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****UPDATE 12:00PM: I just received the official Press Release from the Lighthouse Development Group. It appears below.****
October 15, 2009
For immediate release
This statement was issued by Charles B. Wang, Principal of Lighthouse Development Group and Owner of the New York Islanders, at 11:30 a.m. today.
“Yesterday’s report on the Lighthouse project which appeared in the Long Island Press is untrue. There are no plans to abandon this project which is so vital to the future of Nassau County and Long Island as a whole.
As far as the status of the Lighthouse project, we have submitted to The Town of Hempstead and Supervisor Kate Murray all the studies and required documents. A lease has been negotiated. Supervisor Murray and the Town Board need to make a decision on the zoning.
Long Island stands in this defining moment waiting for an answer. Yes or no.
Moving forward, we will not discuss any meetings in the media. Any reports of meetings should be considered untrue.
My heart is still on Long Island. I love Long Island. This is where the Islanders belong. Let's play hockey."
I apologize for over-reacting last night to the Long Island Press story on the potential end to the Lighthouse Project proposal.
Charles Wang has come out publicly through a more accredited news source: Newsday, which is owned by Cablevision, who owns Madison Square Garden, which in turn owns the NY Rangers, to state that the Lighthouse Project is still on!
I think the fact that there wasn't any kind of immediate response to the LI Press article is what worried many of us who believe in the Project and in turn maybe we took action too quickly in denouncing the possibility.
Stay up-to-date on every bit of Lighthouse news by keeping it locked here, going to the official blog site and reading my colleagues posts (from the BlogRoll on the left hand side of the screen) and Twitter feeds. We'll keep this situation as updated as possible and let you know if there are any other developments. Let's get the Lighthouse Project approved already!
3 comments:
Rough night, man. There is no "right way" to react to being jerked around like that ... and the follow-up silence made it all the worse.
I feel really lucky that I was obliviously playing hockey as it all hit the fan!
I tried calling you last night. I'm almost glad I didn't get to talk to you. I might have "lost it" on the phone.
To be completely honest, this is the last great hope for me to stay on the Island. If it doesn't happen, it's almost certain that I'm going to need to move away from here.
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