Washington Statutes
§ 17.28.040 — Petition method—Publication of petition and notice of meeting.
Washington § 17.28.040
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Wash. Rev. Code § 17.28.040 (2026).
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Upon receipt of a duly certified petition, the board of commissioners shall cause the text of the petition to be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county where the petition is presented and at each city a portion of which is included in the proposed district. If any portion of the proposed district lies in another county, the petition and notice shall be likewise published in that county.
Only one copy of the petition need be published even though the district embraces more than one unit. No more than five of the names attached to the petition need appear in the publication of the petition and notice, but the number of signers shall be stated.
With the publication of the petition there shall be published
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Legislative History
[1957 c 153 s 4.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 17.04.010
Districts authorized—Area and boundaries.§ 17.04.030
Petition—Time, place and notice of hearing.§ 17.04.150
Powers—Weed inspector.§ 17.04.160
Contiguous lands.§ 17.04.180
County and state lands.§ 17.04.190
Duties of weed inspector.§ 17.04.210
Statement of expense—Hearing.§ 17.04.220
Examination at hearing of expenses—Amount is tax on land—Effect of failure to serve notices.§ 17.04.230
Appellate review—Notice—Cost bond.§ 17.04.245
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