SEQRA Challenge Rejected by Appellate Court Because of Lack of Standing and Untimeliness of the Challenge
Several prior blog posts discussed standing requirements under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the timeliness of challenging a SEQRA determination. A decision from the Appellate Division, Third Department, Schulz v Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, issued on October 24, 2019, involved both of these elements and was a one-two punch that knocked out a challenge to a municipal decision. Here are the pertinent facts.
The Town of Queensbury Sanitary Sewer…