JOINT
STATEMENT FROM
SENATOR
CRAIG M. JOHNSON AND ASSEMBLYMAN TOM ALFANO
ON
THE FUTURE OF BELMONT
PARK RACE TRACK AND ITS
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
As representatives of the communities surrounding the Belmont Park Race Track, we remain very concerned with what appeared to have been a lack of consideration for Elmont and Floral Park in the awarding of a new state franchise for the thoroughbred franchise.
Recent events, however, have given us optimism that the communities' voices will not be ignored during this process that will determine who runs Belmont for the next 30 years.
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