Legal Opinion
Franklin County v. City of St. Albans
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 11, 1990No. 89-224PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Allen, C J.
The City of St. Albans appeals from a superior court order declaring that resumption of overnight housing of prisoners at the Franklin County jail would not constitute a prohibited change, expansion, enlargement or extension of a nonconforming use. We affirm.
The Franklin County jail was used to house overnight prisoners until September 4,1981. Some remained there for as long as three months. Sheriff Roland Keenan announced that as of that date he was not accepting overnight prisoners or housing those over whom he had custody. His reasons were the age and condition of the facility…
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