Notice is hereby given that taxpayers of Washington Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the Township Board will consider at 124 N 1st St., Pierceton, IN at 7:00 o'clock pm on March 27, 2018, the establishment of a Cumulative Fire Fund under the provisions of Indiana Code 36-8-14 for the purposes as follows:
The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $.033 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2019. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposal for establishment of the Cumulative Fire Fund is subject to approval by the Department of Local Government Finance.
Within 30 days after the date of the adoption of the cumulative fund by the Township Board, the Washington Township will publish a Notice of Adoption. Upon publication of the Notice of Adoption. 10 or more taxpayers in the taxing district may file a petition with the County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of the Notice of Adoption setting forth their objections to the proposed fund.
