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September 7, 2023

Matter of Huntley Power, LLC v Town of Tonawanda, 2023 WL 3912499

The Fourth Department doesn’t have many condemnation matters before it and is shows.  Huntley Power was a proceeding brought directly in the court to review the determination made by the Town to condemn property that includes a coal-fired electric generating station and water intake structures.  The town held a public hearing on April 25, 2022 and adopted its resolution authorizing the condemnation on July 11, 2022.  But did not publish a synopsis of the “Determination and Finding.”  It was required to do so within 90 days of the public hearing. … read more

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November 9, 2021

The Environmental Rights Amendment: Additional Ammunition in Challenging a Proposed Condemnation

The new Environmental Rights Amendment was adopted on November 2, 2021.  The amendment adds Section 19 to Article I of the New York State Constitution and provides, “Each person shall have a right to clean air and water, and to a healthful environment.”  The amendment is effective January 2022. The Environmental Rights Amendment is part of Article I, the New York Bill of Rights. As set forth in a blog, “E2 Law Blog” written by David Mandelbaum, Esq. and Steven C. Russo, Esq. on November 8, 2021, the Bill of… read more

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Posted in Challenges to Condemnation, EDPL Sec. 207, Environmental Rights Amendment, SEQRA
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