Vermont § 111 - Petition; notice of hearing

§ 111. Petition; notice of hearing

• (a) Such corporation shall present a petition to the Public Utility Commission and to
  the Department of Public Service describing the property or right, and stating why
  it is unable to acquire it without condemnation, and why its acquisition is necessary.
  The Commission shall set a time and place for hearing such petition and shall issue
  a citation. The Department, after appropriate investigation, shall present at the
  hearing on the petition its position on the need for the acquisition, any alternatives
  to the acquisition, and its recommendations on the acquisition. (b) The citation shall be served upon each person having any legal interest in the property,
  including each municipality and each planning body where the property is situate like
  a summons, or on absent persons in such manner as the Supreme Court may by rule provide
  for service of process in civil actions. The Commission, in its discretion, may schedule
  a joint hearing of some or all petitions relating to the same project and concerning
  properties or rights located in the same town or abutting towns. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1967, No. 205, § 2; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 213, eff. March 29, 1972; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. Feb. 1, 1981.)