Legal Opinion
Peter Beckford v. Town of Clifton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 31, 2014No. Docket BCD-14-35PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Majority: SAUFLEY, C.J., and MEAD, GORMAN, and HJELM, JJ.
Concurrence: SAUFLEY, C.J.
Dissent: SILVER and JABAR, JJ.
Dissent: ALEXANDER, J.
HJELM, J.
[¶ 1] Pisgah Mountain, LLC, appeals from a judgment of the Business and Consumer Docket (Portland, Horton, J.) vacating a decision of the Town of Clifton Planning Board that granted Pisgah a permit to construct and operate a wind energy project. After the Town’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) affirmed the Planning Board’s decision, the matter was appealed to the Superior Court by Peter and Julie Beckford, who own land adjacent to the proposed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Davis Cole, Also Known as Cozy ColeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Carrier v. Secretary of StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- Davric Maine Corp. v. Bangor Historic Track, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Gorham v. Androscoggin CountySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
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