§ 511 - Hearing to determine amount of compensation - Vermont Statutes

§ 511. Hearing to determine amount of compensation

(a) Following a determination of the necessity of the taking as above provided, when an owner of land or rights and the agency of transportation are unable to agree on the amount of compensation to be paid, and if the agency of transportation desires to proceed with the taking, the transportation board shall appoint a time and place in the county where the land is situated for examining the premises and hearing parties interested, giving at least 10 days' notice in writing to the person owning the land or having an interest in the land. At that time and place, a member or members of the transportation board shall hear any person having an interest in the land and desiring to be heard.

(b) If the land proposed to be acquired extends into two or more counties, the board may hold a single hearing in one of the counties to determine compensation. In fixing the place for hearing, the transportation board shall take into consideration the needs of the parties. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2007, No. 75, § 27.)