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Zoning Bulletin February 25, 2015 I Volume 9 I Issue 4 appeal. The court remanded the matter to the superior court to dismiss the Beckfords' appeal. See also: Carroll v. Town of Rockport, 2003 ME 135, 837 A.2d 148 (Me. 2003). See also: Vachon v. Town ofKennebunk, 499 A.2d 140, 142 (Me. 1985). See also: Woodward v. Town of Newfield, 634 A.2d 1315 (Me. 1993). Case Note: In its decision, the court noted that had the Beckfords so moved, the superior court would have had the authority to allow an extension of the deadline for "good cause shown." (30-A M.R.S. sc 2691(3)(G).) However, even though Pisgah moved to dismiss the appeal as untimely, the Beckfords failed to make such a motion. Sovereign Immunity/Preemption— Town alleges zoning violations against property owner Property owner, which had contracted with state to provide nursing homes services, claims sovereign immunity as "arm of state" Citation: Town of Rocky Hill v. SecureCare Realty, LLC, 315 Conn. 265, 2015 WL 46242 (2015) CONNECTICUT (01/6/15)—This case addressed the issue of whether a group of private entities, who together have contracted with the state pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 17b-372a to provide nursing home services to state prisoners and others in state custody, comprise an "arm of the state" that may assert the defense of sovereign immunity in an action brought against them by a municipality claiming noncompliance with its zoning regulations. It also addressed the issue of whether § 17b-372a preempts the application of town zoning regulations to the owners and operators of private nursing home proper- ties which the state contracts under § 17b-372a. The Background/Facts: SecureCare Realty, LLC ("SecureCare") owned real property in the town of Rocky Hill (the "Town"). A nursing home facility had previously been operated on SecureCare's property. The property was lo- cated in a district that was zoned for residential use. SecureCare had neither sought nor received from the Town any special use permits in connection with the use of its property. On SecureCare's property, iCare Management, LLC ("iCare"), a manage- ment and consulting firm, was overseeing a development of a § 17b-372a nurs- ing home. Connecticut General Statutes § 17b-372a permits certain state of- ficials to "establish or contract for the establishment of' nursing home facilities for state prisoners and individuals receiving services from the Connecticut ©2015 Thomson Reuters 9