Legal Opinion
Tower Ventures, Inc. v. City of Westfield
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 23, 2002No. 02-1145PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
On July 18, 2000, plaintiff-appellant Tower Ventures, Inc. (Ventures) applied to the Westfield, Massachusetts, planning board for permission to build a wireless communication tower at a specified site. After the planning board voted to deny the permit, Ventures brought suit in the federal district court against the city and various municipal officials. Ventures alleged that the planning board’s decision was arbitrary and effectively prevented it from providing cellular coverage in a significant area, thus violating both the Massachusetts Zoning Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch.…
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