IN THE NEWS - UPDATED - FOR THOSE FOLLOWING LOCAL SOLAR FARM ISSUES: NEIGHBORS OF PROPOSED MT. KISCO SOLAR FARM FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST VILLAGE

MSNBC/LOHUD.....Mount Kisco sued over solar farm law, accused of spot zoning and conflict of interest--Michael P. McKinney, Rockland/Westchester Journal New--MOUNT KISCO – Marsh Sanctuary and several neighbors are suing the village, its Planning Board and Board of Trustees, alleging that Mount Kisco’s solar law includes illegal spot zoning that's enabling a proposed solar farm to be considered and claiming a conflict of interest.  MORE AT https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mount-kisco-sued-over-solar-farm-law-accused-of-spot-zoning-and-conflict-of-interest/ar-BB1a3gtQ?ocid=se

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EXAMINER NEWS - October 8, 2020 Martin Wilbur 153 Views Mount Kisco .... A group of Mount Kisco residents and the Marsh Sanctuary has filed litigation against the village charging the municipality engaged in spot zoning to allow a solar farm to be considered on a 25-acre parcel. The suit, filed on behalf of six individual residents, the Mount Kisco Chase Homeowners Association and the sanctuary on Sept. 24 in state Supreme Court, also contends that there is a conflict of interest and there was a failure to properly notice the public hearing connected with the village’s solar law that was adopted by the Village Board in November 2018.  Robert Howard, one of three attorneys listed for the plaintiffs, said the key issue is that the village has allowed a site-specific use at the parcel located in the Conservation District at 180 S. Bedford Rd. for the benefit of one property owner, Skull Island Partners. The use is inconsistent with Mount Kisco’s Comprehensive Plan, is incompatible with surrounding uses and would cause harm to surrounding property owners, it also charged.  MORE AT https://www.theexaminernews.com/neighbors-of-proposed-mt-kisco-solar-farm-file-lawsuit-against-village/