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Zoning Bulletin May 25, 2014 I Volume 8 I Issue 10 sponse to Reardon's letter that could be appealed to the board under §§ 8-6(a) and 8-7. As such, the court concluded that Reardon's letter challenging the permits was effectively an untimely appeal from the March 2010 decisions. See also: Holt v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Town of Stonington, 114 Conn. App. 13, 968 A.2d 946 (2009). Case Note: In its decision, the court noted that to conclude other than it did "would allow someone to readily circumvent appeal deadlines and create uncertainty in zoning decisions simply by complaining to a zoning official that certain facts or law had not been considered in rendering a previous decision. Moreover, . . . [it] would create a disincentive for zoning officials to consider the merits of citizen complaints, to discuss those merits, and to provide an explanation of the basis for their decisions to interested parties." Case Note: The court also found that § 1101(a) of the Town's zoning regulations did not impose a duty on the ZEO to respond to Reardon's letter, as Reardon had argued. onin News from % rouna; the ation ILLINOIS A bill pending in the State Senate would give the Illinois Depart- ment of Agriculture the ability to regulate the location of wind farms and any other electric -generating wind device. The La Salle County Board has approved sending a resolution to various state politicians to voice their opposition to the bill. The County Board would reportedly rather see the county control the regulation of wind devices. Source: The Times; www.mvwebtimes.com OREGON Clackamas County recently approved a cell phone tower just outside of Oregon City, and neighbors have filed an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals. Neighbors are reportedly "concerned the tower would tarnish an otherwise beautiful faint -haven" and "subject them to health effects caused by radiation exposure." © 2014 Thomson Reuters 11