1. The notice under section 468.206 shall be captioned in the name of the district and shall be directed to all of the following:

 a. The owners of each tract or lot within the levee or drainage district, including railroad companies having rights-of-way and lienholders and encumbrancers.
 b. The owners, lienholders, or encumbrancers of lands which an adoption of the plan would exclude from benefits.
 c. The owners, lienholders, or encumbrancers of lands outside the district which will benefit from the plan.
 d. Without naming them, the occupants of all lands affected.
 e. All other persons whom the plan may concern.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 468.207

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • district: means a district defined by a county and one or more cities within the county pursuant to an agreement entered into by the county and cities in accordance with chapter 28E and this part with respect to drainage improvements which the county and cities determine benefit the property located in the cities and the designated unincorporated area of the county. See Iowa Code 468.585
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • levee: shall be construed to include, in addition to its ordinary and accepted meaning, embankments, revetments, retards, or any other approved system of construction which may be deemed necessary to adequately protect the banks of any river or stream, within or adjacent to any county, from wash, cutting, or erosion. See Iowa Code 468.3
 2. The notice shall set forth all of the following:

 a. That there is on file in the office of the auditor a plan of construction of the federal agency, naming the agency, together with reports of an engineer on the plan, which the board has tentatively approved.
 b. That the plan may be amended before final action.
 c. The day and hour set for hearing on the adoption of the plan.
 d. That all claims for damages, except claims for land required for right-of-way or construction, and all objections to the adoption of the plan for any reason must be made in writing and filed in the office of the auditor at or before the time set for hearing.
 3. Provisions of this subchapter, parts 1 through 5, for giving notice, waiver of notice, waiver of objection and damages and adjournment for service contained in sections 468.15 through 468.20 shall apply.