Merriam v. Town of Salem

The Board of Adjustment for the Town of Salem denied plaintiffs’ request for either a variance or an exception to establish a mobile and modular home park in a commercial-industrial district in the town. On appeal the cases were tried before Leonard C. Hardwick, Esquire, as Master. He found the board’s denial of an exception or variance not unjust or unreasonable. He further found that the decisions of the board were made in executive session excluding the public in violation of the town zoning ordinance. Ruling that this nullified the board’s action he recommended the cases be remanded to…