Legal Opinion
ABINGTON, LLC v. Town of Avon
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 12, 2007No. AC 27413PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVINE, J.
This is a tax appeal concerning a portion of an estate atop Talcott Mountain, the highest point in Avon, that commands exceptional views of the Farm-ington River Valley. The estate is comprised of approximately 93.03 acres of land in Avon and the adjoining town of Bloomfield, of which 60.8 acres are restricted as forest land pursuant to General Statutes § 12-107d (c). The steep slopes on the westerly side of the estate afford it privacy. This appeal concerns only the 65.57 acres of land and improvements located in Avon (property), where the primary residence, three…
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