Neil R. Marcus Quoted in the New York Times

Neil R. Marcus was quoted in the New York Times on a common scenario in Connecticut, where the need for affordable housing runs up against the towns’ attempts to meet a second critical need, for open space.

Some developers feel that towns tend to be overzealous in their application of wetlands regulations to affordable housing proposals. A wetlands-permit application for an 8,000-square-foot home on a two-acre lot is likely to be approved, said Neil Marcus, a lawyer who also represents developers. “But if say, you want to cover the same size foundation so that it’s four 2,000-square-foot apartments, or six 1,250-square-foot apartments, you will find out that most inland wetlands agencies will find that to be a significant impact to the wetlands. They seem to apply a different standard.”

“When Good Causes Collide” by Lisa Prevost, appeared in the Connecticut section of the Sunday New York Times on February 4, 2007.