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Residents in Hempstead are in a heated debate tonight over the future of a vacant school building.

A 112-unit senior housing complex has been proposed to be built on the site of the former Seaford Avenue School.

The sale of the property was approved by referendum vote last year.

However, the developer of Seasons at Seaford is now asking for a zoning change. The change would include fewer parking spots per unit.

Residents say they are also concerned about drainage from the community, as well as how the large senior community could change the character of the neighborhood.

The Hempstead Town Board has not voted on the zoning change, and did not say when it would make a decision.

Residents in Hempstead are in a heated debate tonight over the future of a vacant school building.    A 112-unit senior housing complex has been proposed to be built on the site of the former Seaford

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Drivers out there, I will say one thing when people are going way below the speed limit, that's a problem that to me I think is you got to go with the flow. Exactly. Exactly. Today was such a beautiful day, wasn't it? And it felt warm. Normally the forties aren't warm, but after the cold snap, it was just really great and we have more mild weather ahead. But you can see on this map we have some changes too. Now, most of tomorrow is going to be dry, will kick your Friday off with some sunshine. But by the late afternoon and evening, we are tracking some rain. So after four o'clock, a batch of showers will come through moving pretty quick. And by 910 o'clock, the rain is out. It will be a dry start to the weekend, but we are going to see more clouds around the next few days. Tomorrow morning, 6 a.m. 42 it's not as cold. You see the clouds coming in two o'clock up to 50 degrees. There's that mild feel. And by six to eight o'clock in Long Beach, we have some showers. By 9, 10 o'clock, the rain is out. So in the morning, you see that clear weather that mild feel in the afternoon with the fifties but the clouds are moving in west southwest wind. Six o'clock, there's some of that rain from Hempstead to Bay Shore Fire Island light showers from Riverhead to Bridge Hampton. And by nine o'clock it's gone. So just a fast moving front rolling through at night, no problems and still mild for the weekend. So Saturday will be partly sunny to mostly cloudy. A little bit unsettled but no rain. Those scattered showers will return on Sunday looks like we might see some sprinkles in the morning. A heavier batch come through at night. But early next week it is turning drier. So fifties for the weekend showers ending Monday morning, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday next week looking pretty good. Cool with temps in the forties.

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Developer of senior housing complex asks for zoning change at former Seaford Avenue School in Hempstead