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1.The board of supervisors to which the petition is addressed, at its next meeting, shall
set the time and place for a hearing on the petition. The board shall direct the county auditor
in whose office the petition is filed to cause notice to be given to all persons whom it may
concern, without naming them, of the pendency and content of the petition, by publication of
a notice as provided in section 331.305. Proof of giving the notice shall be made by affidavit
of the publisher and the proof shall be on file with the county auditor at the time the hearing
begins. The notice of hearing shall be directed to all persons it may concern, and shall state:
a.That a petition has been filed with the county auditor of the county, naming it, for
establishment of a proposed sanitary district, and t
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1. The board of supervisors to which the petition is addressed, at its next meeting, shall
set the time and place for a hearing on the petition. The board shall direct the county auditor
in whose office the petition is filed to cause notice to be given to all persons whom it may
concern, without naming them, of the pendency and content of the petition, by publication of
a notice as provided in section 331.305. Proof of giving the notice shall be made by affidavit
of the publisher and the proof shall be on file with the county auditor at the time the hearing
begins. The notice of hearing shall be directed to all persons it may concern, and shall state:
a. That a petition has been filed with the county auditor of the county, naming it, for
establishment of a proposed sanitary district, and the name of the proposed district.
b. An intelligible description of the boundaries of the territory to be embraced in the
district.
c. The date, hour, and the place where the petition will come on for hearing before the
board of supervisors of the named county.
d. That the board of supervisors will fix and determine the boundaries of the proposed
district as described in the petition or otherwise, and for that purpose may alter and amend
the petition. At the hearing all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard on
the location and boundaries of the proposed district and to make suggestions regarding the
location and boundaries.
2. For a district which does not include land within a city, copy of the notice shall also
be sent by mail to each owner, without naming them, of each tract of land or lot within the
proposed district as shown by the transfer books of the auditor’s office. The mailings shall
be to the last known mailing address unless there is on file an affidavit of the auditor or of
a person designated by the board to make the necessary investigation, stating that a mailing
address is not known and that diligent inquiry has been made to ascertain it. The copy of
notice shall be mailed no less than twenty days before the day set for hearing and proof of
service shall be by affidavit of the auditor. The proofs of service required by this subsection
shall be on file at the time the hearing begins.
3. In lieu of the mailing to the last known address a person owning land affected by a
proposed district may file with the county auditor an instrument in writing designating the
address for the mailing. This designation when filed is effective for five years and applies
to all proceedings under this chapter. The person making the designation may change the
address in the same manner as the original designation is made.
4. In lieu of publication, personal service of the notice may be made upon an owner of
land in the proposed district in the manner and for the time required for service of original
notices in the district court. Proof of the service shall be on file with the auditor on the date
of the hearing.