(a) Such assessment roll and such schedule of damages shall be filed with the governing body of the municipality, which shall open such roll and such schedule to the public for a period of not less than ten (10) days.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-84-409
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
District: means the central business district created by ordinance or resolution by a municipality, or a corridor of central business districts created by joint agreement of two (2) or more municipalities. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
Governing body: means the council or commission or other municipal body exercising general legislative power in the municipality or any county legislative body. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
Municipality: means any incorporated city, town, metropolitan government, or county of this state exercising general governmental functions in the state. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
(b) The governing body of the municipality shall set a date for a public hearing on the assessments and damages and shall publish a notice of such public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, and shall also mail a copy of the notice to each propertyowner in the district as provided in § 7-84-304. The notice shall set out:
(1) A summary of the ordinance creating the central business improvement district;(2) The fact that the assessments to pay for the improvements within such districts have been prepared and are on public display, setting forth the dates and times when they may be examined;(3) The fact that damages have been set on all properties to be taken by the municipality and on all property in some manner to be injured by the proposed improvements;(4) Notice that an ordinance adopting such assessments and such damages will be passed on final reading seven (7) days following the conclusion of the public hearing; and(5) Notice of the date, time, and place of public hearing and that all objections to the amount of the assessments levied or the damages awarded will be heard at such public hearing.
