Mississippi Code
Chapter 8 - Joint Water Management Districts
§ 51-8-45. Funds for debt service for special improvement bonds

The board of commissioners of the district, after giving notice and hearing protests in the manner prescribed by Sections 21-41-5 and 21-41-7, shall, by resolution spread upon its minutes, define the services to be offered and the entire area to be benefitted by each improvement; each such improvement may be designated as a project, or all such improvements may be designated as one (1) project. However, if forty percent (40%) of the property owners or the owners of more than forty percent (40%) of the front footage of the property involved and actually residing on property owned by them and included within that part of any street, avenue, etc., ordered to be specially improved, or otherwise actually occupying property owned by them and included within that area designated as a project, shall file a protest, then the improvement shall not be made and the assessment shall not be made.
The resolution shall direct that the cost to be assessed against each lot or parcel of land shall be determined by dividing the entire assessable cost of the project by the total number of front feet fronting on the street, easement or other right-of-way in which all of the mains embraced within the project are installed and multiplying the quotient by the total number of front feet in any particular lot or parcel of land fronting on the street, easement or other right-of-way in which sewer mains or water mains are installed. The result thereof shall be delivered by the board of commissioners of the district to the applicable governing body as the amount of special tax to be assessed against each lot or piece of ground for the owner's part of the total cost of the improvements.
The resolution, at the discretion of the governing authorities of the district, may provide for the district to pay the assessment against any property abutting a sewer or water improvement, if the property whose assessment is being paid by the district is occupied by a contributor or consumer connected to the sewer or water system who is, or will be, paying service charges at the time the assessment roll maintained by the district is confirmed; provided, however, such payment shall not exceed an amount equal to that assessed against any one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of frontage of abutting property in a project.
The resolution may, at the discretion of the governing authorities of the district, provide for the district to pay the assessment against any property abutting a section of sewer main or water main designated as necessary and essential to the overall operation of such system or systems; provided, however, no service shall be provided to any such abutting property until and unless all such payments made by the district are repaid to the district by the owners of such benefitted property.
The board of commissioners of the district, after giving notice and hearing protests in the manner prescribed by Sections 21-41-5 and 21-41-7, shall by resolution spread upon its minutes define the services to be offered and the entire area to be benefitted by each improvement; each such improvement may be designated as a project, or all such improvements may be designated as one (1) project. However, if forty percent (40%) of the property owners or the owners of more than forty percent (40%) of the front footage of the property involved and actually residing on property owned by them and included within that part of any street, avenue, etc., ordered to be specifically improved, or otherwise actually occupying property owned by them and included within that area designated as a project, shall file a protest, then the improvement shall not be made and the assessment shall not be made.
Charges shall be assessed in accord with the provisions of Sections 21-41-9 through 21-41-21 and 21-41-25 through 21-41-39.
The resolution providing for assessments under the provisions of this subsection, at the discretion of the governing authorities of the district, may provide for the district to pay the assessment against any lot or parcel of ground not exceeding one (1) acre in size, if such property is occupied by a contributor or consumer connected to the sewer or water system who is, or will be, paying service charges at the time the assessment roll maintained by the district is confirmed.
The resolution providing for assessment of benefitted properties under this procedure shall provide for appropriate payment to debt service accounts by property owners not included in the original assessment roll but benefitted by facilities installed with funds provided by such assessments at, or prior to, the time at which a nonassessed but benefitted property is actually served by said facilities.
The board of commissioners of the district, after giving notice and hearing protests in the manner prescribed by Sections 21-41-5 and 21-41-7, shall by resolution spread upon its minutes define the services to be offered and the entire area to be benefitted by each improvement; each such improvement may be designated as a project, or all such improvements may be designated as one (1) project. However, if forty percent (40%) of the property owners or the owners of more than forty percent (40%) of the property included within that area designated as a project, shall file a protest, then the improvement shall not be made and the assessment shall not be made.
Charges shall be assessed in applicable manner following the provisions of Sections 21-41-9 through 21-41-21 and 21-41-25 through 21-41-39.
The resolution providing for assessments under the provisions of this subsection, at the discretion of the governing authorities of the district, may provide for the district to pay the assessment against any lot or parcel of ground not exceeding one (1) acre in size, if such property is occupied by a contributor or consumer connected to the sewer or water system who is, or will be, paying service charges at the time the assessment roll maintained by the district is confirmed.
The resolution providing for assessment of benefitted properties under this procedure shall provide for appropriate payment to debt service accounts by property owners not included in the original assessment roll but benefitted by facilities installed with funds provided by such assessments at, or prior to, the time at which a nonassessed but benefitted property is actually served by said facilities.

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