JUDGE REJECTS SUIT OVER CIVIC CENTER ALBANY RESIDENTS SEEK TO BLOCK PROJECT.(Local)

Byline: Carol DeMare

Albany County's proposed $41.5 million civic center won a round Friday when a state Supreme Court justice dismissed a lawsuit brought by five residents to block the project.

The ruling was based on the judge's decision that the lawsuit wasn't filed within the required time limit.

The decision applied only to a lawsuit against Albany County. An action against the state, which is financially backing the proposed downtown Albany facility, is still pending, and arguments are scheduled for Oct. 31 in state Supreme Court.

Albany Attorney Rosemary Nichols, who represents the residents, said she would file a notice of appeal …