Case Name: In the Matter of Town of Gates, by Jack C. Hart et al., Constituting the Town Board of the Town of Gates, Petitioner, v. State of New York Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-09-27
Citations: 143 A.D.2d 517
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Town of Gates, by Jack C. Hart et al., Constituting the Town Board of the Town of Gates, Petitioner, v State of New York Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 143
Pages: 517–517

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Town of Gates, by Jack C. Hart et al., Constituting the Town Board of the Town of Gates, Petitioner, v State of New York Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Respondent.

Opinion:
Determination unanimously confirmed and petition dismissed without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: The Commissioner's determination that none of the town's proposed alternative sites for an adult community residential facility was "suitable" to "accommodate such a facility" (Mental Hygiene Law § 41.34 [c] [1] [B]) was rational insofar as it interpreted "suitable" to mean comparable to the agency's proposed site in terms of its size and nature (see, Mental Hygiene Law § 41.34 [c] [4]). Such determination did not deprive the town of a meaningful opportunity to participate in the site-selection process. (Article 78 proceeding transferred by order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, Provenzano, J.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Denman, Boomer, Green and Law-ton, JJ.