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Code · Washington · Title 85 — Diking and Drainage · Chapter 85.38

RCW 85.38.040

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The county legislative authority shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed special district if the county engineer's report indicates that the proposed projects are feasible. If the engineers of each of the counties within which a proposed special district is located indicate that the proposed projects are feasible, the county legislative authorities shall schedule a joint public hearing on the proposed special district. The county legislative authority may, on its own initiative, schedule a public hearing on the proposed special district if the county engineer's report indicates that the proposed projects are not feasible.
The county legislative authorities of counties within which a proposed special district is located may, on their own initiative, schedule a joint public hearing on the proposed special district if one or more of the county engineers' reports indicate that the proposed projects are not feasible.
Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the proposed special district, which notice shall be purchased in the manner of a general advertisement, not to be included with legal advertisements or with classified advertisements. This notice shall be published at least twice, not more than twenty nor less than three days before public hearing. Additional notice shall be made as required in RCW 79.44.040 .
The notice must contain the following:
(1)The date, time, and place of the public hearing;
(2)a statement that a particular special district is proposed to be created;
(3)a general description of the proposed projects to be completed by the special district;
(4)a general description of the proposed special district boundaries; and
(5)a statement that all affected persons may appear and present their comments in favor of or against the creation of the proposed special district.
[ 1991 c 349 s 8 ; 1985 c 396 s 5 .]
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