In June, State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey A. Spinner ordered the Town of Oyster Bay to identify the specific reasons they turned down the Taubman Company's application for a special use permit to build a proposed 860,000 square foot mall on Syosset's Cerro Wire property.

At the Tuesday Town of Oyster Bay meeting, a resolution item was included on the agenda to specify the reasons and justifications for the Town Board's SEQRA findings statement and zoning decision in denying the application for a special use permit.

The result was a unanimous vote (7-0) to accept the findings, a 34-page document detailing the reasons for the town's denial, with Councilman Anthony Macagnone, who originally voted in favor of the project, also voting with the majority.

"It was a victory for those of us who favor smart and practical growth and who do not want to be forced to live in the shopping capital of the world," said Councilman Chris Coschignano. "Quality of life was the paramount issue here and the Town Board held firm to protect it."

The document contained a detailed traffic analysis and the potential impacts on the Syosset Public Library, the Robbins Lane School, the railroad crossing at Robbins Lane and on the surrounding community.

"This land use issue will be decided in court based on the merits and the law. We will not comment on the town's responses to court instructions," said Gary Lewi, spokesperson for the Taubman Company.

"The Cerro Wire Coalition and the Birchwood Civic Association are very proud of the town board for doing their due diligence for submitting the information that Judge Spinner requested in an expeditious manner," said Todd Fabricant, president of the Cerro Wire Coalition. "This is strictly a procedural situation and we are very resolved in our point that this mall will not be built."