RCW 36.68.440
Feasibility and cost studies—Public hearing—Notice.
Upon accepting a petition to form a park and recreation service area, or upon passage of a resolution to establish such a service area, the county legislative authority shall order a full investigation for the purpose or purposes of the proposed service area to determine the feasibility of forming the same and to determine the estimated initial costs involved in obtaining the objectives set forth in the petition or resolution. The reports on the feasibility and the cost of the proposed service area shall be made available to the county legislative authority, and copies of such reports shall be filed with the clerk of the county legislative authority not more than eighty days after the county legislative authority first directs that the studies and reports be undertaken. The county legislative authority shall also provide by resolution that within twenty days after receiving the reports a public hearing shall be held at the county seat or at some convenient location within the proposed service area. At least five days before the hearing, the county legislative authority shall give notice of the hearing not less than twice in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice shall describe the boundaries of the proposed service area, the purpose or purposes of the proposed service area, the estimated initial costs, indicate that the reports and other materials prepared at the order of the county legislative authority are available in the office of the clerk of the county legislative authority for the study and review of any interested party, and set the time, date and place of the hearing.
[ 1981 c 210 § 4; 1963 c 218 § 5.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 210: See note following RCW 36.68.400.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.68 - Parks and Recreational Facilities.
36.68.010 - Counties may establish park and playground systems—Disposition of surplus park property.
36.68.020 - Programs of public recreation.
36.68.030 - Park and recreation board—Composition.
36.68.040 - Park and recreation board—Terms of members.
36.68.050 - Park and recreation board—Removal of members—Vacancies.
36.68.060 - Park and recreation board—Powers and duties.
36.68.070 - Park and recreation fund.
36.68.080 - Penalty for violations of regulations.
36.68.120 - Community athletics programs—Sex discrimination prohibited.
36.68.400 - Creation authorized—Purposes—Taxing districts—Powers.
36.68.410 - May be initiated by resolution or petition.
36.68.420 - Resolution or petition—Contents.
36.68.430 - Petitions—Verification of signatures.
36.68.440 - Feasibility and cost studies—Public hearing—Notice.
36.68.450 - Hearing procedure—Inclusion of property—Examination of reports—Recess.
36.68.470 - Resolution ordering election—Election procedure—Formation.
36.68.480 - Property tax levies or bond retirement levies—Election.
36.68.490 - Annual excess levy or bond retirement levies—Election procedure—Vote required.
36.68.500 - Resolution declaring formation—Treasurer—Disbursement procedure.
36.68.510 - Local service area fund.
36.68.520 - Annual excess property tax levy—General obligation bonds.
36.68.525 - Six-year regular property tax levies—Limitations—Election.
36.68.527 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
36.68.530 - Budgets—Appropriations—Accumulation of reserves.
36.68.550 - Use and admission fees and charges.
36.68.570 - Use of funds—Purchases.
36.68.580 - Ownership of parks and facilities—Expenditure of funds budgeted for park purposes.
36.68.590 - Purpose—Level of services—General park programs.
36.68.610 - Area which may be included—Inclusion of area within city or town—Procedure.
36.68.620 - Enlargement by inclusion of additional area—Procedure.