Explanation
BACKGROUND: In 2005 the Northland Alliance, the Morse Road SID Exploratory Committee, and the City of Columbus Development Department initiated an effort with property owners on Morse Road from Indianola Avenue to Cleveland Avenue to create a Special Improvement District (SID). Columbus City Council approved the Petition and Articles of Incorporation with Ordinance 0414-2006 on February 27, 2006. The SID has been so successful in its 10 year term that the property owners, using the single petition method, have successfully attained the signatures of owners representing at least 60% of the front feet contained in the District to reauthorize the SID. The Morse Road Special Improvement District, Inc.’s petition was approved March 14, 2016 by Ordinance 0611-2016 to reauthorize a ten year Morse Road SID and the Plan of Services was approved on March 21, 2016 by Resolution 0043X-2016. The Plan of Improvements and Services are on file with the Clerk of the Columbus City Council.
This legislation is to declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Improvements and Services adopted by the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. and the necessity to levy a special assessment for the services set forth in the plan pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1710.02 and 1719.06.
Emergency action is requested on this legislation to allow the special assessment process to proceed in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To declare the necessity to implement the Plan of Services adopted by the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. and the necessity to levy a special assessment for the services set forth in said plan upon the lots and lands benefiting under the plan; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the property owners have initiated a petition to reauthorize the Morse Road Special Improvement District (SID) and to approve the plan for improvements and services a...
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