Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs to the petitioner.
The Supreme Court erred in sustaining the instant petitions on the ground that the newly-amended CPLR 306-b, which became effective on January 1, 1998 (L 1997, ch 476, § 2), should be applied retroactively ( see, Matter of Blue Hill Plaza Assocs. v. Assessor[s] of Town of Orangetown, 260 A.D.2d 476 [decided herewith]; Connor v. Deas, 255 A.D.2d 287; Floyd v. Salamon Bros., 249 A.D.2d 139).
Nevertheless, the order must be affirmed. Under the circumstances presented here, the petitioner complied with the proof of service filing requirements under CPLR former 306-b (a). Specifically, the record demonstrates that the petitioner timely filed duplicate copies of their notices of petition and petitions, which had been date-stamped "received" by the entities on which service had been made. We note further that the receipt stamps placed on the proceedings relating to the Village of Goshen also contained the handwritten initials of the Village Clerk, and the time of his receipt of the documents served. In light of the foregoing, we find that the written admissions of receipt filed by the petitioners constituted adequate proof of service within the meaning of CPLR 306 (e) ( see, Matter of Blue Hill Plaza Assocs. v. Assessor[s] of Town of Orangetown, supra; cf., Sullivan v. Murray, 145 A.D.2d 826).
The Supreme Court properly denied the petitioner's cross motion for sanctions pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1.
The appellants' remaining contentions are lacking in merit.
Bracken, J. P., Thompson, Altman and Krausman, JJ., concur.