§ 303. Town highway control [Effective until April 1, 2026]
Town highways shall be under the general supervision and control of the selectmen
of the town where the roads are located. Selectmen shall supervise all expenditures. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 303. Town highway control [Section 303 effective April 1, 2026; see also section 303 effective
until April 1, 2026 set out in bound volume.]
Town highways shall be under the general supervision and control of the legislative
body of the town where the roads are located. The legislative body of a town shall
supervise all expenditures. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2025, No. 66, § 45, eff. April 1, 2026.)
Sagar v. Warren Selectboard, 744 A.2d 422 (Vt. 1999). · cites it 5דThe Town relies primarily on the selectboard's "general supervision and control" over town highways, 19 V.S.A. § 303, and the statutory expression of their responsibility: *425 [S]ee that town highways and bridges are properly laid out, constructed, maintained, altered, widened,…”
In Re Kisiel, 772 A.2d 135 (Vt. 2000). · cites it 2דThe selectboard, acting pursuant to its power to control the maintenance of roads, see 19 V.S.A. § 303, faced precisely the same decision as the Boardwhether to allow landowners to improve Bowen Road for automobile travel to their developmentand issued the permit to allow the…”
Hansen v. Town of Charleston, 597 A.2d 321 (Vt. 1991). “It is sufficient to support the order of the court. We are sensitive to the concerns raised by amicus curiae Vermont League of Cities and Towns that the selectmen are entrusted with the authority over town roads, see 19 V.”
Escheverria v. Tunbridge (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “For example, from the provision that places town highways “under the general supervision and control of the selectmen of the town where the roads are located,” 19 V.S.A. § 303, plaintiffs conclude that public trails are not “under the general supervision and control of the…”
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