(1) If a township board determines that it is in the best interests of the public to halt or prevent property deterioration or increase property valuation where possible in a resort district, or to eliminate the causes of that deterioration, the township board may declare by resolution the intention to create and provide for the operation of an authority. In the resolution of intent, the township board shall set a date for holding a public hearing on adopting an ordinance or resolution creating the authority and establishing the board.
  (2) Notice of the public hearing shall be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the township, not less than 20 nor more than 40 days before the date of the hearing.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.2204

  • Authority: means a resort district authority created pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 125.2202
  • Board: means the governing body of an authority. See Michigan Laws 125.2202
  • Operation: means office maintenance, including salaries and expenses of employees, office supplies, consultation fees, design costs, and other expenses incurred in the daily management of the authority and planning of its activities. See Michigan Laws 125.2202
  • Resort district: means an area that encompasses a natural geographic feature used for recreation, such as an inland lake or the Great Lakes shoreline, that is specifically designated by resolution and approved as provided in this act, and a portion of which is land that is or was a part of a resort association incorporated under 1 of the following:
  
  (i) 1897 PA 230, MCL 455. See Michigan Laws 125.2202
  (3) A resident, taxpayer, or property owner of the township has the right to be heard in regard to the establishment of the authority.
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