BUILDER FILES SUIT VS. T.O.; HOMEOWNERS JOIN TO BACK THEIR CITY.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer Battle lines Battle Lines may refer to:
Miller Brothers/Courtly Homes, a developer of the massive Dos Vientos project, filed suit Monday contesting a city order that stopped work on the Borchard extension. Operating Engineers Operating Engineers are tradepeople who operate machinery. There are two main types of workers that share this title and trade union affiliation (IUOE). The first group are workers who operate steam plants and boilers. , another developer, filed suit last month. On Tuesday, a Superior Court judge ruled that Concerned Citizens for a Safe Borchard Road and the Casas de la Senda Homeowners' Association A homeowners' association (abbrev. HOA) is the legal entity created by a real estate developer for the purpose of developing, managing and selling a community of homes. can join the city in fighting the lawsuits. A Sept. 23 hearing on the issue is scheduled. Having received city approval of the Borchard Road design back in 1996, developers were pressing ahead with the project, which provides access to 600 of the 2,350 homes planned for Dos Vientos. Meanwhile, residents were concerned about the road's 12 percent grade. Their opposition, and a consultant's report that said such a steep grade would result in more traffic accidents, prompted the City Council to issue a stop-work order in July. Arlen Miller, of Miller Brothers/Courtly Homes, said the developers' suit is seeking to uphold up·hold tr.v. up·held , up·hold·ing, up·holds 1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly. 2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support. 3. their rights in the case. ``This road was carefully scrutinized and reviewed, and the community was thoroughly informed. The road was approved and graded, so we were very surprised when the city suddenly decided to order work stopped on the road,'' Miller said in a prepared statement. ``It's unfortunate that we have had to litigate, but we feel confident that this issue can still be worked out,'' he said. City officials said Tuesday that the second lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. does not change the city's concern for safety. ``I don't think the council feels pressured. We are going to examine the issue as we said we needed to,'' said Mayor Michael Markey. Claude D'Souza, president of the Casas de la Senda Homeowners Association, called the second lawsuit ``a big mistake.'' ``By suing the city over this issue, the developers are saying they don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. about looking at the safety of the road,'' D'Souza said. ``From Day One, this has been a safety issue for us.'' |
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