Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic Holds Out Against Mall Developer

Susan J. Kraham, associate clinical professor of law of Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic is representing a group of citizens in a suit against a development company in Frankford, New Jersey.  The group, Citizens for Responsible Development at Ross's Corner, intervened in a suit between the development company and the city of Frankford. The development company sought enforcement of a contract that would have required the city to build a sewage treatment plant to accommodate the new mall.  While the developer and the city came to an agreement, Citizens for Responsible Development at Ross's Corner argues that the agreement between the city and the developer violated the Open Public Meetings Act.  The group’s claim will be heard on July 25.