Kansas Statutes Chapter 19. Counties and County Officers § 19-2871. Addition of certain areas to district; petition by park board; notice and hearing; resolution; tax levies

If the district, as from time to time enlarged, does not include all of Johnson county, and thereafter areas within said county not included within the district are (1) subdivided or platted into separate lots, tracts or parcels as shown in the office of the register of deeds, or (2), incorporated within and as a part of any incorporated city, (3), developed for industrial or business use or (4), built up for residence purposes so that the population in a compact area immediately adjacent to the district averages not less than four (4) inhabitants per acre, the park board may file a petition with the board of commissioners for the addition of any such area to the park district, which petition shall set forth the boundaries of the area proposed to be added in metes and bounds, or by other sufficient legal description, asserting that (1), such areas are subdivided or platted into separate lots, tracts or parcels as shown in the office of the register of deeds, or (2), incorporated within and as a part of any incorporated city, (3), the area has been developed for industrial or business use, or (4), has been built up for residence purposes and that the population of the area averages not less than four (4) inhabitants per acre, that the inhabitants have access to the parks and park facilities of the district and are benefited thereby, and that it is to the interest of the park district that such territory be added, and requesting that the area be added to and be made a part of the park district the same as if it had originally been a part thereof.

Upon the filing of the petition the board of county commissioners shall set a date for a hearing and direct the county clerk to publish a notice for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, the last publication to be at least five (5) days before the day fixed for the hearing, which notice shall set forth the boundary of the area proposed to be added to the park district as set forth in the petition and stating that a hearing will be held by the board of county commissioners on the day and hour fixed by the board of county commissioners. At the hearing the board of county commissioners shall determine whether the description of the area is sufficient, whether a portion of the boundary of the proposed addition touches upon the existing boundary of the park district and whether the allegations of the petition are true and correct.

If the board of county commissioners finds the petition to be in due form, the area sufficiently described, and the allegations of the petition true and correct it may adopt a resolution setting forth its findings and adding the area to the park district, and thereupon the added area shall become a part of the park district. Thereafter all assessed tangible property within such newly added area shall be subject to all tax levies of the district for maintenance, operation and improvements and for bond and interest maturities on previous as well as future issues. A copy of the resolution shall be filed with the county clerk and a copy shall be filed with the county treasurer.