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Developers Hope Land Use Court Restricts Opposition

ELMSFORD, NY-Real estate and building officials in Westchester and surrounding Hudson Valley counties believe they will finally have a "fair hearing" on land use disputes now that a new Environmental Claims Part has been established for the Ninth Judicial District.

By John Jordan | Updated on May 09, 2001

ELMSFORD, NY-The real estate development community in Westchester County hopes that the prevailing anti-development atmosphere that exists in local zoning boards and in the courts will be held in check now that a new land use court has been established for the Ninth Judicial District.

The Environmental Claims Part of the Ninth Judicial District was the topic of discussion at a meeting sponsored by the Building & Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region and The County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. here. Administrative Law Judge for the Ninth Judicial District Francis A. Nicolai, presides over the court housed at the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains.

The session featured noted local land use attorney Stuart Shamberg, Esq, counsel for the Building & Realty Institute; George Raymond, planning consultant and chairman of the Westchester County Housing Opportunity Commission; and Professor John Nolon, director of the Land Use Center at Pace University School of Law.

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