Last June, a project that has been met with some resistance from localized business owners and some Oneonta residents concerned about parking issues, The Lofts on Dietz got the green light following a victory in a lawsuit decision handed down by by Supreme Court Judge Michael Coccoma. The lawsuit brought against the City of Oneonta and Parkview Development was by Johna M. Peachin and others, claiming errors on the part of the City of Oneonta Planning Board in its approval of the Dietz Lofts project now under construction on Dietz Street.
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In that decision, Judge Coccoma commented, “the conclusion is inescapable that the Planning Commission identified the relative areas of concern (including parking); it took a hard look at them; and it provided a reasonable elaboration of the basis for its determination”.