Lewiston Urban Renewal Authority v. City of Lewiston

POMEROY, Justice.

A decision of the cause now before us requires a brief analysis of 23 M.R.S.A. 3004 1 and the effect, if any, of 30 M.R.S. A. 4815(3) 2 and 30 M.R.S.A. 4815(9) 3 on the process for vacation and discontinuance of public ways.

The question to be answered may be described as follows: May the City of Lew-iston, by contract with the Urban Renewal Authority, legally bind itself to the discontinuance of a town way in the future ?

We face this question because the City of Lewiston has appealed from the granting of a motion for summary judgment and mandatory injunction entered against…