33.235 – Restructured districts; conversion and merger of town sanitary districts.
33.235 Restructured districts; conversion and merger of town sanitary districts. (1) In this section: (a) “Lake” means a lake, reservoir or flowage within the boundaries of the state. (b) “Lake district” means a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district that does not include a restructured district. (1m) A town board by resolution may convert […]
33.24 – County board may establish district.
33.24 County board may establish district. (1) Notwithstanding s. 33.01 (3), in this section, “district” does not include a restructured district. (2) The county board of any county may establish districts within the county if the conditions stated in s. 33.26 are found to exist. Before a district that includes any portion of a city […]
33.25 – Petition.
33.25 Petition. (1) Who to make. (a) Before a county board may establish a district under s. 33.235 or 33.24, a petition requesting establishment shall be filed with the county clerk, addressed to the board and signed by persons constituting 51 percent of the landowners or the owners of 51 percent of the lands within […]
33.26 – Hearings, time, notice, boundaries, approval, limitations.
33.26 Hearings, time, notice, boundaries, approval, limitations. (1) Upon receipt of the petition the county board shall arrange a hearing to be held not later than 30 days from the date of presentation of the petition, and shall appoint a committee to conduct the hearing. At the hearing all interested persons may offer objections, criticisms […]
33.265 – Notice, filing and recording requirements.
33.265 Notice, filing and recording requirements. If a district is created or its boundaries altered, the board of commissioners shall record the authorizing document, including a legal description of the boundary, with the register of deeds in each county where the district is situated, and file the document and legal description with the department of […]
33.27 – Initial district board of commissioners.
33.27 Initial district board of commissioners. (1) The county board shall, at the time of making the order establishing a district, appoint 3 owners of property within the district, at least one of whom is a resident of the district, to serve as commissioners until the first annual meeting of the district, and shall also […]
33.28 – District board of commissioners.
33.28 District board of commissioners. (1) Management of the affairs of the district shall be delegated to a board of commissioners. (2) Except as provided in sub. (2m) (c), the board of commissioners shall consist of all of the following: (a) One person appointed by the county board who is a member of the county […]
33.21 – Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts; purposes.
33.21 Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts; purposes. Districts may be created for the purpose of undertaking a program of lake protection and rehabilitation of a lake or parts thereof within the district. History: 1973 c. 301; 1995 a. 349. A district may rehabilitate part of a lake only if the entire lake lies […]
33.22 – District; powers.
33.22 District; powers. (1) Any district organized under this chapter may select a name for the district, sue and be sued, make contracts, accept gifts, purchase, lease, devise or otherwise acquire, hold, maintain or dispose of property, disburse money, contract debt and do any other acts necessary to carry out a program of lake protection […]
33.23 – Municipalities may establish district.
33.23 Municipalities may establish district. (1) The governing body of a municipality may by resolution establish a district if the municipality encompasses within its boundaries all the frontage of the public inland lake within this state. Except as provided under sub. (3), the governing body of the municipality which establishes the district shall perform the […]