City of Kingston Common Council v. Town of Ulster

Proceeding initiated in this Court pursuant to General Municipal Law § 712 to determine whether the proposed annexation of certain property now located in the Town of Ulster to the City of Kingston is in the overall public interest.

Petitioners Timothy Kovacs and Frances Kovacs applied pursuant to General Municipal Law § 703 to have petitioner City of Kingston annex a 4.46-acre parcel they own in the Town of Ulster, Ulster County. Petitioner City of Kingston Common Council approved the annexation, but respondent’s Town Board voted against annexation. The City’s Common Council initiated a…