My partner, Anthony Guardino, recently posted a three-part series about land use fees on this blog. This post concerns a decision by the Appellate Division upholding a $776,307 “Park Fee” imposed by the Village of Westhampton Beach in connection with the development of a 6.59 acre tract of land.
Opponents of Eruv Dealt Legal Setback
In the recent decision of Verizon New York v. Village of Westhampton Beach, et al., Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson ruled in favor of Verizon and the Long Island Power Authority (“LIPA”) and declined to “read in” a provision into franchise agreements that would bar the utilities from allowing the attachment of wooden or