DEVITT v. HEIMBACH


58 N.Y.2d 925 (1983)

F. Edward Devitt, as a Member of the Orange County Legislature, Respondent, v. Louis Heimbach, as County Executive of Orange County, et al., Respondents. Bahia Mehmet Bin Chambi, Intervenor-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude Castro for intervenor-appellant.

Gerald N. Jacobowitz for F. Edward Devitt, as a member of the Orange County Legislature, respondent.

James G. Sweeney for Louis Heimbach, as County Executive of Orange County.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG, MEYER and SIMONS concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In Matter of Tri-County Taxpayers Assn. v Town Bd. of Town of Queensbury (55 N.Y.2d 41), we held that the intent of the Legislature in adopting the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) "was that the environmental impact statements required to be prepared by the local agency * * * with...

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