Court rejects KJ request
Goshen - The judge who ordered Kiryas Joel to continue an environmental review of its proposed pipeline to the Catskill Aqueduct has rejected the village's request to argue the case again in his court.
Acting state Supreme Court Justice Stewart Rosenwasser brushed aside several arguments for reopening the volatile case, saying the village had raised issues he already considered before rendering his decision in October.
In a written ruling signed Monday, Rosenwasser also rejected new evidence that the village presented in its defense, saying that it came to light too late for his case.
Rosenwasser's rejection moves Kiryas Joel to a to full-fledged appeal, which has been filed in the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court.
The case began in 2004 when Orange County sued Kiryas Joel, arguing that its environmental review failed to adequately explain such important issues as how to treat the additional sewage that its 13-mile pipeline would generate.
Chris McKenna
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