The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 16 : Education
Chapter 011 : Union School Districts
Subchapter 002 : Exploration, Formation, and Organization
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 718)-
§ 718. Transfer of real property to town in which it is located
If the original voter-approved articles of agreement require sale of real property to the town in which the property is located and the sale is scheduled to occur after the operational date, or if after the operational date and after completing any statutory and contractual prerequisites the union school district offers to sell any of its real property to the town in which the property is located, then the town may assume title to the real property for a price that is less than the fair market value only as follows:
(1) The conveyance to the town shall be made subject to all encumbrances of record, the assumption or payment of all outstanding bonds and notes, and the repayment of any school construction aid or grants that may be required by law if any such obligation was incurred before the operational date.
(2) The conveyance to the town shall be conditioned upon the town owning and using the real property for community and public purposes for a minimum of five years.
(3) If the town sells the real property prior to five years of ownership, then the town shall compensate the union school district for all capital improvements and renovations initiated after the operational date and prior to the sale to the town. (Added 2021, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 7, 2022.)
