The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
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SEWER, WATER, AND LIGHT SYSTEMS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 807)
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§ 807. Entry onto land for construction
The trustees shall have authority to enter upon private lands or property to clear
out, open, or construct any drain or ditch which, in their judgment, is required or
necessary to receive or carry off the surface water falling or flowing upon the streets
or highways in said village and likely to do damage thereto, or to render the same
dangerous to public travel, and to clean out, open, or increase the capacity of any
water course or ditch or drain which now receives all or any part of such water upon
payment or tender thereof to the party injured thereby, damages by the party sustained
by reason thereof.