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Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-9-38-17

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 17.  (a) A resolution establishing an improvement district must also recite the following:

(1) That all real property within the district is subject to assessment of special benefits and damages by appraisers to be appointed by the municipal works board.

(2) That the assessments are subject to review in a hearing before the works board.

(b) The works board's resolution is considered notice to all property owners who have appeared or who have been notified of the proceedings that the owners' property is subject to an assessment of special benefits and damages under this chapter.  Further notice or hearing is not required, except as provided by section 26 of this chapter.

(c) The resolution of the works board:

(1) is final and conclusive;  and

(2) may not be challenged unless an appeal is made under subsection (e).

(d) A copy of the resolution establishing an improvement district, certified by the municipal clerk, shall be recorded in the miscellaneous records in the office of the recorder of the county in which the municipality is located.

(e) A person aggrieved by the adoption of a resolution establishing an improvement district may appeal in the manner prescribed by IC 34-13-6.

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