Town of Middlebury v. Conn. Siting Council

**42 This appeal concerns a proviso contained in General Statutes § 16-50p, *539 which precludes **43 the defendant, Connecticut Siting Council, from granting a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need (certificate) for operation of an electric generating or storage facility unless the council, among other things, "considers neighborhood concerns" with respect to specified factors. The plaintiffs, the town of Middlebury and sixteen residents and entities situated in Middlebury and adjacent towns, 2 appeal from the **44 judgment of the trial court dismissing their appeal from the…