Vachon v. Town of Kennebunk

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

At the threshold of this appeal taken by plaintiff Roger Vachon from a decision of the Town of Kennebunk’s Zoning Board of Appeals (the Kennebunk Board), we must construe the statute that requires any such appeal to be taken “within 30 days after the decision is rendered.” 1 30 M.R.S.A. § 2411(3)(F) (1978). The issue is: For the purpose of measuring the 30-day appeal period, when was the Board’s decision “rendered”?

At its public meeting held on January 17, 1983, the Kennebunk Board heard argument from Vachon’s attorney and others about the meaning of a provision of the…