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House Journal: Page 1334: Thursday, April 6, 1995

49   the following information:
50     a.  The name of the district.

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 1     b.  The district shall have perpetual existence.
 2     c.  The boundaries of the district.
 3     d.  The names and addresses of the owners of land
 4   in the proposed district.
 5     e.  The description of the tracts of land situated
 6   in the proposed district owned by those persons who
 7   may organize the district.
 8     f.  The names and descriptions of the real estate
 9   owned by the persons who do not join in the
10   organization of the district, but who will be
11   benefited by the district.
12     g.  A listing of one or more of the district
13   improvements specified in section 358C.3 which will be
14   carried out by the district.
15     h.  The owners of real estate in the proposed
16   district that are unknown may also be set out in the
17   petition as being unknown.
18     i.  That the establishment of the proposed district
19   will be conducive to the public health, comfort,
20   convenience, and welfare.
21     2.  The petition shall also state that the owners
22   of real estate who are forming the proposed district
23   are willing to pay the taxes which may be levied
24   against all of the property in the proposed district
25   and special assessments against the real property
26   benefited which may be assessed against them to pay
27   the costs necessary to carry out the purposes of the
28   district.
29     3.  The petition shall also state whether or not
30   owners of real estate who are forming the proposed
31   district shall waive any objections to a subsequent
32   annexation by a city if the district has issued bonds
33   or obligations for public improvements within the
34   district and the annexing city assumes those
35   obligations.
36     4.  The petition shall propose the names of five or
37   more trustees who shall be owners of real estate in
38   the proposed district, to serve as a board of trustees
39   until their successors are elected and qualified if
40   the district is organized.  The board of trustees
41   shall only carry out those purposes which are
42   authorized in this chapter and listed in the petition.
43     5.  If the proposed district includes real estate
44   located in whole or in part within the boundaries of a
45   city, the petition shall be submitted to and approved
46   by the city council before it is filed with the county
47   auditor as provided in subsection 1.  If a petition
48   includes a proposed district located solely within the
49   boundaries of a city, the petition is not subject to
50   action by the board of supervisors except for the

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