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| shall be sent to the person last listed on the tax rolls prior |
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that year as the owner of the property. A list of the names |
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| and addresses of the individuals and entities to whom the |
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| notice by mail was sent shall be made available at the public |
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| hearing.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-282; 88-455.)
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| (35 ILCS 200/27-55)
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| Sec. 27-55. Objection petition. If a petition signed by at |
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| least 51% of the
electors residing within the special service |
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| area and by at least 51% of the
owners of record of the land |
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| included within the boundaries of the special
service area is |
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| filed with the municipal clerk or county clerk, as the case may
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| be, within 60 days following the final adjournment of the |
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| public hearing,
objecting to the creation of the special |
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| service district, the enlargement of
the area, the levy or |
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| imposition of a tax or the issuance of bonds for the
provision |
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| of special services to the area, or to a proposed increase in |
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| the tax
rate, the district shall not be created or enlarged, or |
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| the tax shall not be
levied or imposed nor the rate increased, |
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| or no bonds may be issued. The
subject matter of the petition |
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| shall not be proposed relative to any
signatories of the |
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| petition within the next 2 years. Each resident of the
special |
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| service area registered to vote at the time of the public |
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| hearing held
with regard to the special service area shall be |
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| considered an elector. However, if certified documentation or a |
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| sworn affidavit is submitted along with an objection petition |
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| filed pursuant to this Section evidencing that an individual |
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| who is registered to vote has died or has permanently moved |
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| from the special service area and is no longer a resident of |
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| the special service area, then that individual shall not be |
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| counted as an elector for purposes of determining whether or |
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| not at least 51% of the electors residing within the special |
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| service area have signed the objection petition. Each
person in |
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| whose name legal title to land included within the boundaries |
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| of the
special service area is held according to the records of |
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| the county in which
the land is located shall be considered an |
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| owner of record. Owners of record
shall be determined at the |
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| time of the public hearing held with regard to a
special |
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| service area. Land owned in the name of a land trust, |
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| corporation,
estate or partnership shall be considered to have |
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| a single owner of record.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-640; 88-455.)
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