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2011 Vermont Code
Title 24 Appendix Municipal Charters
Chapter 123 TOWN OF HARDWICK
§ 118 Special Service District


24 VT Stats App. § 123-118. (2011 through Adj Sess) What's This?

§ 123-118. Special Service District

(a) By ordinance, enacted as herein provided, the Town of Hardwick may designate, establish, enlarge and modify the boundaries of certain special service districts, in which are provided municipal services not available elsewhere in the Town. For the cost of providing such municipal services, including the cost of financing capital improvements relating to such services, the Town may assess, levy and collect annually a special benefit tax upon all property within such special service district.

(b) No such special service district may be designated, established, enlarged or modified without the approval of the residents in said district as existing or proposed, expressed by the affirmative vote of a majority of those residents within said district present and voting at a special meeting thereof.

(c) Regular water and sewer charges, fees and rates shall not be considered a special benefit tax within the meaning of this section, and shall be assessed and collected as provided by general law.

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