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Corporation counsel: court denied motion to terminate Yankee Peddler receivership; sale hearing continued to Sept. 24
Summary
Corporation counsel reported the superior court denied the property owner’s motion to terminate the receivership for the Yankee Peddler site; the receiver’s motion to approve a proposed sale is continued to Sept. 24 where the proposed purchaser is Parker Benjamin.
Corporation counsel updated the council on ongoing litigation tied to the Yankee Peddler property. Counsel said the receiver’s motion to sell the site was delayed when the property owner filed a motion to terminate the receivership; the superior court denied the owner’s termination motion.
Counsel described two days of hearings with testimony and evidence and said the court continued the receiver’s sale motion (to consider the sale to a proposed purchaser, Parker Benjamin) to Sept. 24 to accommodate witnesses and counsel schedules. The receiver’s attorney, Kevin Nelligan, and the proposed purchaser’s materials remain part of the court record.
Corporation counsel said the judge “has shown herself to be very, very skeptical of anything that the owner…says,” and that the court appeared receptive to the receiver’s evidentiary presentation. Counsel added the litigation record is being developed carefully so the city can defend outcomes on appeal if necessary.
Counsel noted the receiver’s proposed purchaser, Parker Benjamin, is experienced with historic factory redevelopments; the council was told hearings are open to the public and are being held remotely, and that the city and Torrington Development Corporation have been active in the case. A further hearing is scheduled for Sept. 24.
No vote was required. Corporation counsel and TDC will provide additional briefings to the council on litigation progress and use of city blight funds for stabilization and legal costs.
