Vermont § 3609 Hearing and order of necessity

Vermont Statutes

§ 3609 — Hearing and order of necessity

Vermont § 3609

Title 24Title 24: Municipal and County Government

Ch. 101Chapter 101: Sewage, Sewage Disposal, and Stormwater Systems

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 3609 (2026).

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(a)At the time and place appointed for the hearing, the court shall hear all persons interested and wishing to be heard. If any person owning or having an interest in land to be taken or affected appears and objects to the necessity of taking the land included within the survey or any part of the survey, then the court shall require the board to proceed with the introduction of evidence of the necessity of the taking.

(b)The burden of proof of the necessity of the taking shall be upon the board.

(c)The court may cite in additional parties including other property owners whose interests may be concerned or affected by any taking of land or interest in land based on any ultimate order of the court.

(d)The court shall make findings of fact and file them. The court shall, by its order, det

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(a) At the time and place appointed for the hearing, the court shall hear all persons interested and wishing to be heard. If any person owning or having an interest in land to be taken or affected appears and objects to the necessity of taking the land included within the survey or any part of the survey, then the court shall require the board to proceed with the introduction of evidence of the necessity of the taking.
(b) The burden of proof of the necessity of the taking shall be upon the board.
(c) The court may cite in additional parties including other property owners whose interests may be concerned or affected by any taking of land or interest in land based on any ultimate order of the court.
(d) The court shall make findings of fact and file them. The court shall, by its order, determine whether necessity requires the taking of land and rights and may modify or alter the proposed taking as the court may deem proper. (1963, No. 214, § 5; renumbered from 24 V.S.A. § 3607 by 2023, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 1, 2024.)