§ 3606 — Petition for hearing to determine necessity

The municipal corporation may agree with all the owners of land or interest in land affected by a survey made under section 3604 of this chapter for the conveyance of the owners’ interest. Where the agreement is not made, the board shall petition the Civil Division of the Superior Court, setting forth in the petition that the board proposes to take certain land, or rights in the land, and describing the lands or rights. The survey shall be included in the petition. The petition shall set forth the purposes for which the land or rights are desired and shall contain a request that the court fix a time and place when the court will hear all parties concerned and determine whether the taking is necessary. (1963, No. 214, § 2; renumbered from 24 V.S.A. § 3604 by 2023, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 1, 2024.)