Legal Opinion
Glacial Aggregates LLC v. Town of Yorkshire
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 2010No. 26PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
Glacial Aggregates LLC (Glacial or the company) was formed in 1996 to conduct sand and gravel mining after John M. Clarey, one of its principals, learned that the Buffalo area needed additional sources of sand and aggregates. At the time, Clarey had 20 years of experience in oil and gas drilling in Western New York.
Glacial scouted out potential mining sites along Route 16 in Cattaraugus County, where receding glaciers had deposited vast amounts of aggregate materials, and ultimately settled on property within the Town of Yorkshire (the Town). The Town had no zoning…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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