WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 523

(B)      THIS SECTION APPLIES TO:

(1)      PROJECTS WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE ADDITION OF THREE OR
MORE WATER OR SEWERAGE SERVICES;

(2)      ACTIONS WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION OF THREE
OR MORE WATER OR SEWERAGE SERVICES; AND

(3)      THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF A RESERVED AREA WITHIN A
SUBDISTRICT, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE ADDITION OF THREE OR MORE
WATER OR SEWERAGE SERVICES.

(C)      (1) THE COUNTY AND THE COMMISSION MAY PROPOSE A PROJECT BY
JOINT RESOLUTION.

(2) A RESOLUTION SHALL SET FORTH THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT
AND THE LOCATIONS AT WHICH SERVICE WOULD BE PROVIDED OR ELIMINATED.

(D) AFTER THE ADOPTION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING A PROJECT,
THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE PRELIMINARY PLATS, PLANS, AND FINANCIAL
ESTIMATES PREPARED.

(E)      (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL SCHEDULE A HEARING ON A PROPOSED
PROJECT AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE PRELIMINARY PLATS, PLANS, AND
FINANCIAL ESTIMATES.

(2)      THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH A NOTICE FOR TWO WEEKS IN AT
LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY.

(3)      THE NOTICE SHALL STATE THAT THE PLAT AND PLANS OF EACH
PROJECT MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION DURING
REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, THE DATE OF THE HEARING, THE TIME OF THE
HEARING, THE PLACE OF THE HEARING, AND THAT ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY
TESTIFY AT THE HEARING.

(F)      (1) AT THE HEARING THE COMMISSION SHALL PRESENT THE
PRELIMINARY PLATS, PLANS, AND FINANCIAL ESTIMATES.

(2) ALL INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BE HEARD.

(G)     FOR 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THE HEARING, THE COMMISSION SHALL
RECEIVE WRITTEN COMMENTS AND PETITIONS FROM INTERESTED PERSONS.

(H) (1) NOT LESS THAN 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THE HEARING, THE
COMMISSION SHALL MEET TO CONSIDER THE STATEMENTS MADE AT THE HEARING
AND THE WRITTEN COMMENTS AND PETITIONS RECEIVED.

(2) BY RESOLUTION THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT, WITH OR
WITHOUT AMENDMENT, OR REJECT THE PROPOSED PLATS AND PLANS FOR THE
PROJECT.

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