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.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-15.5-8

  • commission: refers to the metropolitan development commission acting as the redevelopment commission of the city, subject to IC 36-3-4-23. See Indiana Code 36-7-15.5-2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • improvement and maintenance project: refers to activities that are authorized by section 5 of this chapter to be carried out within or in support of an improvement and maintenance district. See Indiana Code 36-7-15.5-4
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
     (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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