NOTICE OF ADOPTION

To the taxpayers of Jackson Township, Brown County, State of Indiana.

You are hereby notified that on the 23rd day of July, 2012, the Jackson Township Board, Brown County, State of Indiana, pursuant to notice heretofore given, and under and by virtue of IC 36-8-14, duly adopted a plan whereby a Cumulative Firefighting, Building, and Equipment Fund was established to provide the following:

For all fire protection uses as set out in IC 36-8-14.

The fund will be provided for by a property tax rate of $0.0333 on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of taxable real and personal property within the taxing unit beginning in 2012 payable in 2013, and thereafter, continuing until reduced or rescinded.

Ten (10) or more taxpayers in the taxing unit who will be affected by the tax levy may file a petition with the Brown County Auditor, not later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this Notice, setting forth their objections to the proposed levy. Upon filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date and conduct a public hearing on the proposed levy before issuing its approval or disapproval thereof.

Dated this 13th day of August, 2012.

Jackson Township Board,

Brown County, Indiana

Mindy Weddle, Township Trustee Fiscal Officer

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