On Jan. 19, at 7 p.m., the Town of North Hempstead will hold a public scoping session regarding the Lockheed Martin Property at 365 Lakeville Road, between Marcus Avenue and Union Turnpike at Clinton G. Martin Park Community Center, 1602 Marcus Avenue, corner of Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park

The public session is to allow commentary from the public regarding the content of the Environmental Impact Statement. The scoping session is also an opportunity for the public to be involved in determining the range of issues and considerations to be evaluated in the EIS. All persons wishing to be heard will have the opportunity to speak.

The 93 acre property consisting of 50 acres within the Town of North Hempstead and 43 acres within the Village of Lake Success is owned by Lockheed Martin Corporation. The facility was originally built by the United States Government and was occupied for a number of years by the Sperry Gyroscope Company.

Lockheed has applied for approval to redevelop the site with a mix of senior housing, a hotel/conference center, an office park, geriatric center, plus commercial development. The site contains approximately 1.5 million square feet of building area and parking for more than 3600 cars. No building permits or zoning approvals may be granted by the town until an EIS is completed by the applicant.

Anyone not able to attend the public session may submit written comments until Jan. 29. Comments should be addressed to Department of Planning, Town of North Hempstead, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset 11030 or comments may be E-mailed to: PLANNING@NORTH HEMPSTEAD .COM or faxed to 869-7798. For further information, please call 869-7753.

Copies of the Draft Scope are available for review at the Town of North Hempstead Planning Department, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Copies will also be available at the Hillside Public Library, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park and the Great Neck Public Library, Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park.