On the docket today at Oxford County Superior Court was a call to render a decision on 2 motions:
(1) For the plaintiffs, a preliminary injunction [to temporarily stop the clock, to undo what had been put in place] as a first step in reversing the recent decision of the towns of Norway and Paris regarding the operation of the appointed board of directors of Norway Paris Solid Waste;
(2) For the defendants, a request to dismiss the entire case on the grounds that the plaintiffs had no standing to appeal the towns' actions.
[see editor's note below re. "standing" ]
Atty. D. Hanley represented 2 individuals, Al Atkinson and Bruce Hanson, who are appealing the actions of Norway and Paris in rescinding the individuals' appointments, and those of 3 others, as directors on the board of Norway Paris Solid Waste.
Atty. R. Crawford represented Norway and Paris, the members of the corporation NPSW.
[editor's note - "standing":
In order for a party to establish "standing" before the court, that party would have had to go farther than merely complain and/or threaten loudly and often. The party would have to have taken formal steps to register complaints at appropriate points (e.g., in a publicized hearing on the topic). If these steps were not taken at the appropriate time, the party has no "standing" to take those steps later.]
In the court proceedings today, the judge denied the motion for a preliminary injunction. The judge went on to say he would take under advisement [gather more information on] the arguments on both sides, about whether to dismiss the case entirely.
