Appellate Court Overturns Earlier Ruling, Upholds Suffolk County's Right To Allow Farm Stands And Other Structures On Preserved Farmland - 27 East
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Appellate Court Overturns Earlier Ruling, Upholds Suffolk County's Right To Allow Farm Stands And Other Structures On Preserved Farmland

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Farming industry advocates have joined a legal battle over the right of farmers to construct agricultural buildings on protected farmlands. This barn in Amagansett, which was constructed by the Peconic Land Trust, has been the subject of a lawsuit that sites a judge's ruling last year that says such structures cannot be built on land that has its development rights purchased by the county. Kyril Bromley

Farming industry advocates have joined a legal battle over the right of farmers to construct agricultural buildings on protected farmlands. This barn in Amagansett, which was constructed by the Peconic Land Trust, has been the subject of a lawsuit that sites a judge's ruling last year that says such structures cannot be built on land that has its development rights purchased by the county. Kyril Bromley

authorJoseph Shaw, Executive Editor on Mar 15, 2018
A state appellate court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling and upheld Suffolk County’s right to allow the construction of farm-related buildings on land preserved by the county for... more

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