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Title
10
:
Conservation and Development
Chapter
043
:
DAMS
§
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.)