Sec. 8. (a) Before deciding whether to adopt a resolution establishing an improvement and maintenance district, the commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publication in accordance with IC 5-3-1 and by certified mail at least twenty (20) days before the public hearing to all property owners in the proposed district.
(b) Notices that are mailed to the owners must be addressed as the names and addresses appear on the tax duplicates in the records of the county auditor.
(c) The published and mailed notice must contain the following information:
(1) A description of the geographic area to be considered for inclusion in the district.
(2) The general nature of the improvement and maintenance project that would occur within or in support of the district and the estimated annual cost of the project for the first five (5) years.
(3) Any limitation on the amount of the assessment that would be levied in order to defray part or all of the costs of the improvement and maintenance project.
(4) The estimated annual assessment levy needed to defray the costs of part or all of the improvement and maintenance project for the first five (5) years.
(5) The formula proposed to be used for the assessment of special benefits and damages.
(6) The time and place of the hearing during which establishment of the district will be considered and at which owners of real property, or their representatives, may be heard upon the question of the establishment of the district.
(7) The fact that if the district is established, owners of real property in the district will be subject to an assessment of special benefits and damages to defray part or all of the costs of the improvement and maintenance project.
As added by P.L.194-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1989, SEC.46.
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