Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 36-9-39-12 - Sewage works adapted for receiving sewage from collateral sewers; enlargement of district; resolution; notice; hearing(a) If after a hearing under section 10 of this chapter the municipal works board finds that the district described in the resolution and notice should be enlarged by adding to the district other lots and lands that, at the hearing, were shown to be benefited by the sewage works, the board may do the following: (1) Adopt a supplementary resolution reciting this finding.(2) Proceed under that supplementary resolution.(b) The works board shall give notice to the property owners in the added territory by publishing in accordance with IC 5-3-1 a notice that does the following:(1) Describes the proposed works.(2) Sets forth the boundaries of the original district.(3) Describes the boundaries of the territory proposed to be added.(4) Fixes a date when the owners of property in the added territory may be heard on the question of whether the new territory or any part of the new territory should be incorporated into the original district.(c) At the hearing specified in the notice, any of the owners of the lots or lands situated in the territory proposed to be added to the district may appear before and be heard by the works board on the question of whether the territory should be added. The decision of the works board is final and conclusive as to all parties in the territory.(d) If the original resolution is confirmed or modified, the works board shall do the following: (1) Proceed to advertise for proposals.(2) Open and consider the proposals in the same manner as other proposals under this chapter.As added by P.L. 98-1993, SEC.10.