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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 784

  • Discontinued: means a previously designated town highway which through the process of discontinuance all public rights are reconveyed to the adjoining landowners. 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
  • Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See

§ 784. Suspension of assessment upon discontinuance of highway or bridge

When a highway or bridge established by a court is discontinued in whole or in part and before the assessment under section 781 of this title has been spent according to the court order, the town assessed may apply to have the court suspend the collection of the assessment in whole or in part and order the assessment in whole or in part to be spent for building any highway or bridge that the town is liable to build. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)