Vermont § 25 - Sewer and drains; condemnation; appeal

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 25 — Sewer and drains; condemnation; appeal, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 25. Sewer and drains; condemnation; appeal

  • (a) When any person shall be dissatisfied with the decision of the trustees in the award
    for damages for land taken for a sewer or main drain, or in any assessment for contribution
    for the same, the person may appeal by petition to the next stated term of Franklin
    Superior Court for a reassessment of such damages or contribution, and any number
    of persons aggrieved may join in the petition, but the petition and appeal shall not
    delay the laying or repairing of the sewer or main drain. The petition and appeal
    shall be served on the Clerk of the Village within 60 days next after the award of
    damages or assessment for contribution shall be filed in the Clerk’s office, if there
    be that many days before the next stated term of Franklin Superior Court; otherwise,
    the petition and appeal shall be served on the Clerk before the commencement of the
    next stated term of Court and shall be entered in the Court at that term. (b) The proceedings shall be had on such petition and appeal in the Superior Court as
    are provided for by law in 24 V.S.A. § 3415 and the laws of the State, except as herein provided, and the commissioners appointed
    by the Superior Court to reexamine any assessment or contribution shall notify the
    Clerk of the Village of the time and place when they will hear the matter. (Added 1892, No. 119, § 1; amended 2007, No. M-22 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 19, 2008.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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