RicMer Properties, Inc. v. Board of Health of Revere

In 1998, RicMer Properties, Inc. (RicMer), filed an application with the defendant board of health of the city of Revere (board) seeking site assignment of a waste disposal facility under G. L. c. Ill, § 150A. Pursuant to that statute, an applicant who wishes to operate a solid waste facility must submit an application to the local board of health and simultaneously submit copies to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Public Health. If, as was the case here, the DEP issues a favorable report indicating that the siting criteria in G. L. c. Ill, § 150A V2,…