Islanders Taxpayer-Funded Hockey Arena Bonds Face Nassau Voters
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Voters in Nassau County, where finances are under state oversight, will decide today if their taxes should fund a hockey arena for the New York Islanders, whose owner says he’ll move unless he gets one.
“This project will generate much-needed revenue for our local businesses, put our residents back to work and make Nassau County a destination for sporting events, tourism and conventions,” County Executive Edward Mangano said last week. The 49-year old Republican has fired 128 workers and frozen wages to cope with a budget deficit since losing control of the county’s fiscal affairs in January.