With construction of the Shiloh Road Project, street lighting was installed along the Shiloh Road corridor (Light District 307.) When street lights were installed near the intersection of Shiloh Road and Grand Avenue (Light District 281), the existing street lights and power services at the intersection of Shiloh and Grand and those street lights and power service along Grand west of Shiloh were connected to Light District 307. This was done in order to prevent Light District 281 from being bisected by Light District 307, leaving remnants of existing District 281 both east and west of Shiloh. When the services were reconfigured, it affected the assessments of properties within Light District 281. This resolution is to remove certain properties from Light District 281 and place them in Light District 307 to reflect post construction conditions and ensure assessments to properties along Grand Avenue are correct.            

The Council may:

• Approve this resolution thereby amending the boundaries of Light Districts 281 and 307 in order to accurately assess the properties affected by the Shiloh Road project; or,
• Do not approve this resolution nor amend the boundaries of Light Districts 281 and 307.  Not approving this resolution will result in the affected properties receiving an incorrect light district assessment.  

There is no financial impact to the City of Billings associated with this resolution.  Assessments to the remaining properties within District 281 will decrease.  Assessments to those properties which will be added to District 307 will increase slightly; however, increases will be under three percent as allowed for in State law.