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which are subject to the property tax collection and lien
procedures established by state law, and are you also in favor
of the municipality of ________ accepting the public costs for
the capital improvement district improvements, specifically
described as (describe the public elements), with all
associated and ongoing rights, privileges and responsibilities
of public ownership?"

 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed
against the word "Yes" or "No" their opinion of the same.

 
D.__If a majority of those voting approve of the ballot
question, the capital improvement district is created. Upon
the creation of a capital improvement district, the
municipality is authorized to raise revenues pursuant to
chapter 223 and expend those revenues for the improvements
authorized at referendum.

 
E.__If the owners of property within the proposed capital
improvement district or the voters of the municipality fail
to establish the capital improvement district, the municipal
officers may not act upon a proposal to create the same
capital improvement district for a period of 3 years from
the date that capital improvement district was rejected by
voters.

 
§5214.__Implementation of improvements to capital improvement

 
district

 
1.__Advisory committee. The municipal officers are responsible
for implementing improvements to the capital improvement
district. For the purposes of overseeing the authorized
improvements to the capital improvement district, the municipal
officers shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of no
fewer than 3 and no more than 7 owners of property within the
capital improvement district for the purposes of receiving
comments and recommendations on the proposed improvement or
improvements within the capital improvement district.__Advisory
committee members serve at the pleasure of the municipal
officers.

 
2.__Cost of improvement.__The initial cost of an authorized
improvement in a capital improvement district is borne by the
municipality until the improvement is complete, as determined by
the municipal officers.__Commencing with the first tax year that
begins after the determination by the municipal officers that the
improvement is complete, the municipality shall levy a special
assessment against each property in the capital improvement
district representing that property's annual share of the cost of
the improvement as determined by the municipal officers and
projected in the referenda ballots that created the capital


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