Judge Lawson: Freeholder Lillian Burry had no conflict of interest regarding Lucas farm vote
Judge Lawrence M. Lawson
Monmouth County Assignment Judge Lawrence M. Lawson has ruled that “no rational fact-finder could find a conflict of interest” in Freeholder Lillian Burry’s March 2013 vote to fund the purchase of the development rights to former Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas’s Burke Farm.
In an opinion dated January 8, Lawson said that Burry did not have a conflict of interest, “real or apparent,” “potential” or “actual” in the controversial farmland preservation purchase that has been a political football in Monmouth County and Manalapan since 2010.
In a Summary Judgment, Lawson dismissed the suit with prejudice, brought by Holmdel attorney Lawrence Luttrell, a Democratic freeholder candidate at the time that he, his wife and mother-in-law formed R.A.G.E (Residents Against Government Exploitation), a non-profit corporation, for the sole purpose of bringing suit against Monmouth County over Burry’s vote on the Lucas farm deal.
Posted: January 23rd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Andrew Lucas, Andrew Lucas farm, Burke Farm, Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, Lawrence Luttrell, Lillian Burry, Manalapan, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Court, Monmouth County Democrats, R.A.G.E., RAGE, Residents Against Government Exploitation, Serena DiMaso, Tom Arnone | 8 Comments »