Plans for a $200 million expansion of Jake’s 58 casino in Islandia were approved Tuesday night, clearing the final hurdle for a plan to add parking, pubs and 1,000 new betting machines at the popular gaming parlor.
The village board voted 5-0 to approve a final site plan for the project following a nearly two-hour public hearing, at which few members of the public spoke. Village officials and residents questioned Suffolk OTB officials and their consultants, in particular, about details of the plan, such as parking and traffic.
Islandia Village Mayor Allan M. Dorman said OTB’s proposal for elevated pedestrian crosswalks and speed bumps was inadequate, suggesting a pedestrian bridge instead.
But he said those concerns were not enough to block approval of the expansion.
