Town officials mull 'Build a better burb' ideas

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman called the proposals from winners of the Long Island Index's "Build a Better Burb" design contest a place to start.

"I think you need to start somewhere," Kaiman said Tuesday after a meeting of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, a body of local government leaders, business executives and civic leaders.

"The challenge to folks like myself and other folks who are responsible for local government is to look at these with open eyes and see if there is a way to incorporate, if not an entire idea, a concept into how we approach planning in the future," Kaiman said. 

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