New Mexico § 4-52-7 Hearing; notice

New Mexico Statutes

§ 4-52-7 — Hearing; notice

New Mexico § 4-52-7

Ch. 4Counties

Art. 52Refuse Disposal Districts

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 4-52-7 (2026).

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A.Within thirty days after the petition has been filed with the board of county commissioners, it shall cause due notice to be given by publication for three consecutive weeks immediately prior to action in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, or, if no newspaper of general circulation exists, shall post in not less than eight public places within the proposed area a notice of hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating the district. All interested parties have the right to attend the hearing and be heard. If it appears at the hearing that other lands should be included or that lands included in the petition should be excluded, the board of county commissioners may permit such inclusion or exclusion.

B.If it appears upon hearing that it is desirable to includ

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A. Within thirty days after the petition has been filed with the board of county commissioners, it shall cause due notice to be given by publication for three consecutive weeks immediately prior to action in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, or, if no newspaper of general circulation exists, shall post in not less than eight public places within the proposed area a notice of hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating the district. All interested parties have the right to attend the hearing and be heard. If it appears at the hearing that other lands should be included or that lands included in the petition should be excluded, the board of county commissioners may permit such inclusion or exclusion. B. If it appears upon hearing that it is desirable to include within the proposed district, territory outside of the area, within which due notice of hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing given throughout the entire area considered for inclusion in the district, and a further hearing shall be held. After final hearing, if the board of county commissioners determine upon the facts presented at the hearing and upon other available information that there is need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare for such a district to function in the territory considered, it shall make and record the determination and define by metes and bounds, or by legal subdivisions, the boundaries of the district. C. If the board determines after the hearing that it is not feasible for the district to function in the territory considered, it shall make and record the determination and deny the petition.