Chapter 97. Municipalities: General Provisions
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7-101Town seal.7-101aProtection of municipal officers and municipal employees from damage suits. Reimbursement of defense expenses. Liability insurance. Time limit for filing notice and commencement of action.7-102Signposts.7-103Resignation of municipal officers.7-104Refusal of elected official to accept or perform duties.7-105Oath of assessors, board of assessment appeals and tax collectors.7-105aOffice of grand juror abolished.7-106Oath of grand jurors.7-107Vacancy appointments by selectmen.7-108City or borough liable for damage done by mobs.7-109Destruction of documents.7-110Official publications of towns, cities and boroughs to be filed in State Library. Intangible publications.7-111Proof of claims against municipality.7-112Rate of wages and citizens' preference in work on public buildings.7-113Marking of bounds of towns, cities and boroughs.7-114Renewal of boundary lines.7-115Establishment of disputed boundaries.7-116 to 7-118Street and curb lines. Sidewalks. Construction, maintenance and use of sidewalks.7-118aCurbs and sidewalks to be designed with cuts at pedestrian crosswalks.7-119 and 7-120Hearing; appeal. Assignment of street numbers.7-121Making of specific appropriations.7-121aMunicipal loans to nonpublic schools for construction or renovation.7-121bContracts with regional water authorities.7-121cMunicipal guarantee of notes and bonds issued by water authority re water distribution system.7-121dMunicipality may request state review of contract with engineering consultant re wastewater.7-121eSewage treatment facility improvement trust fund.7-121fMunicipal Electric Consumer Advocate.7-121g to 7-121l7-121g to 7-121l7-121mNotice of actions concerning real property in other municipalities.7-121nSustainable energy program.7-122Sites for armories. Appropriations.7-122aMunicipal fallout shelters and civil preparedness facilities.7-122bAllocation of funds for art work in construction or remodeling of municipal buildings.7-123 to 7-125Appropriations for: Military organizations, hospitals, health care facilities and public health nursing organizations; insect and plant disease control; Memorial Day and Old Home Week.7-125aAppropriations to improvement associations for road maintenance.7-125b to 7-125dAppropriations for assistance to nonprofit museums. Cultural commissions. Appropriations for drug abuse and dependency programs.7-126Transportation of children with physical disabilities and children with visual impairments.7-127 and 7-127aMunicipal advisory welfare boards. Committees on needs of the aging.7-127bMunicipal agents for elderly persons. Duties. Responsibilities of Department of Aging and Disability Services.7-127cMunicipal agents for children.7-127dNeighborhood youth center grant program.7-127eApplication. Matching funds for neighborhood youth centers program and Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership program. Advisory committee for grant application review.7-127fAnnual reports. Audit.7-127gAnnual reports to the General Assembly.7-127hMultipurpose senior centers. Establishment by municipalities. Services, programs provided.7-127iAssistance, resources for senior centers. Duties of Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity.7-128 and 7-129Public squares and parks. Gifts for parks.7-129aPark and recreation capital and nonrecurring expense fund.7-130Playgrounds and recreation centers.7-130aPublic recreational facilities authorities. Definitions.7-130bCreation of authority. Joining and withdrawal.7-130cCommission to exercise powers of authority. Transfer of authority to municipal department and vice versa.7-130dPowers of authority.7-130eMunicipalities may grant property and money to authority.7-130fOperation of projects.7-130gBond issues.7-130hSecuring of bonds.7-130iRates, rents, fees and charges.7-130jUse of receipts.7-130kEnforcement of rights of bondholders and trustees.7-130lTax exemption.7-130mBonds to be legal investments.7-130nLiberal construction. Consent of other bodies not required.7-130oMunicipal powers to aid authority.7-130pProvision of property to authority.7-130qLease of facilities.7-130rFinancial aid by municipality.7-130sMunicipal guarantee of authority bonds.7-130tPledge or assignment of lease to secure bonds.7-130uExemption of property from levy and sale by virtue of execution.7-130vPayment by authority of sums in lieu of taxes.7-130wConstruction of statutes. Consent of other agencies not required.7-131Municipal forests. Public shade trees.7-131aConservation commissions.7-131bAcquisition of open space land and easements. Revaluation of property subject to easement.7-131cOpen space land. Definitions.7-131dProtected open space and watershed land acquisition grant program: Purposes; criteria; conditions. Charter Oak open space grant program: Criteria; conditions.7-131eDecisions of commissioner re grants. Administrative expenses. Review board. Report. Account.7-131fConsiderations for approving grants from funds authorized prior to July 1, 1998.7-131gGrant: Amount, purposes, valuation of land. Issuance of bonds.7-131hCharges by municipality.7-131iMunicipal use of open space land.7-131jTaking of land by state or public service company.7-131kAcceptance of federal funds.7-131lDevelopment of watershed areas for recreation and fish and wildlife sites.7-131mCombined conservation and recreational commission.7-131nTaking of land previously intended for use as park or for other recreational or open space purposes.7-131oTaking of active agricultural land by eminent domain. Purchase of agricultural conservation easement or development rights. Notice to Commissioner of Agriculture.7-131pEstablishment of municipal land acquisition and development authority.7-131qAgricultural land preservation fund.7-131rLand acquisition fund.7-131sCharter Oak open space trust account.7-131tCharter Oak open space grant program: Purposes; criteria. Charter Oak open space grant program account.7-131uCharter Oak state parks and forests program: Purposes; criteria. Charter Oak state parks and forests account.7-131vLocal and regional agricultural councils.7-131wMunicipal sale of certain real property; appraisal required.7-132 and 7-133Bounty: On bobcat or lynx; on snakes and wild animals.7-134Lockup.7-135Use of municipal lockup and community correctional center in another town.7-135aReimbursement of towns for keeping prisoners.7-135bPayment for intoxication tests.7-136Municipal economic development commissions.7-136a to 7-136cConvention and visitors commissions established by municipalities or municipal districts. Municipalities or municipal districts having coliseum authority or convention and visitors commission to receive a portion of certain state taxes; alternatives. Permitted use of state tax receipts retained by municipalities.7-136dOrdinance authorizing establishment of foreign trade zone.7-136eReview by regional council of governments and certain state departments of application to operate foreign trade zone.7-136fSubmission of application to operate foreign trade zone.7-136gApplicability of local planning and zoning regulations.7-136hPreliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.7-136iPreliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Transportation or Office of the State Traffic Administration.7-136jPreliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or requests by Commissioner of Public Health.7-136k to 7-136m7-136k to 7-136m7-136nJoint issuance of bonds by two or more municipalities.7-136oSecuring of bonds.7-136pEnforcement of rights of bondholders and trustees.7-136qTax exemption.7-136rBonds to be legal investments.7-136sGuarantee of joint bonds by participating municipality.7-137Regional economic development commissions.7-137aPowers and duties of development and industrial commissions created prior to October 1, 1965.7-137bEstablishment of industrial park.7-137cExtension of water mains into areas used wholly or partly for industrial or commercial purposes or into residential areas.7-137dLien for benefits assessed for water main extension.7-138Assessment of railroad property for public improvements. Maintenance of sidewalks and public places.7-139Notice of assessment of benefits.7-140Assessment a lien; foreclosure.7-141Notice of hearing on municipal assessments.7-142Appeal from municipal assessments.7-143Completion of improvement pending appeal from appraisal of damages.7-144Assessment on estate of decedent.7-145Correction of assessments.7-146Clearing of waterways. Assessment of cost. Appeal.7-147Regulation of obstructions in waterways.