Both sides won important victories in a recent decision in Thornbury Noble Ltd. v. Thornbury Township, a civil rights suit brought by a developer that accuses zoning officials of purposely delaying approval of its plans for a supermarket because it had refused to make a monetary “contribution” to the township.
The suit says the township approved a competitor’s plan for a supermarket after receiving a $600,000 contribution that allowed the township to purchase a tract of land to preserve as open space.
