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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4448

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Thompson and Zimmerman

Prefiled with Secretary of the Senate 12/18/85.  Read first time 1/13/86 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to publication notice requirements for improvement districts; and amending RCW 35.44.090.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 35.44.090, chapter 7, Laws of 1965 as amended by section 30, chapter 469, Laws of 1985 and RCW 35.44.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          At least fifteen days before the date fixed for hearing, notice thereof shall be mailed to the owner or reputed owner of the property whose name appears on the assessment roll, at the address shown on the tax rolls of the county treasurer for each item of property described on the list.  In addition thereto the notice shall be published at least ((five times)) once a week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the city or town, the last publication to be at least fifteen days before the date fixed for hearing.