Legal Opinion
Villages Development Co. v. Secretary of Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 14, 1991PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the plaintiff, The Villages Development Company, Inc. (Villages), may challenge, in the Superior Court, a decision made by the defendant, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (Secretary), acting pursuant to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), G. L. c. 30, §§ 61-62H (1988 ed.), regarding the scope of an environmental impact report (EIR) that the Secretary required of Villages in connection with a project it is developing in Brewster. A judge of the Superior Court dismissed Villages’ amended complaint,…
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