Tower construction halted

[NewsWhore]

Judges from the Second Chamber of the Contentious Tributary and Administrative Court have ordered a stop to the construction of a high-rise apartment building in the Cacicazgos section of Santo Domingo. A neighborhood association campaigned against the construction, arguing that the tower had been irregularly authorized by city councilors in violation of city building regulations. Judges hearing the case ruled that the councilors did not have the authority to authorize the construction, and that this was the sole responsibility of the municipal urban planning office.

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