Rising sea levels and erosion have caused severe damage to Asharoken Avenue, the only road into or out of the Village of Asharoken. These conditions continue to endanger the lives and property of the people that live in Eatons Neck. Yet, despite the potential benefits from a multi-million dollar federally funded project that will protect
Today’s blog post concerns a property owner receiving substantially less than it wanted when its property was taken in an eminent domain proceeding because the “highest and best use” it claimed was applicable to the site required an area variance and a zoning change, rather than a special use permit. The awarded amount was about
On July 21, 2016, the Appellate Division, Third Department, upheld a decision of the trial court in Lavender II v. Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Bolton, 141 A.D. 3d 970 (3d Dept., 2016) (Krogmann, J. ,Warren County) holding that a Castle located in a residential zone along panoramic Lake George, could not
In prior posts, we discussed sand mining in Southampton, Pine Barrens Credits and the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”). A recent case out of Suffolk County touches on all three areas, so we decided to write a blog post on it.
The case, Matter of the Application of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society,