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Committee hears H.364 to approve Village of Swanton annexation of town-owned parcel
Summary
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on April 9 received an introduction to H.364, a bill seeking the General Assembly's approval to annex a contiguous parcel purchased by the Village of Swanton in April 2023; counsel said the village's charter requires legislative concurrence and the town supports the transfer.
The House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs on April 9 heard an introduction to H.364, an act that would approve the Village of Swanton's annexation of a parcel of land the village bought in April 2023.
The bill matters because the village's charter requires the General Assembly to concur in boundary changes; without that charter provision, the village could use the general-law annexation process. Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, told the committee that the charter "expressly states that the boundaries of the village may be altered at the discretion of the board of trustees and with the…
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