Anderson v. Blum

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent denying petitioner’s application to expand the capacity of his private proprietary home for adults. On October 20, 1977, petitioner, the proprietor of the Woodcrest Manor Proprietary Home located in Dutchess County, applied to the Department of Social Services for approval of an expansion of his facility by 28 beds. His application was denied. Following a hearing, respondent affirmed this determination finding, among…