| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. P&SL 1949, c. 211, §3, sub-§1, ¶B, sub-¶(2), as enacted by PL 1985, c. | 99, §2, is amended to read: |
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| (2) By certified mail, return receipt requested, to | his the last known address. |
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| | Sec. 2. P&SL 1949, c. 211, §3, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 99, §2, | is amended by amending the first paragraph to read: |
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| | 3. Hearing. The commissioners shall hold a public hearing on | the advisability of the proposed exercise of the right of eminent | domain. Notice of the hearing shall must be made by publication | in the Central Maine Morning Sentinel local newspaper and shall | must be given once a week for 2 consecutive weeks, the last | publication to be at least 2 weeks prior to the time appointed in | the hearing. The hearing notice shall must include: |
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| | Sec. 3. P&SL 1949, c. 211, §5-D, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by P&SL | 1987, c. 22, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | *Sec. 5-D. Assessment against lot benefited. When the | district has constructed and completed a public drain or common | sewer, the commissioners shall determine what lots or parcels of | land are benefited by such drain or sewer, and shall estimate and | assess upon such lots and parcels of land, and against the owner | thereof of the lots or parcels of land, or person in possession, | whether the person to whom the assessment is so made shall be is | the owner, tenant, lessee or agent or against the heirs or | devisees of a deceased owner without designating any of them by | name, and whether the same is occupied or not, such sum not | exceeding the benefit as they may deem determine just and | equitable towards defraying the expenses of constructing and | completing the drain or sewer, together with sewage disposal | units and appurtenances as may be necessary, the whole of the | assessments not to exceed 2/3 of the cost of the drain or sewer | and sewage disposal units. The commissioners shall file with the | clerk of the district a plan showing the location of the drain or | sewer and sewage disposal units, and their assessment roll | containing a statement of the amount assessed upon each lot or | parcel of land so assessed, a description of each lot or parcel, | and the name of the person against whom the assessment is made, | and the clerk of the district shall record the same in a book | kept for that purpose, and each person so assessed shall must be | notified of the assessment by having an authentic copy of the | assessment roll, with an order of notice signed by the clerk of | the district, stating the time and place for a hearing upon the | subject matter of the assessments, given to each person so |
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