Legal Opinion

In re Laberge Shooting Range (Firing Range Neighborhood Group, LLC, Appellant)

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 17, 2018No. 2018-102PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

¶ 1. The Firing Range Neighborhood Group, LLC (Neighborhood Group) appeals an environmental court decision declining to find Act 250 jurisdiction over a firing range operated by the Laberge family (Laberge). Neighborhood Group argues that the environmental court erred by: (1) allowing Laberge's untimely appeal; (2) concluding that because Laberge did not rely on donations, it was not operating for a commercial purpose; and (3) granting preclusive effect to a 1995 jurisdictional opinion. We affirm.

¶ 2. The Laberge family owns and operates a 287-acre farm, of which ten acres have been used as a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. In Re Agency of Administration, Etc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1982
  3. In re Town of KillingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
  4. In Re Spring Valley DevelopmentSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
  5. In Re Village Associates Act 250 Land Use PermitSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010

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