Monday, October 10, 2011

Hammond candidate threatens legal action against town

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Wind vote opposed: Hammond woman faults change that allowed law to pass by simple majority vote
By JIMMY LAWTON
JOHNSON NEWSPAPERS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011



HAMMOND — Town supervisor candidate Michele W. McQueer said she intends to file an Article 78 lawsuit against the Town Council for procedural errors made when members passed a local law last year allowing them to act on land-use issues with a simple majority vote.

Mrs. McQueer filed a petition opposing the recently passed wind facilities law after the first public hearing in July. Without last year’s local law, the board would have needed a supermajority vote to proceed with the law due to the petition. However, the law overrules the requirement.

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