NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF HEARING ON PROPOSED FIRE PROTECTION TERRITORY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THE BLUFFTON FIRE PROTECTION TERRITORY
Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Bluffton, Harrison Township and Lancaster Township, Wells County, Indiana, that the Bluffton City Council, Lancaster Township Board and Harrison Township Board will consider at the Bluffton City Hall, 128 East Market Street, Bluffton, Indiana 46714 on April 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. the establishment of a Fire Protection Territory Equipment Replacement Fund on behalf of the Bluffton Protection Territory under the provisions of Indiana Code IC 36-8-19-8.5 for the purposes as follows: For all uses as set out in IC 36-8-19-8.5.
The establishment of an Equipment Replacement Fund is occurring in connection with the creation of the Bluffton Fire Protection Territory. The Provider Unit in the Territory shall be the City of Bluffton. The Participating Units in the Territory shall be the City of Bluffton, Harrison Township and Lancaster Township.
The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $0.0333 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2024. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposed tax rate for the Equipment Replacement Fund is subject to certification by the Department of Local Government Finance.
Within 30 days after the date of adoption of the Equipment Replacement Fund by the Common Council of the City of Bluffton, Lancaster Township Board and Harrison Township Board, the City of Bluffton, Harrison Township and Lancaster Township, Wells County, Indiana will publish a Notice of Adoption.
Twenty-five (25) or more taxpayers with taxable property located in the City of Bluffton, Harrison Township and Lancaster Township in Wells County, Indiana may file a petition with the Wells County Auditor no later than noon 30 days after the publication of this Notice setting forth their objections to the proposed cumulative fund. Upon the filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date for and conduct a public hearing on the proposed cumulative fund before issuing its approval, disapproval, or modification thereof.
Dated: March 23, 2023
Common Council of the City of Bluffton
Harrison Township Board
Lancaster Township Board
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