Legal Opinion
Durand v. IDC Bellingham, LLC
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 15, 2003PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
On May 28, 1997, residents attending the town of Bellingham’s (town’s) open town meeting voted to rezone a parcel of land located in the town. Three and one-half years later, several residents living near the parcel brought suit challenging the rezoning. The question before the court is whether the town meeting vote was invalid because the prospective owner of the parcel, IDC Bellingham, LLC (IDC), had offered to give the town $8 million if the rezoning was approved and a power plant was built and operated on the site.
1. Background. The essential facts of this case are undisputed. In 1993,…
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