Sec. 13. (a) Upon the filing of a petition under section 7 of this chapter, the municipal works board shall fix a date for a hearing on the establishment of the proposed improvement district. At least twenty-one (21) days before the date fixed for the hearing, the petitioners shall have a notice mailed to all owners of real property within the proposed improvement district. The notice may be mailed to the owners of real property at the owners’ addresses appearing upon the tax duplicates in the records of the county auditor.

     (b) The petitioners shall publish a notice of the hearing and the date, place, and time of the hearing in accordance with IC 5-3-1.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-9-38-13

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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 notice to be published and mailed must do the following:

(1) Contain a general description of the contents of the petition.

(2) Specifically set forth the boundaries of the proposed district.

(3) State that all of the property in the proposed district will be assessed benefits or damages under this chapter for the proposed improvement.

(4) State that at the hearing all owners of real property within the proposed improvement district or the owners’ representatives may be heard upon the question of the establishment of the district.

     (d) Proof of service shall be made by affidavit of the person or persons causing service to be made.

As added by P.L.98-1993, SEC.9.

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