“By filing their Appellants’ Brief with the 3rd Judicial Department Appellate Division on Monday, March 19, 2012, Bill and Cyndi Miner continued their fight against a giant, 30,000-gallon propane storage tank that the Town of Duanesburg allowed Long Energy to place within 200′ of their home last year, in its restrictive C-1 commercial zone, under the special use category of a “retail store”. [The story of their court battle is told at our weblog post “Duanesburg needs a dictionary,” July 14, 2011, with many photos, linked resources and updates.] Click for the Statement of Facts from the Miners’ Brief, dated March 19, 2012, Miner v. Town of Duanesburg Planning Board et al, NYS Supreme Court, Third Department Appellate Division, Case No. 513780.
note: The author of this weblog is a close friend of Bill and Cyndi Miner and, after over a decade on retirement status with the Bar, offered to serve as attorney for the Miners in their Appellate Division proceeding.
update (May 30, 2012): Oral argument was held yesterday, May 29, at the 3rd Department Appellate Division at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. It will be a month or more before the judges release their decision. Stay tuned.”
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Snowmen At The Gates Blog 23 March 2012.