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Glossary, Abbreviations, and acronyms
LILHPEDA - Long Island Lighthouse Political & Economic Development Alliance (pronounced lil-a-peda)
NIMBY - (Not In My BackYard) - People who are opposed to change and will gripe to hear themselves gripe.
TOH - Abbreviation for Town of Hempstead
Pos Dec
- Positive Declaration - A positive declaration is a written determination by a
lead agency, under the
State Environmental Quality Review Act, that the implementation of the
action as proposed is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the
environment and that an environmental impact statement will be required.
SEQR - State Environmental Quality Review:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/6208.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/357.html