# Ind. Code § 36-7-22-6: Hearing; notice; questions heard

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 36-7-22-6
- **Heading:** Hearing; notice; questions heard
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7 / Chapter 22 / Section 36-7-22-6

## Text

Sec. 6. (a) After receipt of a petition under section 4 of this chapter, the clerk of the municipality or the county auditor shall, in the manner provided by IC 5-3-1, publish notice of a hearing on the proposed economic improvement district. The clerk of the municipality or the county auditor shall mail a copy of the notice to each owner of real property within the proposed economic improvement district. The notice must include the boundaries of the proposed district, a description of the proposed projects, the proposed formula for determining the percentage of the total benefit to be received by each parcel of property, and the hearing date. The date of the hearing may not be more than sixty (60) days after the date on which the notice is mailed.

(b) At the public hearing under subsection (a), the legislative body shall hear all owners of real property in the proposed district (who appear and request to be heard) upon the questions of:

(1) the sufficiency of the notice;

(2) whether the proposed economic improvement projects are of public utility and benefit;

(3) whether the formula to be used for the assessment of special benefits is appropriate; and

(4) whether the district contains all, or more or less than all, of the property specially benefited by the proposed project.

As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.207-2018, SEC.2.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-1 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-2 "Board" defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-3 "Economic improvement project" defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-4 Petition; filing; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-5 Apportionment of benefits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-6 Hearing; notice; questions heard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-7 Ordinance; establishing district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-8 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-9 Ordinance; repeal or amendment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-10 Ordinance; exemption from special assessments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-11 Ordinance; economic improvement board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-12 Assessments; percentage of benefit; notice; hearing; decision; lien; certification; economic improvement districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-12.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-13 Ordinance or assessment schedule; action contesting validity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-13.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-22-14 Certification of final scheduled assessments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C22_S36-7-22-14.md)

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