Binghamton Urban Renewal Agency v. Manculich

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent, the Binghamton Urban Renewal Agency (BURA), is a municipal urban renewal agency established by the Legislature (General Municipal Law § 572). After studies indicating blight and a threat to public health, safety and welfare in what became the project area, in March 1980 BURA by resolution adopted the Clinton Street Redevelopment Project, a $3.4 million urban renewal project dedicated principally to residential use. After a public hearing the City Planning Commission approved the project. In April 1980 the City Council by ordinance adopted the project, making a…