LD 274
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C.__Need for the proposed improvements;

 
D.__Costs of the proposed improvements;

 
E.__Projected assessed shares and the contingency fee of
no more than 25% of that assessment to the owners of
property located in the proposed capital improvement
district to pay for the improvements being considered;

 
F.__Proposed duration of the payment period for those
special assessments;

 
G.__Proposed public elements of the capital improvement
district; and

 
H.__Scheduled dates of referenda conducted pursuant to
subsection 4 or 5.

 
The municipal officers may hold additional public hearings as
necessary.

 
4.__Referendum of owners of property in proposed capital
improvement district.__The municipal officers shall call and
conduct a referendum among the owners of property within the
proposed capital improvement district to determine the
property owners' willingness to undertake the costs of the
proposed improvements to the capital improvement district.

 
A.__The method of calling and voting on the referendum
question is as provided in section 2528 except as
otherwise provided in this subsection.

 
B.__The registered voters of the municipality who own
property within the proposed capital improvement district
and the owner or owners of record for each parcel of
property located in the proposed capital improvement
district reflected on the deed for the property recorded
in the registry of deeds within the county as of the
preceding April 1st, if the owner or owners are of legal
voting age and citizens of the United States, are eligible
to vote in the referendum. A person may not cast more than
one vote. The municipal officers shall determine who are
the legal voters of the proposed capital improvement
district and shall prepare or cause to be prepared a list
of voters at least 24 hours before the referendum is
conducted.

 
C.__The referendum must be scheduled to occur no sooner
than 45 days after the date of the initial public hearing
held pursuant to subsection 3.


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