NATICK A local couple has sued the town’s Planning Board, claiming it unfairly denied their application to build a condominium project that was opposed by neighbors.
Joel and Linda Valentin filed the lawsuit earlier this month in Massachusetts Land Court. Planning Board members are named as defendants, including Chairwoman Teresa Evans and members Glen Glater, Andrew Meyer, Peter Nottonson, Julian Munnich and Susan Simone Kang.
Evans declined to comment on the lawsuit when contacted Thursday by the Daily News.
The plaintiffs make two primary claims in the suit.
The board didn’t adhere to a zoning bylaw when it denied the application for a historic preservation special permit and site plan approval.
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Without naming Ianni, Natick board condemns shocking and disgraceful events at Capitol
Natick resident Ianni participated in the violent surge inside the U.S. Capitol. Her name was never mentioned in two statements approved by the Select Board in the wake of last week s riot.
NATICK Responding to a petition signed by more than 500 people demanding Sue Ianni s removal as a Town Meeting member, town officials say they don t have the legal authority to take that step.
Members of the Select Board on Wednesday did vote unanimously to support two statements that reaffirm their commitment to public health and democracy.
NATICK A decision by the Natick Planning Board to withhold a legal opinion from the public related to a controversial real estate development proposal may be a miscalculation, according to a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Jordana Greenman, a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Real Estate Law Section Council, said the board may have “destroyed” its position to not release the legal opinion supplied by town lawyer Karis North. North provided the opinion on the board s request, and recommended the board not release it to the public, citing attorney-client privilege.
However, the board may have relinquished its ability to keep the opinion from the public after board Chairwoman Terri Evans spoke about some details of the opinion in an open meeting, according to Greenman.