Nassau County lawmakers on Monday accepted the final environmental impact statement that studies the now-defunct, casino-resort proposal at the Nassau Coliseum.
The vote to accept the findings officially ends the county legislature’s involvement in a court-ordered, state environmental approval process for a plan first pitched by Las Vegas Sands in 2022. Sands had proposed to build an “integrated resort” on the 72-acre, county-owned Coliseum property in Uniondale…
The Nevada-based company holds a 42-year lease to operate the Coliseum and surrounding land that could be reassigned to another developer. Sands executives had been seeking a 99-year lease to build a Vegas-style casino, live-entertainment venue, convention center, restaurants, shops, public gathering space, a day spa and wellness center.
