[CPEO-BIF] Court blocks New Bedford demolitions

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Court blocks demolition of homes around Keith Middle School

BECKY W. EVANS
New Bedford Standard-Times
September 18, 2009

NEW BEDFORD - A Fall River Superior Court judge has issued the city of 
New Bedford and Mayor Scott W. Lang a court summons and a restraining 
order preventing demolition activity at contaminated properties on 
Greenwood and Ruggles streets.

City officials must "desist and refrain from undertaking any work, 
except for securing the properties," until attending a court hearing 
scheduled for 2 p.m. next Thursday, according to the summons.

An application for a temporary restraining order against the city was 
filed Thursday by Christopher R. Whittingham, a New Bedford attorney 
representing Citizens Leading Environmental Action Network. Three 
members of the environmental watchdog group, known as CLEAN, also signed 
the application. They are Brenda Mattos, Thomas Derosier and Eddie Johnson.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090918/NEWS/909180330

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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