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2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Municipal and County Government
Chapter 67 PARKS AND SHADE TREES
§ 2509 Hearing


24 V.S.A. § 2509. What's This?

§ 2509. Hearing

A public shade tree within the residential part of a municipality shall not be felled without a public hearing by the tree warden, except that when it is infested with or infected by a recognized tree pest, or when it constitutes a hazard to public safety, no hearing shall be required. In all cases the decision of the tree warden shall be final except that when the tree warden is an interested party or when a party in interest so requests in writing, such final decision shall be made by the legislative body of the municipality. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)

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