Indiana § 14-33-2-4 Contents of petition

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§ 14-33-2-4 — Contents of petition

Indiana § 14-33-2-4

Art. 33CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS

Ch. 2Establishment

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A petition must contain the following:

(1)The name for the proposed district, which should be in the form of "_________ Conservancy District".

(2)A description of the territory to be included, not necessarily by metes and bounds, but sufficiently accurate to inform the court and apprise the landowners of the possibility of the inclusion of their land in the district.

(3)A statement of each specific purpose for which the district is to be established.

(4)A statement of the necessity of accomplishing each purpose.

(5)A statement that the creation of the district will be conducive to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(6)A statement that the costs and damages of and to be paid solely by the district will probably be less than the benefits received in the district. If the purpose is

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A petition must contain the following:
(1) The name for the proposed district, which should be in the
form of "_________ Conservancy District".
(2) A description of the territory to be included, not necessarily by
metes and bounds, but sufficiently accurate to inform the court
and apprise the landowners of the possibility of the inclusion of
their land in the district.
(3) A statement of each specific purpose for which the district is
to be established.
(4) A statement of the necessity of accomplishing each purpose.
(5) A statement that the creation of the district will be conducive
to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(6) A statement that the costs and damages of and to be paid
solely by the district will probably be less than the benefits
received in the district. If the purpose is declared to be water
supply or sewage disposal, this statement need not be included.
(7) Whether the petition is conditioned upon a grant of federal or
state money, or both, identifying the money upon which the
petition is conditioned.
(8) Whether conditions attached to federal or state aid, or both,
are acceptable if the federal or state government, or both, offer a
grant of money.
(9) Whether maintenance and operation of the works of
improvement necessary to accomplish any or all of the purposes
will be paid for:
(A) solely by annual levy of the special benefits tax;
(B) by both annual levy of the special benefits tax and an
annual assessment on land found to be exceptionally benefited
if exceptional benefits are expected to exist; or
(C) by use of any other method provided by statute as long as
the proportion between the tax and assessment is in
approximately the same ratio as used to pay the cost of
establishing the district and placing the district plan into
operation.
(10) The number of directors to serve on the board, which must
be three (3), five (5), seven (7), or nine (9).
(11) A statement of the division of the proposed district into
areas, which must be equal in number to the number of directors.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-9.]