Opinion
No. 2008-00757.
November 25, 2008.
In a proceeding, inter alia, pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the Town Board of Town of Brookhaven dated June 5, 2007, made upon remittitur from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, which adopted a findings statement pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (ECL art 8) regarding the approval of the construction of a 350-megawatt dual-fuel, combined cycle combustion turbine electric power generator, the petitioners appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Spinner, J.), dated January 2, 2008, as denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Devitt Spellman Barrett, Smithtown, N.Y. (John M. Denby and Jeltje DeJong of counsel), for respondents Town Board of Town of Brookhaven and Planning Board of the Town of Brookhaven.
Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Sharfstein, LLP, Mineola, N.Y. (Jeffrey A. Miller and Richard Gabriele of counsel), and Beveridge Diamond, P.C., New York, N.Y. (Stephen L. Gordon and Michael Murphy of counsel), for respondent Caithness Long Island, LLC (one brief filed).
Carter Ledyard Milburn LLP, New York, N.Y. (Christine A. Fazio, Stephen L. Kass, and Judith M. Wallace of counsel), for additional respondent Long Island Power Authority.
Before: Skelos, J.P., Lifson, Santucci and Carni, JJ.
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.
In light of our decision and order on a companion appeal from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated May 22, 2007 ( see East End Prop. Co. #1, LLC v Town Bd. of Town of Brookhaven, 56 AD3d 773 [decided herewith]), this appeal has been rendered academic.