Proposed Apartment Building To Take Over Former Vet's Office

WEST ISLIP, NY — The fate of a former veterinarian's office in West Islip will be discussed during a Town of Islip meeting this week. The town will be hosting a public hearing virtually on Wednesday, Feb 24 starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held electronically via Zoom and will be live-streamed.

Instructions on how to access the Zoom Webinar and/or livestream are available on the Town's website, islipny.gov.

One item on the agenda addresses the property on 467 Higbie Lane, which is the former office of long-time veterinarian, William Herbold, who passed away in 2019.

According to the agenda, the applicant requests a change of zone for an overlay of Planned Landmark Preservation District and a Town Board Special Permit.

Read the full agenda here.

The change of zone is to build an 8 unit apartment building and animal care center.

Anyone interested in providing comments to the Planning Board on an agenda item are encouraged to do so in writing and before the meeting at the email address publichearings@islipny.gov.

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