§ 1085 - Notice of application - Vermont Statutes

§ 1085. Notice of application

Upon receipt of the application required by section 1082 of this title, the state agency having jurisdiction shall give notice to all persons interested.

(1) For any project subject to its jurisdiction under this chapter, on the petition of 25 or more persons the department shall, or on its own motion it may, hold a public information meeting in a municipality in the vicinity of the proposed project to hear comments on whether the proposed project serves the public good and provides adequately for the public safety. Public notice shall be given by posting in the municipal offices of the towns in which the project will be completed and by publishing in a local newspaper at least 10 days before the meeting.

(2) For any project subject to its jurisdiction under this chapter, the public service board shall hold a hearing on the application. The purpose of the hearing shall be to determine whether the project serves the public good as defined in section 1086 of this title and provides adequately for the public safety. The hearing shall be held in a municipality in the vicinity of the proposed project and may be consolidated with other hearings, including hearings under 30 V.S.A. § 248 concerning the same project. Notice shall be given at least 10 days before the hearing to interested persons by posting in the municipal offices of the towns in which the project will be completed and by publishing in a local newspaper. (Amended 1981, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)