Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 753

  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
  • Selectboard: includes village trustees and city councils. See

§ 753. Hearing by commissioners

The commissioners shall appoint a time and place for examination and hearing, give notice to one or more selectboard members and to persons owning or interested in the land through which the highway may be laid, examine the premises, and inquire into the convenience and necessity of the highway in the same manner as the selectmen, following the requirements of section 709 of this title. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)