Supervisor Jen DeSena of North Hempstead joined with her partners in Nassau County government, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Supervisor Don Clavin of Hempstead, to denounce an ill-conceived progressive proposal that would impact Long Island suburbs and single-family home zoning. The latest proposal by Governor Hochul, seemingly a repeat of last year’s plan to turn suburban neighborhoods into overcrowded urban centers, would result in thousands of apartments and high density housing flooding every community, as well as spot zoning in which large scale apartment buildings could pop up next to single-family homes.
“We must save our suburbs from this ill-conceived plan as it would overcrowd classrooms, greatly increase traffic and cars parked on our streets, strain emergency services and threaten the environment,” said Supervisor Saladino. “While some Albany leaders want to blame the local of affordable housing for the mass migration leaving our State, we all know the real reason people are fleeing New York is crushing taxes, rising crime and government overreach which threatens individual rights.”
The three Town Supervisors joined local neighbors to voice their concerns of how the Governor’s urbanization plan would negatively impact the environment, traffic, parking, emergency services, police protection, local utilities and schools. They also asked the public to join them in contacting state officials to demand that this proposal not be included in the Governor’s budget.
“Removing the rights of residents to have a say over their communities is a direct threat to democracy, especially when you silence the voices of residents and replace their say over development projects with an unaccountable, bureaucratic board located hundreds of miles away in Albany,” Supervisor Saladino added.
—Submitted by Town of Oyster Bay
Town Leaders Denounce Housing Plan Threatening Long Island Suburbs
Local officials and neighbors gathered in Manhasset to denounce Governor Hochul’s plan to remove zoning control of communities from local municipalities, potentially resulting in thousands of apartments flooding single-family neighborhoods and creating spot zoning in which large apartment complexes can be built beside single family homes. (Photo by Town of Oyster Bay)
