The latest in a string of lawsuits seeking to invalidate the taking by eminent domain of the Yellow House by the town of Edgartown was dismissed Monday by a superior court judge.
The latest in a string of lawsuits seeking to invalidate the taking by eminent domain of the Yellow House by the town of Edgartown was dismissed Monday by a superior court judge.
Edgartown attorney Benjamin L. Hall, whose family trust owned the building on the corner of Main and Summer streets, has now unsuccessfully sued the town three times to get the taking reversed. The second lawsuit is under review by the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
The building, which once housed a popular bookstore, was vacant and had long fallen into disrepair when the town took the property by eminent domain in June 2017. The Halls were paid $3 million.
The town-owned property has since been renovated and now houses a Lululemon store.
The legal action alleges various missteps and technical violations by the Edgartown selectmen. In an eight-page ruling Judge Mark C. Gildea found that the allegations were substantially the same as those that had been dismissed in an earlier lawsuit and could not be re-litigated.
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I'm hoping the Hall family
T Bone Oak BluffsI'm hoping the Hall family isn't paying the lawyer they're using.
It's them representing
Mike SomewhereIt's them representing themselves
Oak Bluffs should do the same with the Theater
I was snarking.
T Bone Oak BluffsI was snarking.
The yellow house was a
Alan Wilson EdgartownThe yellow house was a discrace when the Halls owned it and, now is a fantastic asset. The Halls could have done this, but, instead they allowed the property to deteriorate, as they have done with their other properties.
We have a Lulelemon how great
Kate EdgartownWe have a Lulelemon how great is that??? All the taxpayer money for yoga pants??? Crazy.. I feel bad for the Halls they are good people. They should have not lost the yellow house so we have a place to buy $200 yoga pants IMO
I’m curious how a new “ chain
Amy EdgartownI’m curious how a new “ chain “ business ( lululemon) was approved to open in that location
The Halls may be good people,
Christine SengeThe Halls may be good people, but there is something dysfunctional in holding on to properties you choose not to maintain & they result in being civic eyesores at best & dangers at worst. Edgartown did the right thing, (but I also wonder how a chain store became the beneficiary?) And I also believe OB needs to take the theatre on Circuit Ave. It’s current state is a depressing symbol of hoarding and neglect.
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