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AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF GAHANNA BY CONSTRUCTING AND INSTALLING THE WEST GAHANNA SANITARY SEWER.
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WHEREAS, in order to assist the residents affected by the construction of the West Gahanna Sanitary Sewer, an assessment process was put into place and it is now time to implement it;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That the assessment of the cost and expense of improving certain areas within the City of Gahanna by constructing and installing the West Gahanna Sanitary Sewer Line shall be and the same is hereby adopted and confirmed and there shall be and are hereby levied and assessed upon the properties in the amount reported as attached in EXHIBIT A, and made a part herein, and on file in the office of the Clerk of Council, which assessment is a special benefit and is not in excess of any statutory limitation.
Section 2. That this Council hereby finds and determines that the Assessments as now on file in the office of said clerk are no more than in proportion to the estimated assessments as originally filed as the actual costs of the above described improvement is to the estimated cost of the improvement as originally filed.
Section 3. That the Assessment against each lot or parcel of land shall be payable in cash within thirty (30) days after the passage of this ordinance unless such cash payment period shall be waived by the owner for such lot or parcel, or, at the option of such owner, in twenty (20) annual installments with interest at the same rate presently estimated to be three and one quarter percent (3.25%) per annum. All cash payments shall be made to the Director of Finance of this City. All assessments and installments thereof remaining unpaid at the expiration of said thirty (30) days shall be certified by the Clerk of this Council to the County Auditor as provide...
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