Village of Skaneateles v. Town of Skaneateles

Report of Referees annulled, without costs, and judgment granted in favor of respondent adjudging that the annexation is not in the over-all public interest. Memorandum: For the reasons stated in the report of the dissenting Referee, Honorable John F. Lawton, J.S.C., we find that the annexation would not be in the over-all public interest. As noted in the dissent, the sole reason that the village and the intervening property owner seek annexation is to avoid the restrictive effect of the town zoning ordinance on the 2.852 acres of intervenor’s property situated in the town by removing the…