Metro Districts

A Metropolitan District (or "metro district") is a type of special district that can finance, build and maintain public infrastructure. At the former hospital campus, the existing roads are currently privately owned and maintained. A metro district would improve those roads, build new roads, maintain all roads, improve open space and maintain open space. It may also fund upgrades and expansions to drainage systems, water lines, and sanitary sewer lines.

In some ways a metro district is similar to an HOA in that it affects only owners within the HOA, and it raises money to fund and maintain improvements. Because a metro district is a type of special district, the process of creating a Metro District is dictated by state law:

• A service plan is written to describe the boundary of the district, the district's responsibilities, and the mill rate they can levy.
• City council reviews the service plan.
• The property owners within the proposed district vote to create the district.
• Property owners and residents within a metro district pay an additional property tax to fund construction and maintenance of improvements within the district.
• Below are the boundaries of the metro district.