{"data":{"id":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-945","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"19 V.S.A. § 945","heading":"Proceedings","body":"When it is necessary for the protection of a highway to erect an embankment or dike upon the banks of a stream, and the owner of the stream or of the lands adjacent will not permit town officials to enter upon the lands for this purpose, or requires them to pay a greater sum than in their judgment they ought to pay, the selectboard may take the land following the procedures established in section 923 of this title.","path":["Title 19: Highways","Chapter 009: Repairs, Maintenance, and Improvements","Subchapter 005: APPEALS AND MINOR ALTERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/19/009/00945","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"a6659c62a46e327b9bd1877dd03c7c63bc2ec60cc375a70299f38500f390ae2e","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-941","next":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-950"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}