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Whitbeck Benedict & Smith LLP Granted Status as a NYS Women Business Enterprise

We are proud to announce that Whitbeck Benedict & Smith LLP has been granted certification from the New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority and Women's Business Development as a Women Business Enterprise ("WBE") in recognition of the firm's ownership by partners Virginia D. Benedict & Corinne R. Smith.  By working with a certified WBE, our clients can fulfill NYS-regulated WBE diversity goals on state contracts.  We welcome the opportunity to connect with more clients who value diversity and the importance of having women-voices at the table.

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Carl G. Whitbeck Jr. to present Local History Talk on The History of Hudson's Merchants & Whalers

Carl G. Whitbeck, Jr. will present a talk on October 17, 2019 from 6-7:30 pm at the Hudson Area Library on the the History of Hudson's Merchants & Whalers.  This is Mr. Whitbeck's second talk as part of the Hudson Area Library's Local History Speaker series.  The presentation will cover the commerce of Hudson from the time of its inception as a city in 1785 to the early 1960’s and through to the present. Mr. Whitbeck, a partner at Whitbeck Benedict & Smith LLP and a local resident whose family has deep roots in the area, will be displaying and discussing items from his own extensive local history collection.

WBS Secures Dismissal of Article 78 Petition Against Greenport Planning Board

Whitbeck Benedict & Smith LLP successfully defended the Town of Greenport Planning Board in an Article 78 petition brought by the City of Hudson challenging the Planning Board's SEQRA review of a proposed haul road. Acting Supreme Court Justice Michael H. Melkonian issued a decision and order dated January 2, 2019, dismissing the City of Hudson’s Article 78 petition in its entirety, and finding that the Town of Greenport Planning Board’s issuance of the negative declaration for Colarusso’s proposed haul road was properly issued and rationally based. 

Justice Melkonian’s decision confirms that the Greenport Planning Board’s extensive review of the project more than adequately met the requirements of SEQRA despite the City of Hudson’s allegations:

“The extensive record herein reflects that the Planning Board conducted a thorough analysis of the potential environmental impacts that were identified during the initial meeting in May 2016 (and throughout the comment period).  Indeed, the Court finds that the record supports a finding that the negative declaration was adequate and met the requirements of SEQRA.  The sixteen meetings, including a special public information meeting; consultation with state agencies including the NYSDEC regarding wetlands, plants, wildlife, and dust; consultation with an expert on the wildlife issue; consultation with the NYSDOT regarding traffic; careful consideration and response to the more than 400 comments raised during the comment period and review of all the written documentation filed with the Planning Board; and its consideration of the input by the Columbia County Planning Board leads to the conclusion that the Planning Board identified the relevant areas of environmental concern, took the necessary hard look at them and made a reasoned elaboration for the basis of its determination.”

 The Town of Greenport Planning Board was represented by Virginia D. Benedict, Esq. and Corinne R. Smith, Esq. of Whitbeck Benedict & Smith LLP.

See news story here.

ASCC Thanks Carl Whitbeck, Jr. for Pro Bono Legal Services

The Art School of Columbia County in Ghent, New York thanks Carl Whitbeck, Jr., a partner at Whitbeck Benedict & Smith, for providing pro bono legal services to secure a home for art.  Read full article here.

Recognition for Rapport Meyers LLP as Race Sponsor for the 2015 Ghostly Gallop 5K

GHOSTLY GALLOP 5K

BENEFITTING THE HUDSON AREA LIBRARY

PO BOX 830   HUDSON, NEW YORK 12534

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