Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 3254 (2026)
Approval of voters
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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 3254)-
§ 3254. Approval of voters
A special assessment under this chapter shall be levied only by vote of a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting at an annual or special meeting duly warned for that purpose. However, the question need not be submitted to the voters if all of the owners of record of property to be assessed, or of any interest therein, other than mortgagees or lien holders, consent in writing to the assessment. Either the vote or the consent shall include approval of the method of apportionment of the assessment. (Added 1969, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. March 2, 1970.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1988–1992 · leading case: Kirchner v. Giebink, 552 A.2d 372 (Vt. 1988).
Kirchner v. Giebink, 552 A.2d 372 (Vt. 1988). “petition demanding a special town meeting on the agreement, such a meeting must be held with the result binding the town; (3) the agreement must be approved by the voters of the town because the town charter requires a vote whenever town real estate is purchased or sold; and (4)…”
Handy v. City of Rutland, 598 A.2d 114 (Vt. 1991). “The specific issue was whether the $100 fee constituted a special assessment requiring a town vote, see 24 V.S.A. § 3254, or a sewer disposal charge authorized by § 3615.”
Downtown Rutland Special Tax Challengers v. City of Rutland, 617 A.2d 129 (Vt. 1992). “” 24 V.S.A. § 3254. No vote is required “if all of the owners of record of property to be assessed .”
Kirchner v. Giebink, 584 A.2d 1120 (Vt. 1990). “The decision of this Court that apparently resulted in the amendment to the contract was based primarily on 24 V.S.A. § 3254, a state law ground. Kirchner, 150 Vt.”
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