This Town Board determines that drainage is an important issue
in the Town of Royalton. From time to time, the Town, through its
employees and Highway Department, installs and/or provides culvert,
stone and other materials to property (hereinafter referred to as
the "improved property"), at the property owner's request, to provide
drainage and ensure access to property. The Town charges owners of
the improved property according to a schedule set from time to time
by Town Board. In order to insure that the Town is paid in full for
culvert, stone and other materials the Town desires to be able to
add any unpaid invoices to a property owner's tax bill.
This article shall be known as "The Financing of Culvert Installations
Law" of the Town of Royalton.
All expenses incurred by the Town of Royalton in connection
with providing culvert, stone and other materials to property owners
for roadside ditching, including the cost of all reasonable and necessary
legal expenses incidental thereto, shall, if unpaid within 30 days
after the date on which an invoice is mailed to the owner of the improved
property, at the option of the Town Board, either:
A. Be assessed against the land on which such culvert, stone and other
materials was installed and shall be levied and collected in the same
manner as a special ad valorem levy; or
B. Be collected by commencement of an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction.