Town of Middlebury v. Connecticut Siting Council

Summary

The court affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ administrative appeal challenging the modification of an electric-generating-facility certificate. It held that the statutory duty to consider neighborhood concerns required the Siting Council to reflect on and take those concerns into account, but did not require express findings addressing each concern; the record showed that the council had considered the relevant concerns. The court also held that the plaintiffs’ challenge to the trial court’s abandonment ruling was moot because they had not challenged the trial court’s independent merits rulings. No separate opinions were filed.