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Village hires special counsel for planning-board Article 78 litigation over Buckingham project
Summary
The board approved hiring village attorney Ian Lindars as special counsel to represent the planning board in an Article 78 proceeding related to a Buckingham matter and scheduled a short executive session for litigation details.
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. — The Village of Wappingers Falls Board of Trustees voted on May 14 to retain special counsel to represent the planning board in an Article 78 proceeding related to a matter identified as “Buckingham.”
The board passed Resolution No. 18252025 to employ village attorney Ian Lindars to enter a notice of appearance and defend the village’s interest in the Article 78 challenge to a planning-board determination. Lindars told trustees he would detail litigation matters in a short executive session at the meeting’s end.
A trustee raised a procedural question about the resolution number formatting; Lindars confirmed the correct number during the discussion. The board approved the appointment by motion; Lindars said his role would be to “enter a notice of appearance and defend the Village’s interest in this matter.”
What happens next: the trustees scheduled a brief executive session to discuss litigation details and Lindars will proceed as special counsel in the Article 78 proceeding.
