LD 274
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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.

 
D.__A public hearing must be held pursuant to section 2528,
subsection 5, only if any of the information presented to
the voters at the most recent public hearing called pursuant
to subsection 3 is changed prior to inclusion on the ballot.

 
E.__The referendum to be voted on must be worded substantially as
follows: "As an owner of property in the proposed capital
improvement district described on the reverse side of this ballot
or in the attachment to this ballot, are you in favor of
authorizing the municipality of _______ to apply a special
assessment against the property you own in the proposed capital
improvement district for a


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