A. The ordinance establishing the EID shall require notice of the proposed assessment and/or participant fee to be mailed or personally delivered to the owner of each lot proposed to be assessed, at the address shown on the Hood River County Tax Assessor’s roll, or to the business to be charged The notice shall state the amount of property assessment proposed on the property or participant fee proposed on the business, and fix a date and time by which written objections shall be filed with the City Recorder. The notice shall state the time and place of a second public hearing at which affected property or business owners may appear and submit written statements to support or object to the proposed property assessment or participant fee. Objections shall state grounds for objection. The hearing shall not be held sooner than 30 days after the mailing or personal delivery of notices.

B. The ordinance shall also provide that the assessments and fees will not be made and the economic improvement project terminated when objections in writing as specified in the notice at the public hearing are received from owners of property upon which more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the total amount of assessments is to be levied or if a participant fee is charged, from more than thirty-three percent (33%) of persons conducting business within the EID who would be subject to the proposed fee.

C. At the hearing the Council shall consider objections and may adopt, correct, modify or revise the proposed property assessments or participant fees.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an owner of property who fails to submit a written objection as provided above shall be deemed to have made a specific request for the economic improvement services to be provided during the period of time specified in the final assessment ordinance.