Hempstead Village Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. said a planned upgrade of Mirschel Park will cost $9 million, but the municipality will get started with about $900,000 available to spend.
An online petition under the auspices of a group called Atlantic Beach and Neighbors has gathered 1,411 signatures calling for the toll hike to be rescinded.
Although the public comment is over, the federal agency building the planned sea wall said it would take a report from Cedarhurst village after the hearing Thursday night.
The proposal is scheduled for a March 14 hearing but village counsel said the hearing will be adjourned so officials can work on the proposal’s language.