Legal Opinion
In Re Ball Mountain Dam Hydroelectric Project
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 13, 1990No. 88-158PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
Appellants are the towns of Londonderry, Wind-ham, Wardsboro, Newfane and Dummerston. They appeal a decision by the Public Service Board that, as a union municipal district, they do not possess the requisite authority to finance, construct, own and operate a qualifying small power production facility. We affirm the Board’s decision.
Appellants propose to establish themselves as a union municipal district under 24 V.S.A. chapter 121 to create the Ball Mountain Hydroelectric Project. The proposed power generation project would be located at the site of the existing Ball Mountain Dam on the West…
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- Bates v. BassettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
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- Hastings v. Village of Stowe, Electric DepartmentSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
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