An Appeals Court decision from two weeks ago (unearthed this past weekend by the blog Brooklyn 11211) has put to rest fears among Williamsburg residents that a large powerplant could be built in their backyard and cleared the way for the realization of a vision for waterfront parkland in North Brooklyn. After denying an application by TrandGas Energy to build an above-ground power plant at North 12th Street and Kent Avenue in 2004, the siting board rejected a follow-up proposal in 2008 for a below-ground plant, a decision upheld by the Appellate Court last year. Now, is what sounds like is the final nail in the coffin, the New York State Court of Appeals has refused to hear TGE’s appeal of the appellate ruling. Bottom line: “The City can now move ahead with condemnation proceedings to acquire the property,” writes 11211. “In other words, we are one step closer to a park on the Bushwick Inlet.”