{"id":705933,"date":"2017-06-21T08:39:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T08:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=705933"},"modified":"2018-04-03T01:59:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T01:59:31","slug":"public-hearing-to-be-held-on-belmont-park-rfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/public-hearing-to-be-held-on-belmont-park-rfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Hearing to be Held on Belmont Park RFP"},"content":{"rendered":"
It doesn\u2019t look like Islanders\u2019 fans will get any clarity on the team\u2019s arena situation for another few months.<\/p>\n
Before New York State releases a Request For Proposal at Belmont Park, a public hearing will be held in Elmont in July for community members to weigh in, according to Newsday<\/a>. The hearing will taking place at Elmont Public Library on July 10 and will be hosted by local lawmakers with state economic officials in attendance.<\/p>\n The Islanders have been linked to the Elmont site for some time and in April NHL Commissioner Garry Bettman said that the team would submit a bid to build a new arena at Belmont Park. An RFP for the site will be issued after the hearing in July, according to Newsday.<\/p>\n \u201cDevelopment at Belmont will be an economic boost to the region and all improvements to the site will occur through the normal RFP process,\u201d Amy Varghes, a spokesperson for the Empire State Development Corporation, told Newsday. \u201cWe are continuing to finalize an RFP for the site, which will be released when it\u2019s ready.\u201d<\/p>\n