State court dismisses Caroga petition invalidation lawsuit

State court dismisses Caroga petition invalidation lawsuit

LAKE GEORGE — Tossed out is a lower court challenge against the town of Caroga for, in part, declaring three referendum petitions invalid.Warren County State Supreme Judge Martin Auffredou in an eight-page ruling late last week dismissed allegations from petitioner Anita McMartin Long that officials acted transgressively against efforts to put the fate of three town projects on the ballot.Caroga Supervisor Scott Horton learned about the decision on Thursday."This ruling validates what we said all along that we acted properly," Horton said. "Now I can move forward with bonding, get this capital plot plan that we have back on track.…
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