Legal Opinion
Hertz v. Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 27, 2009No. 07-P-1717PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
The plaintiffs, unit owners or residents of the Strada 234 Condominium on Causeway Street in Boston, challenge the approval by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Secretary) of the 2006 amendment to the municipal harbor plan for the city of Boston, which had previously been amended in 1999 (the 1999 plan). The 2006 amendment permits the development of Lovejoy Wharf (which abuts the plaintiffs’ property) and authorizes two buildings of a height which the plaintiffs claim will directly block the light, air, and visual benefits of their property; will…
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