§ 8644 Special Assessment Authorization

• •The government can charge extra money (an assessment) for specific work or projects.
• •This extra money can be just for one special thing or part of a bigger group of charges.
• •The people in charge (the board) decide how and when to collect this money.

Your neighborhood needs a new park, and the city wants everyone nearby to help pay for it.

The city can add a special fee to your property taxes just for building the park. This fee can be only for the park or part of other fees the city already collects.