Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Notice
OF AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
TOWN OF GAITHERSBURG

TOWN OF GAITHERSBURG
Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Council of Gathers
ourg, on March 4, 1857, duly
adopted Resolution to amend
the Charter of the Town of Cath
ersburg by deleting Section 1929
Of the Montgomery County Code
(1955 Edition. and by enacting q
new Section 1928, and by chang
ing the section to be designated
as Special Assessments; proce
dures, etc" Said enactment gener
ally amends and revises the said
Charter with respect to the au
thority of the Mayor and Council
of Gaithersburg to levy and col
lect taxes in the form of special
assessments within and for the
Town of Gaithersburg. A fan
summary Of the proposed amend.
ment is as follows:
Section 1928. Special Assess
ments; Procedures, Etc.
Special Assessments. The town
shall have the power to levy and
collect taxes in the form of spe.
cial assessments upon property
in limited and determinable area
for special benefits conferred
upon such property by the install
lation or construction of storm
water sewers, curbs, and cutters
and by the construction, and paw
ing of public ways and sidewalks
or parts thereof, and to provide
for the payment of all or any part
of the above projects out of the
proceeds of such special assess
ment. The cost of any project to
be paid in whole or in part by
special assessments may include
the direct cost thereof, the cost
of any land acquired for the prof
ect, the interest on bonds, notes,
or other evidences of indebted.
ness issued in anticipation of the
collection of special assessments,
a reasonable charge for the serv-
ices of the administrative staff of
the town, and any other item of
cost which may reasonably be at
tributed to the project.
Procedure. (a) The procedure
for special assessments, wherever
authorized in the Charter, shall
be as follows: u ....
(b) The cost of the project BE-
ing charged for shall be assessed
according to the front foot rule of
apportionment or some other
equitable basis determined by the
council.
(c) The amount assessed
against any property for any prof
ect or improvement shall not ex-
coed the value of the benefits ac-
cruing to the property therefrom,
nor shall any special assessment
be levied which shall cause the
total amount of special assess
ment be levied which shall cause
the total amount of special assess
ments levied by the town and out
standing against any property at
any time, exclusive of delinquent
inStallments, to exceed twenty
five per centum $3.50 of the as
sessed value of the property after
giving effect to the benefit accru-
ing thereto from the project or
Improvement for which assessed.
I'D When desirable, the affect
ed property may be divided into
different classes to charged diff
ferent rates, but, except for this,
any rate shall be uniform.
(e) All special assessment
charges shall be levied by the
council by ordinance. Before levy
ing any special assessment
charges, the council shall hold a
public hearing. The clerk-treas-
urer shall cause notice to be given
stating the nature and extent of
the proposed project, the kind of
materials to be used, the est.
mated cost of the project, the por-