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" RCW 36.88 is a good statute that, among other things, enables a majority to force a minority to accept and help pay for a road they don't want.

If you are going to invoke that statute, then you must follow it."
                      Rusty LaFerney



"I'd like to pinch his head off."
                      Billy Kathryn

            


The website is provided solely as an educational and information reference source.   Please use it as a primer.
Nothing here is legal advice.   Nothing here may be interpreted or used as legal advice.




Introduction and Guidelines


    1. Road Improvement District - A Dangerous Opportunity   
    2. Citizen's Guide to Road Improvement Districts in Washington State


References


    1. Local and Road Improvement District Manual for Washington State, sixth edition, 2009
    2. Chapter 36.88 RCW - County Road Improvement Districts
    3. Local Improvement Districts - Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington


Special Benefit - Proportionate Assessment


    1. Special Benefit/Proportionate Assessment - by Charles R. Macaulay, MAI
    2. Macaulay & Associates, LTD, - Appraisers - Everett, WA
    3. Allen Brackett Shedd, - Appraisers - Bellevue & Tacoma, WA
    4. 2011 Washington Department of Transportation Approved Appraiser List


Court Decisions


    1. Assessments may not exceed Special Benefit - In re Schmitz, 44 Wn.2d 429, 433 34, 268 P.2d 436 (1954)
    2. Assessment as Proportionate Share of Special Benefits - Sterling Realty Co. v. Bellevue, 68 Wn.2d 760, 765, 415 P.2d 627 (1966)
    3. Assessment must reflect Benefits received - Not merely a means to spread the costs - Bellevue Plaza v. Bellevue, 121 Wn.2d 397, 851 P.2d 662 (1993)



Links to Road Improvement District Information for each County in Washington


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