Nassau/Suffolk Neighborhood Network v. Town of Oyster Bay

OPINION OF THE COURT

Vincent R. Balletta, J.

In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, the petitioners apply for a preliminary injunction, and the respondent (Town) cross-moves for an order dismissing the petition.

The instant action arises out of the Town’s latest efforts to solve a problem that has perplexed, and will continue to perplex, every governmental body on Long Island, namely, the need to dispose of the enormous amount of solid waste generated each day by a relatively affluent and wasteful society. The Town itself provides waste disposal services for approximately 300,000 residents who…