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Introduction <br />LIN and Other Strange Creatur3s <br />Locai improvement districts (LEDs) and road improvement districts (R IDs) are more American tha n <br />apple pie f but considerably less so than motherhood). They are uniquely American in origin, with <br />roots back to colonial times. Most municipal governments in Washington can use LIDS, with <br />most`y procedural differences distinguishing statutes for individual types of municipal <br />government. Counties can use LEDs for water, sewer and storm sewer facilities, but must use <br />RIDS. for road and street improvements. The following (non-`nclusive) table lists representative <br />municipal governments and their enabling LID statutes: <br />Municipal Government <br />Statute <br />City or Town <br />Ch. 35.43 RCW <br />County Water and/or Sewer County <br />Road <br />Ch. 36.94.220 RCW <br />Ch. 36.88 RCW <br />County Service District <br />Ch. 36.83.050 RCW <br />Water District <br />Ch. 57.16.050 RCW <br />Sewer District <br />Ch. 56.20.010 RCW <br />Fire Protection District <br />Ch. 52.20.010 RCW <br />Irrigation District <br />Ch. 87.28.200 RCW <br />Transportation Benefit District <br />Ch. 36.73.080 RCW <br />Port District <br />Ch. 53.08.050 RCW <br />Park and Recreation District <br />Ch. 36.69.200 RCW <br />By farthe longest body of LID statutes is that of cities and towns in Chapters 35.43 through 35.56 <br />RCW. For this reason and because a number of other enabling statutes referto the city and town <br />statutes, they are used as the basis for the procedures in th?s manual. Not all municipal <br />governments have the flexibility to use both methods (petition and resolution) of LID formation <br />described in the city and town statutes, In any evert, non city/town municipal governments <br />should check their own enabling statutes and by all means involve their agency attorneys in the <br />LID process. <br />Smaller agencies generally use LIDS or RIDs infrequently, mostly for larger projects. <br />Consequently, each new LID/RID becomes a learning experience for the agency, because the <br />person who did the cast LID/RID has retired or moved on. There may be no cure for this, other <br />Local and Road Improvement Districts Manual for Washington State Sixth Edition 1 <br />