357E.3 Petition for public hearing.
1. The supervisors shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the property owners of a proposed benefited recreational lake district if the assessed valuation of the property owned by the petitioners represents at least twenty-five percent of the total assessed value of the proposed district, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of a proposed district. However, for a proposed water quality district, the petition shall contain signatures of the fewer of twenty-five property owners or twenty-five percent of the property owners of the proposed district. The petition shall include a statement containing the following information:
a. The need for the district.
b. A description of the district to be served.
c. The approximate number of families in the district.
2. The board of supervisors may require a bond of the petitioners conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the district is not established.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §3; 89 Acts, ch 53, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1181, §4
Referred to in §357E.2, 357E.4, 357E.5
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS
Section 357E.2 - Incorporation.
Section 357E.3 - Petition for public hearing.
Section 357E.4 - Time of public hearing.
Section 357E.5 - Hearing of petition — action by board.
Section 357E.7 - Hearing on engineer’s report.
Section 357E.8 - Election on proposed levy and candidates for trustees.
Section 357E.9 - Trustees — term and qualification.
Section 357E.10 - Board of trustees — power.
Section 357E.11 - Bonds in anticipation of revenue.
Section 357E.11A - Bonds and indebtedness — combined districts.
Section 357E.12 - Dissolution of district.
Section 357E.13 - Adding property to a district.