North Dakota § 61-35-58 Hearing - Notice - Contents

North Dakota Statutes

§ 61-35-58 — Hearing - Notice - Contents

North Dakota § 61-35-58

Title 61Waters

Ch. 61-35Water Districts

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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-35-58 (2026).

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Upon the filing of the engineer's report provided for in section 61-35-54, and after satisfying
the requirements of section 61-35-55, the district board shall fix a date and place for public
hearing on the proposed project. The place of hearing must be in the vicinity of the proposed
project and must be convenient and accessible for the majority of the landowners subject to
assessment for the project or whose property is subject to condemnation for the proposed
project. The board shall cause a complete list of the benefits and assessments to be made,
setting forth each county, township, or city assessed in its corporate capacity as well as each
lot, piece, or parcel of land assessed, the amount each is benefited by the improvement, and
the amount assessed against each. At least ten days be

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Upon the filing of the engineer's report provided for in section 61-35-54, and after satisfying
the requirements of section 61-35-55, the district board shall fix a date and place for public
hearing on the proposed project. The place of hearing must be in the vicinity of the proposed
project and must be convenient and accessible for the majority of the landowners subject to
assessment for the project or whose property is subject to condemnation for the proposed
project. The board shall cause a complete list of the benefits and assessments to be made,
setting forth each county, township, or city assessed in its corporate capacity as well as each
lot, piece, or parcel of land assessed, the amount each is benefited by the improvement, and
the amount assessed against each. At least ten days before the hearing, the board shall file with
the county auditor of each county in which the project is or will be located the list showing the
percentage assessment and approximate assessment in dollars against each parcel of land
benefited by the proposed project. Notice of the filing must be included in the notice of hearing.
Notices of the hearing must contain a copy of the resolution of the board as well as the time and
place where the board will conduct the hearing. The notice of hearing must specify when and
where votes concerning the proposed project may be filed and contain an assessment list
showing the percentage assessment and approximate assessment in dollars against each
parcel of land benefited by the proposed project. The board shall cause the notice of hearing to
be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in newspapers of general circulation in the
area in which the affected landowners reside and in the official county newspaper of each
county in which the benefited lands are located. The date set for the hearing may not be fewer
than twenty days after the mailing of the notice. A record of the hearing must be made by the
board, including a list of affected landowners present in person or by agent, and the record must
be preserved in the minutes of the meeting. Affected landowners and the governing body of any
county, township, or city to be assessed must be informed at the hearing of the probable total
cost of the project and their individual share of the cost and the portion of their property, if any,
to be condemned for the project.