Rural and urban service district reviewed in Fairmont
FAIRMONT—The Fairmont City Council meeting garnered a crowd on Monday night as the council held a public hearing amending an ordinance establishing a rural and urban service district. Owners of 32 “rural” properties within city limits were notified as their properties could be reclassified as urban and thus taxed at the full rate, rather than at 20 percent, for services. The council considered the following criteria for placement of parcels in the urban district: Platted parcels adjacent to sewer, water and a public right-of-way, 20 acres or less; Parcels adjacent to a paved road, ...