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Referendum also needs approval from Nassau legislators, watchdog group

Nassau County residents today will "take to the polls to vote for or against their county taking out a $400 million bond" to build a new arena for the Islanders, "along with other 'sports-entertainment' venues," according to Brett Cyrgalis of the N.Y. POST. Islanders Owner Charles Wang "has done everything in his power -- including blurring the line of electoral politics -- in order to try and get his beloved franchise a new home on Long Island." Wang said, "You don’t take anything for granted, but I think we have got some momentum. We’ve gotten our message out, despite (negative) sound bites. It’s going to be very tight, but we’ve worked very hard getting here." Wang would not disclose the "exact amount of ...