Town of Lockport sues for permission to test land at GM site
“The Town of Lockport, which is seeking to take a chunk of General Motors Corp. property to enlarge its industrial park, filed more legal action against GM last week.
The town filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court seeking permission to go on the property to perform environmental tests — even though GM still owns the land and is fighting in court to prevent the town from taking it.
The town Industrial Development Agency voted in April to begin an attempt to use the town’s power of eminent domain to take 91 acres off Junction Road, bordering the industrial park.
The vacant land is part of the property that includes the GM Components Holdings plant, formerly Delphi and before that Harrison Radiator Division.
GM fought back by filing suit in the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court on May 15, seeking to stop the town’s eminent domain effort.
The case is to be argued in Rochester on Dec. 4, said Morgan L. Jones Jr., the Lockport attorney representing the town IDA in the litigation.”
MENAFN.com 28 September 2013.