Sec. 6. (a) After receipt of a petition under section 4 of this chapter, the clerk of the municipality or the county auditor shall, in the manner provided by IC 5-3-1, publish notice of a hearing on the proposed economic improvement district. The clerk of the municipality or the county auditor shall mail a copy of the notice to each owner of real property within the proposed economic improvement district. The notice must include the boundaries of the proposed district, a description of the proposed projects, the proposed formula for determining the percentage of the total benefit to be received by each parcel of property, and the hearing date. The date of the hearing may not be more than sixty (60) days after the date on which the notice is mailed.
(b) At the public hearing under subsection (a), the legislative body shall hear all owners of real property in the proposed district (who appear and request to be heard) upon the questions of:
(1) the sufficiency of the notice;
(2) whether the proposed economic improvement projects are of public utility and benefit;
(3) whether the formula to be used for the assessment of special benefits is appropriate; and
(4) whether the district contains all, or more or less than all, of the property specially benefited by the proposed project.
As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.207-2018, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 7. Planning and Development
Chapter 22. Economic Improvement Districts
36-7-22-1. Application of Chapter
36-7-22-3. "Economic Improvement Project" Defined
36-7-22-4. Petition; Filing; Contents
36-7-22-5. Apportionment of Benefits
36-7-22-6. Hearing; Notice; Questions Heard
36-7-22-7. Ordinance; Establishing District
36-7-22-9. Ordinance; Repeal or Amendment
36-7-22-10. Ordinance; Exemption From Special Assessments
36-7-22-11. Ordinance; Economic Improvement Board
36-7-22-13. Ordinance or Assessment Schedule; Action Contesting Validity
36-7-22-14. Certification of Final Scheduled Assessments
36-7-22-15. Assessments; Payment to Board
36-7-22-16. Economic Improvement Fund
36-7-22-18. Purchasing Materials or Equipment; Contracting for Public Works
36-7-22-19. Lease or Contractual Agreements
36-7-22-20. Disposal of Assets and Liabilities Upon Repeal of Ordinance
36-7-22-22. Powers of the Board to Finance Economic Improvement Projects