A delayed roll-out of the town’s new multi-meter parking system and technical glitches has resulted in the Town of Huntington coming up $1.6 million short of revenue projections, town officials have confirmed.

The town had budgeted for $3,053,000 in parking meter and ticket revenue in 2014, but is only expected to bring in $1.2 million, according to budgets.

Read on to learn how this significant shortfall occurred, how the Town will account for it, and what steps will be taken moving forward!

Several members of Huntington’s town board bristled at comments from Huntington school board leaders during a town board meeting Tuesday, during which school trustees said they felt like they had been left in the dark on development and tax issues that could impact the district, while town board members countered by saying the district had never shared those concerns with the board before Tuesday’s meeting.

Read on for the full story, including both sides' takes on this dicey situation!

New residential developments are being considered for a stretch of state-owned parking lots along New York Avenue as part of Huntington Station master developer Renaissance Downtowns' revitalization plans. 

Along the New York Avenue corridor, LIRR commuter parking lots owned by the New York State Department of Transportation are being eyed for 21 “live-work” units, where apartments would be built above commercial space for retail and business use. At the end of the stretch, near the intersection with Church Street, 28 artist’s lofts are proposed.

Read on to learn more about this project, how it could affect the Huntington Station community, and what individuals think of the initiative so far!