SHELTON v. COMMISSIONER

(12446), (12447)

193 Conn. 506 (1984)

CITY OF SHELTON v. COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ET AL. CITY OF SHELTON ET AL. v. CONNECTICUT RESOURCES RECOVERY AUTHORITY CITY OF SHELTON v. STANLEY J. PAC ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released June 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Whitehead, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Joseph I. Lieberman, attorney general, for the appellants-cross appellees (defendant Department of Environmental Protection et al.).

John C. Yavis, Jr., with whom were Mark R. Sussman and Paul R. McCary, for the appellant-cross appellee (defendant Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority).

John H. Welch, Jr., with whom was Jean Z. Maguire, for the appellees-cross appellants (plaintiffs).

Thomas J. Welsh, for the appellees (intervening defendant Valley Citizens Action Group et al.).

PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, JS.


PETERS, J.

These appeals raise questions concerning the power of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) to operate a regional landfill in Shelton over the objection of the city and contrary to the city's zoning regulations. On May 11, 1984, we ordered the judgment of the trial court to be vacated in light of the enactment of Public Acts, 1984, No. 84-331. The following is the full opinion of this court.

The plaintiff, the city of Shelton, brought...

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