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Board hears that DEC paused Town Tavern wetland probe after court decision
Summary
A board member told the Conservation Advisory Board that an April 6 court decision annulled recent DEC wetland rules and that the DEC has paused its enforcement action related to wetlands and stream disturbance at Town Tavern, prompting discussion about local enforcement limits.
A committee member told the Grand Island Conservation Advisory Board that a recent court ruling had affected a DEC enforcement action related to Town Tavern, saying Albany County Supreme Court action prompted the DEC to pause its investigation.
"On April 6, the Albany Supreme Court...annulled the DEC's new wetland regulations," the committee member said, adding that the DEC had stopped its investigation into alleged…
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