The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 19 : Highways
Chapter 009 : Repairs, Maintenance, and Improvements
Subchapter 005 : Appeals and Minor Alterations
(Cite as: 19 V.S.A. § 940)-
§ 940. Diversion
When it appears necessary to protect a highway damaged by or expected to be damaged by flood waters or ice jams, the selectboard may change the course of or widen a stream, or provide storage for accumulated ice, and for these purposes may purchase or take the necessary land. It shall follow the procedures established in section 923 of this title in giving notice, inspecting property, determining need, awarding damages, and satisfying appeals. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
