(a) The entire cost of abating any public nuisance or spraying trees as defined herein shall be charged to and assessed against the parcel or lot abutting on the street, alley, terrace, boulevard, or parkway upon or in which such tree is located, or the parcel or lot upon which such tree stands in accordance with Wis. Stats. §§ 66.0627 or 27.09. The cost of abating any such nuisance or part thereof which is located in or upon any park shall be borne by the village.
(b) The cost of abating a public nuisance or spraying elm trees or elm wood located on private premises when done at the direction and under the supervision of the Forester shall be assessed to the property on which such nuisance, tree, or wood is located as follows.
(1) The Forester shall keep a strict account of the cost of such work or spraying and the amount chargeable to each lot or parcel and shall report such work, charges, description of lands to which charged, and names and addresses of the owners of such lands to the Village Board on or before October 15 of each year.
(2) Upon receiving the Forester’s report, the Board shall hold a public hearing on such proposed charges, giving at least 14 days’ advance notice of the time, place, and purpose of such hearing to interested persons by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and by mail to the owner of each property proposed to be charged. Each property owner shall be notified of the amount proposed to be assessed against his or her premises and the work for which such charge is being made.
(3) After such hearing, the Village Board shall affirm, modify, and affirm or disapprove such assessments by resolution and shall cause a copy thereof to be published. Upon adoption and publication of such resolution, assessments made thereby shall be deemed final.
(4) The Village Administrator, Clerk, or highest elected official, as appropriate, shall mail notice of the amount of such final assessment to each owner of property assessed at his or her last-known address, stating that, unless paid within 30 days of the date of the notice, such assessment will be entered on the tax roll as a tax against the property, and all proceedings in relation to the collection, return, and sale of property for delinquent real estate taxes shall apply to such assessment.
(5) The village hereby declares that, in making assessments under this section, it is acting under its police power, and no damages shall be awarded to any owner for the destruction of any diseased or infested tree or wood, or part thereof.
(Prior Code, § 6-4-6)