Legal Opinion
Matter of City of Gloversville v. Town of Johnstown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 22, 2015No. 516011Published
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Proceeding initiated in this Court pursuant to General Municipal Law § 712 to determine whether the proposed annexation of property now located in the Town of Johnstown to the City of Gloversville is in the overall public interest.
Petitioners Recreational Realty, Inc. and Stephen Mauro, owners of 16.6 acres of unimproved real property located in the Town of Johnstown, Fulton County, requested in 2012 that the property be annexed by petitioner City of Gloversville. After a joint public hearing, respondent’s Town Board voted to deny the request while the City’s Common Council voted in favor of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Common Council v. Town Board of JohnstownNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Town of Lansing v. Village of LansingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- City of Utica v. Town of FrankfortNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
- Caruso v. MossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- City of Rensselaer v. Town Board of Town of North GreenbushAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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