A. If the public convenience and necessity require, the board of supervisors of a county having a population of more than ninety thousand but less than two hundred fifty thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owners of more than one-half of the property in the proposed district, may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to form a rural road improvement district.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-1032

  • board: means the board of directors of the district, which shall be comprised of the members of the county board of supervisors, ex officio. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the board of supervisors. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • District: means a tax levying rural road improvement district formed pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • improvement: means opening, widening, planning, designing, constructing, reconstructing or acquiring a rural road including any necessary or incidental improvements, labor, services, expenses and materials. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Rural road: means a county highway that is included in the county regional transportation plan and that connects two state highways one of which leads to a hazardous waste facility contracted for, owned or operated by the state, any of its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions. See Arizona Laws 48-1031
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. The resolution shall state the following:

1. The area to be included in the district which shall not include any area within the exterior boundaries of an incorporated city or town.

2. The rural road improvements for which the district is to be formed.

3. The date, time and place of the hearing to be held on the formation of the district.

4. The place where written objections to the formation of the district may be filed.

5. That formation of the district may result in the levy of ad valorem taxes to pay the costs of improvements constructed by the district.

6. A reference to this article.

C. Before adopting a resolution under this section, a general plan for the district showing the road to be improved and the types of improvements shall be filed with the clerk.