Legal Opinion

Devitt v. Heimbach

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 17, 1983PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In Matter of Tri-County Taxpayers Assn. v Town Bd. of Town of Queensbury (55 NY2d 41), we held that the intent of the Legislature in adopting the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) “was that the environmental impact statements required to be prepared by the local agency * * * with respect to any action which might have a significant effect on the environment should be accessible to members of the town board and public prior to action on the proposal in question.” (Matter of Tri-County…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Tri-County Taxpayers Ass'n v. Town Board of QueensburyNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Chase v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Save the Pine Bush, Inc. v. Planning BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. Kuzma v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Vitiello v. City of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. New York SMSA Ltd. Partnership v. Town of ClarkstownDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000

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