Expedite Plan for Homeless Vets

From Newsday

The accurate number of homeless veterans on Long Island is elusive, but anything north of zero is too much. So a step that will get them out of the cold is welcome, including a plan by a respected nonprofit agency for 61 apartments in North Amityville to house homeless vets.

Before the Medford-based agency, Concern for Independent Living, can start building at a closed Army Reserve base, a lot has to happen. That includes formal transfer of land to the Town of Babylon, approvals by the town, and closing the deal on more than $20 million in available federal, state and county funds.

For 40 years, Concern has provided housing for persons with disabilities, including homeless families with a member suffering from a psychiatric disability.

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