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<br />'''''",,;:>:>,,,:.; <br />" <br /> <br />,s;'>"'" <br />.,;\:'.:t;:~:i~::;1f5 <br />s.;;":.:,::~~~:~;~ <br /> <br />;):H,S]~[~1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING OF THE <br />LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br /> <br />ilL ~Jq <br />III The Public Hearing Notice triggers a 60 Day Right to <br />Petition - During this time the public has the right to <br />petition against the proposed use of funds <br /> <br />!? The petition must be signed by more than 10% of the <br />registered voters of the City (19,878 registered voters) <br /> <br />~ The petition can ask that the city hold an election on <br />the issue before that specific project or type of project <br />is undertaken <br /> <br />, , <br /> <br />, , <br /> <br />, , <br /> <br />, , <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING OF THE <br />LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br /> <br />~ A petition cannot force an election on a project if the <br />voters have previously approved the specific project or <br />that general category of projects at an earlier election <br />called under the Act <br /> <br />La Porte in it's original ballot language included this <br />general category of projects: "projects to promote new or <br />expanded business enterprises" and "any other project <br />that the board determines will promote new or expanded <br />business enterprises" <br /> <br />At the end of the 60 day period the Development <br />Corporation is able to make expenditures related to the <br />project pursuant to the adopted budget and agreements <br /> <br />2 <br />