Section 211-A. Abandonment of certain town highways

Notwithstanding any
  other provision of this chapter, and upon  the  request  of  the  county
  superintendent  of  highways,  any  town  board  may, by resolution duly
  adopted, declare any town highway or portion thereof in the town running
  through forest or forest lands not necessarily for ingress to or  egress
  from any privately or publicly owned lands, and not necessary to connect
  existing   town,   county   or  state  highways,  to  be  abandoned  and
  discontinued for public purposes. Such town shall at least  thirty  days
  prior  to  such abandonment cause to be filed and recorded in the office
  of the town clerk a written description of such highway or portion to be
  abandoned with a written statement attached thereto that such highway or
  portion thereof so described is proposed  to  be  abandoned,  and  shall
  cause  notices to be posted in at least three conspicuous places in such
  town of the time and place when such declaration of abandonment will  be
  made,  for the purpose of permitting any interested person to appear for
  or against the adoption of such resolution.