{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-3-217","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. App. ch. 3, § 217","heading":"Condemnation of land for park and/or recreational purposes authorized","body":"The City Council, on behalf of the City of Burlington, shall have power to take by condemnation land for park and/or recreational purposes; and if the City Council cannot for any cause agree with the owner or owners of any land, which it shall decide to take for public park and/or recreational purposes, as to the necessity of taking such land, the damages sustained by the owner, or the compensation to be paid therefor, the same proceeding shall be taken as required by law for establishing highways.","path":["Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters","Chapter 003: City of Burlington","Subchapter 006: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24APPENDIX/003/00217","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:06Z","sha256":"3347e4de233640b2cec7b10ce50fdd8a9b4cb69829544820351f5c6b219546fa","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-3-216","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-3-218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}