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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 4. Counties § 4-53-5. Proposals for creation of special districts

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Any proposal for the creation of a special district shall be submitted to the commission prior to any election or court hearing provided in the law authorizing the creation of the special district by those parties authorized by law to initiate proceedings for the creation of a special district.

B. Upon receiving notice of a proposal to create a special district, the commission shall direct the county clerk to give notice of the proposal to create a special district to:

(1) each municipality within twenty miles of the territory of the proposed district;

(2) each special district with boundaries adjacent to the proposed boundaries of the proposed district and which is performing the same type of service that the proposed district would perform; and

(3) the board of county commissioners.

C. At the same time the commission shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county an announcement of its receipt of the proposal, and notice of intention to hold a public hearing on a proposal to create the proposed district, which hearing shall be held not less than twenty nor more than forty days from receipt of the notification of the proposal to create the special district.

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