Ch. 492 LAWS OF MARYLAND

COUNTY, AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH ANY PERSON,
PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND

MAINTENANCE.

B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, THE COSTS OF THE
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS PROVIDED UNDER
THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID BY A SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT LEVIED UPON THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO BE
SERVED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS.

C. A SIDEWALK DISTRICT MAY BE CREATED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING AT WHICH TIME THE
RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS WITHIN THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK
DISTRICT SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

D. NOTICE OF THE HEARING SHALL BE:

(1) NOT MORE THAN TWO (2) WEEKS BEFORE THE PUBLIC
HEARING, PUBLISHED AT LEAST ONCE IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL
CIRCULATION IN THE AREA WHERE THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK DISTRICT
IS TO BE LOCATED.

(2) AT LEAST THIRTY (30) DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC
HEARING, MAILED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD OF EACH PARCEL OF
PROPERTY PROPOSED TO BE:

(A) INCLUDED IN THE SIDEWALK DISTRICT.

(B) SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO PAY FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS.

E. FOLLOWING THE HEARING, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MAY ESTABLISH THE SIDEWALK DISTRICT AND LEVY ON ALL PROPERTY
THAT IS SUBJECT TO ORDINARY COUNTY TAXES AND LOCATED WITHIN
THE DISTRICT A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OVER A FIFTEEN-YEAR (15-YEAR)
PERIOD TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE SIDEWALKS.

F. ALL SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED IN THE
SAME MANNER, ON THE SAME ASSESSMENTS, FOR THE SAME PERIOD OR
PERIODS, AND AS OF THE SAME DATE OR DATES OF FINALITY AS ARE
PRESCRIBED BY LAW.

CHAPTER 108
SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY

108-1. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY SALES ESTABLISHED.

COUNTY PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
($250.) IN VALUE MAY NOT BE SOLD EXCEPT THROUGH A PUBLIC SALE
WITH NOTICE.

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