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May 7, 2006
Yonkers Plaintiffs Laud Legal Victory for Public’s Rights in Development Process
Yonkers Tribune:
Justice Nicholas Colabella invalidated the 4 to 3 vote by the City Council that lowered from 5 to 4 the number of votes needed to approve a project rejected by the Westchester County Planning Board. If not for the change, the “super-majority” requirement would have applied to the City Council’s subsequent consideration of a zoning change for the proposed Ridge Hill Village. The provision was applicable because the County Planning Board had recommended against the massive project moving forward in its present form because of inadequate traffic measures, the County’s public policy concerning large-scale retail developments and the general unsuitability of the Ridge Hill Village to accommodate the anticipated project.
Posted by amy at May 7, 2006 9:15 AM