Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 950
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 950
- 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
- Person: includes a municipality or State agency. See
- Selectboard: includes village trustees and city councils. See
- Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See
§ 950. Establishment by selectboard
Selectboard may lay out, establish, construct, or cause to be constructed and maintained a drain, ditch, or watercourse leading from a highway in the town, across the lands of any person to a watercourse, to carry away the surface water from the highway, or other drainage necessary for public health, if it judges the public good or the necessity or convenience of individuals requires this work. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)