{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-357e.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 357E.3","heading":"Petition for public hearing.","body":"1. The supervisors shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the property owners of a proposed benefited recreational lake district if the assessed valuation of the property owned by the petitioners represents at least twenty-five percent of the total assessed value of the proposed district, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of a proposed district. However, for a proposed water quality district, the petition shall contain signatures of the fewer of twenty-five property owners or twenty-five percent of the property owners of the proposed district. The petition shall include a statement containing the following information:\na. The need for the district.\nb. A description of the district to be served.\nc. The approximate number of families in the district.\n2. The board of supervisors may require a bond of the petitioners conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the district is not established.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/357E.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"3dd5bfe56541f39f47c063430bffcdd70898edaf83fc0df1108fc547308a3174","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-357e.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-357e.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}