NOTICE OF DETERMINATION

TO INCUR DEBT TO THE

TAXPAYERS OF HAMBLEN TOWNSHIP

Notice is given to taxpayers of Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana,  that on June 15, 2017 the Trustees of the Hamblen Township Fire Protection District (“HTFPD”) determined to incur a loan in an amount not to exceed $370,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring a Rescue Pumper Fire-Fighting Apparatus.

Said loan is to be repaid in no more than six (6) years.  Repayment will begin with taxes payable in the year of 2018.  Ten (10) or more taxpayers objecting to this loan may file petitions within 30 days of this notice with the Brown County Auditor stating their objections to the loan and the reasons why the loan is unnecessary or unwise.

If an objecting petition is filed, the County Auditor shall certify the petition to the Department of Local Government Finance who shall hold a hearing on the matter in the county not less than five (5) or more than thirty (30) days after receipt of the certified petition from the County Auditor.  Notice of hearing shall be provided by mail to the HTFPD and the first ten (10) taxpayers listed on the petition.  Taxpayers present shall have the right to be heard.  Determination of the Department of Local Government Finance is final.

Michael O’Neil, Roy Shea and Thomas Williams, Trustees

31975012 6/21, 2017 hspaxlp 17-122