100 homeless families to be moved into Jericho School District



The Jericho School district has notified residents that the Hampton Inn on Jericho Turnpike in Jericho was recently sold and will be converted into housing for homeless families.

The Jericho School District has regularly been rated among the top ten in the nation. As a result, houses in the district command premium prices.


It is unclear who bought the closed hotel, but Nassau County Social Services is working with a non-profit-agency, Community Housing Incentive, to renovate the three-story building to house as many as 100 families, said Town of Oyster Bay spokesman Brian Nevin.

Nevin said the town, after being contacted by Jericho residents, reached out to the county to find out what is going on.

He said the town was told there are currently 15 homeless families living in Jericho. The county is looking for one facility to house 100 of Nassau's homeless families, he said.

The school district notice says it was told that the new families being moved into Jericho will continue to send their children to their home school districts.


Although there appears to be interior painting and other work underway at the Inn, Nevin said the new owner has not yet filed an ownership change with the building department nor requested a change of zone. The current interior work does not need a permit.

Town zoning only allows temporary stays of 30 days at the former Inn.

"Our position is we will fully enforce our code," Nevin said "If they want a change of zoning, they will have to apply for it. We will not let anyone come in and arbitrarily dismiss town laws."

If the county owned the property outright,  it could skirt town zoning laws.

A letter signed by "Jericho Resident" went to town and county officials requesting a public hearing on the project.  It also asks, "Please present a financial proposal on how the county will provide funding to the Jericho district for $40,000 - depending on the latest school budget -- per new enrollment per year until the student leaves the school district."

It requests additional police, security and staff.  It adds, "Asking Jericho residents which has a very small population in Nassau County to foot the entire education bill for this county project is not right and it is not fair."

County Executive Laura Curran's press office did not return a request for comment.

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