Damage awards and benefit assessments; notice; remonstrances
Sec. 8. (a) Upon the completion of the list, the works board shall
award the damages sustained and assess the benefits accruing to each
piece of property on the list.
(b) When the assessments or awards are completed, the works
board shall have a written notice served upon the owner of each
piece of property, showing the amount of the assessment or award,
by leaving a copy of the notice at the owner's last usual place of
residence in the municipality or by delivering a copy to the owner
personally.
(c) If the owner is a nonresident, or if the owner's residence is
unknown, the municipality shall notify the owner by publication in
a daily newspaper of general circulation in the municipality once
each week for three (3) successive weeks.
(d) The notices must also name a day, at least ten (10) days after
service of notice or after the last publication, on which the works
board will receive or hear remonstrances from persons with regard
to the amount of their respective awards or assessments.
(e) Persons not included in the list of the assessments or awards
and claiming to be entitled to them are considered to have been
notified of the pendency of the proceedings by the original notice of
the resolution of the works board.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 24, 2006