Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 19-2784

  • county: means Sedgwick county, Kansas;

    (f) "governing body" means the board of county commissioners;

    (g) "improve" means to construct, reconstruct, maintain, restore, replace, renew, repair, install, equip, extend or to perform any work which will provide a new facility or enhance, extend or restore the value or utility of an existing facility;

    (h) "improvement" means any type of improvement made under authority of this act and includes reimprovement of a prior improvement. See Kansas Statutes 19-27,181

  • newspaper: means any one of the official designated newspapers of the county;

    (j) "storm water and sanitary sewer systems" means any trunk lines, outfall or intercepting sewers, manholes, pumps, pumping stations, lift stations, disposal plants, and any appurtenances and apparatus necessary for the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of storm water or sanitary sewage and wastewater;

    (k) "street" means street, highway, road, alley, avenue, boulevard or other public way or any part thereof. See Kansas Statutes 19-27,181

That whenever a petition in conformity to the next preceding section and signed by not less than one-fourth (1/4) of the taxpayers residing within the area named in the petition, or signed by all of the owners within the area named in the petition if there be no resident taxpayers within such area, shall be presented to the county commissioners praying that the limits of the improvement district be extended to include within its boundaries the territory described in the petition it shall be the duty forthwith of such board of county commissioners to fix a time for a hearing of such petition and to cause the county clerk to give notice thereof by one publication in some newspaper published and of general circulation in the county, at least five (5) days before the day fixed for the hearing.