1. Revocation of pole location by municipal officers. When the municipal officers of a municipality having a population of more than 40,000 inhabitants determine, after notice and hearing, that public safety and the public welfare require the revocation of a location for poles for conveying electricity or for the transmission of telephone messages already erected in a public street or way other than a state or a state-aid highway outside the compact area of an urban compact municipality as defined in Title 23, section 754, they may revoke the location and order the poles removed. The person that owns the poles shall remove them within a reasonable time. Other suitable locations or the right to use other poles jointly must be granted by the municipal officers to the person.

[PL 1999, c. 753, §13 (AMD).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 2517

  • Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Person: includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
2. Notice and hearings. Before revoking a location or ordering the removal of any poles or wires, the municipal officers shall give public notice of the hearing as follows.
A. All persons interested shall be notified by publication in a newspaper circulated in the area, the last publication to be 14 days before the hearing. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
B. Personal notice shall be given to the owners of the poles and wires at least 14 days before the hearing. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

[PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 225, §11 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 753, §13 (AMD).