Hofstra University on Tuesday sued the Nassau County Planning Commission for allegedly violating state open meetings law when it held a hearing about the $4 billion plan for a casino-resort on the Nassau Coliseum property.
Hofstra, a private university in Hempstead, opposes Las Vegas Sands’ proposal near the campus. The project would be located on the 72-acre county-owned Uniondale property known as the Nassau Hub, one of the last tracts of undeveloped public land in Nassau.
The lawsuit was filed in state Supreme Court in Mineola. A judge has yet to be assigned.
At issue is a March 2 planning commission meeting that included a public hearing on the lease transfer.
