Legal Opinion
City of St. Albans v. Northwest Regional Planning Commission
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 13, 1998No. 97-268PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
Plaintiff City of St. Albans appeals from a Franklin Superior Court order granting defendant Northwest Regional Planning Commission’s (NWRPC) motion for summary judgment. City of St. Albans contends the court erred in concluding that the method of selecting NWRPC’s commissioners does not violate the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution and its “one person, one vote” principle. We affirm.
NWRPC was created to serve the 24 towns, villages, and city (St. Albans) of Grand Isle and Franklin counties. See 24 V.S.A. § 4341(a) (“A regional planning commission may be created ... by…
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