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.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 3, § 217)
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§ 217. Condemnation of land for park and/or recreational purposes authorized
The City Council, on behalf of the City of Burlington, shall have power to take by
condemnation land for park and/or recreational purposes; and if the City Council cannot
for any cause agree with the owner or owners of any land, which it shall decide to
take for public park and/or recreational purposes, as to the necessity of taking such
land, the damages sustained by the owner, or the compensation to be paid therefor,
the same proceeding shall be taken as required by law for establishing highways.