Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 790

  • 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
  • Lay out: means the legal procedure establishing the alignment or right-of-way of a highway. See
  • Reclassify: means to change the classification of a highway using the legal process described in this chapter. See
  • Selectboard: includes village trustees and city councils. See
  • Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See

§ 790. Laying out highway or bridge on or near line between two towns

The selectboards of two adjoining towns may, by agreement, lay out, reclassify, or discontinue a highway on the line between the towns, or erect a bridge over a stream between the towns, if a majority of the selectboard members of each town assent. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 357, eff. July 1, 2022.)