead officials to approve the project - and do it now.

Civic leaders, union representatives, elected officials and even Long Island's bishop stepped up to the podium to speak about the jobs the project would create, the tax revenue it would generate...

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