By God We Are Going To Defend Our Zoning Against BP!!! - Well OK Not Literally!!!

Mr. Wiley on his JLL blog is talking about the "Stipulation" Phase of the Art. X process.  This is where BP and the town talk about things they might agree on like for example the type and scope of the environmental studies before BP makes a formal application.  That is what the 6 hour conference call was supposed to be about in the CV zoning lawyer's office in Syracuse that was cancelled.

  Don't really understand why this had to be out of public view in Syracuse, and nobody seems to be questioning that will be a quorum of any town officers...but anyway.

But in the Stipulation phase there was an agenda, and on that agenda as the last item wasa discussion on our new zoning law that BP feels is too burdensome, and our town officers claim they will defend come Hell or high water!

So I guess when the next Stipulation Phase conference is scheduled, I bet BP will be tickled pink to hear that Mr. Macsherry the Chairman of the CV Planning Board and Mr. Brown the Vice Chair, possibly to soon be the Chair, have said that we really shouldn't take our new zoning literally!!! It's just kinda sorta  an intent  kinda thing, not actually  literal.   Especially since these two men were driving forces in this new zoning law.  And that is not joking around.  They have actually in reality set a precedent by attempting to apply the new zoning with that rationalization!!!

And that precedent thing can be a real uncomfortable thing in the wrong lawyers hands!!!

Now these men and others involved in drafting this new zoning have held fast that they will staunchly defend our new law.

WOW that is great!!!  As soon as they figure out what they are defending since the law is not literal and those wind turbine setbacks and exclusion zones are just kinda vague suggestions, not actually literal !!!