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Residents urge town to halt eminent-domain push and negotiate with boat club amid new lawsuit
Summary
Public commenters at the Jan. 28 meeting urged the Town Board to reconsider eminent-domain plans for a riverfront park, saying new Article 78 litigation alleges the town's December zoning laws still lack required environmental review and calling for negotiation rather than costly condemnation.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the Jan. 28 Red Hook Town Board meeting to press the board to rethink its waterfront acquisition strategy and pursue negotiated access rather than eminent-domain action.
Roxanne Fisher told the board a Jan. 22 article reported a new Article 78 petition alleging the town's December local laws B and C again failed to complete required environmental review; she cited an…
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