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Simoncic appointed to the Vision Long Island board of directors

Judy Simoncic, Vision Long Island Judy Simoncic, Vision Long Island

Uniondale, NY Partner Judy Simoncic has been appointed to the Vision Long Island board of directors. Vision Long Island is a not-for-profit organization that assists others to promote more livable, economically sustainable, and environmentally responsible growth on Long Island through Smart Growth Development.

Simoncic concentrates her practice in the areas of zoning, land use, environmental, municipal, and real estate law. She represents national franchises, Fortune 500 companies, national corporations, large real estate development companies as well as individual real estate developers in the development of both residential and commercial properties throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

She regularly appears on behalf of her clients before municipal boards on a diversity of zoning applications such as variances, special use permits, change of zones, site plan approval, and major and minor subdivisions. 

She has secured zoning approvals for mixed-use, senior housing projects, retail and office complexes, educational uses, multiple dwelling projects, planned unit developments, assisted living facilities, equestrian facilities, public storage facilities, public utility facilities, restaurant franchises, among others.

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