Legal Opinion

In re Stokes Communications Corp.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 21, 1995No. 94-208PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.

Stokes Communications, Inc. appeals from an Environmental Board decision, challenging the Board’s jurisdiction over its 303-foot communications tower and the Board’s authority to condition Stokes’s Act 250 permit on the installation of light shields on the tower. We affirm.

Stokes owns and operates a commercial radio station in Randolph, Vermont. In 1982, Stokes leased one acre of a ninety-three-and-one-half acre parcel owned by Idora Tucker. The one-acre parcel was located on the crest of a small hill near Randolph Center, Vermont. With Tucker’s consent, Stokes constructed a 120-foot radio…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. English v. General Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. In Re DenioSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  4. Committee to Save the Bishop's House, Inc. v. Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1979
  5. In Re Quechee Lakes Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990

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3Cited by27 opinions

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