A. The notice of the preliminary hearing required in Section 3-33-14 NMSA 1978 shall contain:

(1) the time and place when the governing body will hold a preliminary hearing on the proposed improvement;

(2) the estimated cost of the improvement;

(3) the boundary of the improvement district;

(4) the route of the improvement by streets or location of the improvements;

(5) the location of the proposed improvement;

(6) a description of each property to be assessed or against which an improvement district property tax is to be imposed;

(7) the estimated amount of the assessment against or improvement district property tax to be imposed upon each tract or parcel of land; and

(8) the amount of the cost to be assumed by the municipality, if any.

B. If the owners are found within the county, the notices shall be personally served on them at least thirty days prior to the day of the hearing. The notice shall also be published in a newspaper published in the municipality once each week for four successive weeks. The last publication shall be at least three days before the day of the preliminary hearing.

History: 1953 Comp., § 14-32-8, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1991, ch. 199, § 11; 2001, ch. 312, § 6.

Cross references. — For definition of "publish" or "publication," see 3-1-2 NMSA 1978.

The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, substituted "estimated cost" for "estimate-cost" in Subsection A(2); added the language following "assessed" in Subsection A(6); and inserted "or improvement district property tax to be imposed upon" in Subsection A(7).

The 1991 amendment, effective April 4, 1991, in Subsection A, substituted "3-33-14 NMSA 1978" for "14-32-7 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation" in the introductory phrase, added "or location of the improvements" at the end of Paragraph (4), and substituted "location" for "places of commencement and end" in Paragraph (5).