Sagar v. Warren Selectboard

Plaintiff Gary Sagar brought suit in the Washington Superior Court, seeking an order directing the selectboard in the Town of Warren to plow a class 2 town highway to a point that would give him year-round access to property he owns on the road. The highway in question is the Lincoln Gap Road, a mountainous roadway that connects Warren with the Town of Lincoln and points west. The superior court entered judgment in favor of the Town, concluding that any decision on whether to plow the road is within the discretionary authority vested by statute in the selectboard. We sustain plaintiff’s…