Legal Opinion
Cardinali v. Town of Berwick
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 2, 1988PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HORNBY, Justice.
Planning boards and other agencies have the inherent power to reconsider actions previously taken. Jackson v. Town of Kennebunk, 530 A.2d 717 (Me.1987). If they adopt rules of procedure expressly permitting parties to seek reconsideration, the timely filing of such a petition tolls the running of a limitations period on the underlying decision. Mechanic Falls Water Co. v. PUC, 381 A.2d 1080, 1085-90 (Me.1977). But in the absence of officially adopted reconsideration procedures, is a planning board’s decision final at the close of the meeting where it is made, or not until the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Mechanic Falls Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Burr v. Town of RangeleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
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