I have numerous concerns about the third track from Floral Park to Hicksville.
1. There is concern about our water supply in the future. More development is not wanted.
2. The Mineola train station would be greatly damaged. Where the present two tracks pass under the new Mineola Boulevard overpass there is not room for a third track.
3. The ticket-waiting room buildings would be destroyed and the pickup-dropoff areas would be compromised.
4. The facts have to be faced. Long Island is very populated. Even out in Suffolk County, Route 110 is heavy traffic all the way from Huntington to Amityville.
5. It makes sense that those who would work and have a career on Long Island would want to live here. A commute twice a day is a large chunk of time. That would result in less load on the LIRR, not more.
6. There are still quite a lot of green spaces such as the pristine wooded areas bordering the Northern State Parkway. It needs to stay that way.
7. If Cuomo and pals want to revitalize some place, help out the large area of the state south of the Finger Lakes where it is badly needed.
One wonders if they know what they are talking about.
—Charles Samek
