A. The question of the establishment of the area hereinafter described as a special service area is considered by the village board pursuant to an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Proposing the Enactment of a Transfer Tax on Real Property Transactions for the Provision of Special Services in the village and Providing for a Public Hearing and Other Procedures in Connection Therewith", adopted September 13, 1982, and is considered pursuant to a hearing held on October 25, 1982, by the village board pursuant to notice duly published in "Forest Leaves" and "Wednesday Journal", October 6, 1982, newspapers published in the village, at least fifteen days prior to the hearing and pursuant to notice by mail addressed to the person or persons in whose name the general taxes for the last preceding year were paid on each lot, block, tract or parcel of land lying within the special service area. Said notice was given by depositing said notice in the United States mail not less than ten days prior to the time set for the public hearing. In the event taxes for the last preceding year were not paid, the said notice was sent to the person last listed on the tax rolls prior to that year as the owner of said property. A certificate of publication of said notice and an affidavit of mailing of said notice are attached to the ordinance codified herein as exhibits 1 and 2. Said notices conformed in all respects to the requirements of section 5 of public act 78-901, aforesaid.
B. A public hearing on the question set forth in the notice was held on October 25, 1982, and November 8, 1982. All interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard on the question of the creation of the special service area and on the question of a transfer tax on real estate transactions to cover special services, including the strict enforcement of the zoning code 1 by inspections for and the issuance of zoning certificates of occupancy, as set forth in the notice. Many questions were raised at the hearing regarding the purpose, the inspections and the transfer tax. There were approximately one hundred persons present. The public hearing was adjourned at approximately eight forty five o'clock P.M. on November 8, 1982.
C. No petition opposing the special service area and the transfer tax was received which complied with section 9 of the act.
D. After considering the data, as presented at the public hearing, the board of trustees finds that it is in the public interest and in the interest of the village special service area number one that said special service area, as hereinafter described, be established.
E. Said area is contiguous and constitutes the single-family and multiple-family dwelling areas of the village, excluding the tax exempt properties.
F. Said area is zoned for single-family and multiple-family purposes and will benefit specially from municipal services proposed to be provided. The proposed municipal services are necessary and in addition to the municipal services provided to the village as a whole. (Ord. 2117, 4-25-1983)
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| 1 | 1. See title 10 of this code. |