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IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

IN AND FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY

KINGSBURY GENERAL IMPROVEMENT

DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State

of Nevada,

Petitioner.

Case No.: 2024-CV-00197

Dept. No.: II

NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR

JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Petitioner

Kingsbury General Improvement District, a

general improvement district duly formed under

NRS 318 and a political subdivision of the State

of Nevada, has filed in the above-named court

a Petition For Judicial Confirmation pursuant

to Chapter 43 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

The petition was filed on September 17, 2024.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a hearing

on the petition has been fixed by said Court for

November 4, 2024, at the hour of 1:30 pm, or

as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard,

in Department II of the Ninth Judicial District

Court, Douglas County, 1038 Buckeye Road,

Minden, Nevada.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the

following is a brief outline of the contents of the

petition:

1. Petitioner asserts that under the ordinances

adopted by Douglas County forming the

Kingsbury General Improvement District, the

district is neither authorized nor empowered

to conduct actions for protection against fire,

including clearing land around fire hydrants

of snow and other obstructions where those

hydrants are on property not owned by KGID.

2. Petitioner further asserts in the petition

that other districts formed pursuant to NRS 318

lack the authority to compel the Kingsbury General

Improvement District to conduct activities

that another district has been duly formed to

carry out.

3. Petitioner further asserts in the petition

that the Kingsbury General Improvement

District may not be cited for a misdemeanor violation

of NRS 477.250 for declining to remove

snow and other obstructions from around fire

hydrants situated on private property or public

property not owned by the Kingsbury General

Improvement District.

4. The Petition requests the court to confirm

that the powers of Kingsbury General Improvement

District are limited to those delegated to it

by ordinances duly adopted by Douglas County

pursuant to NRS Chapter 318 and that the

district has no authority or power to conduct any

other activities not specifically delegated to it by

those ordinances.

PETITIONER FURTHER GIVES NOTICE

that pursuant to NRS 43.130 any owner of

property lying within the Kingsbury General

Improvement District or any other person interested

in the power, instrument, act or project

described in the petition, or otherwise interested

in the premises thereof, may appear and move

to dismiss or answer the petition at any time

prior to the date fixed for hearing, or within such

further time as may be allowed by the court.

PETITIONER FURTHER GIVES NOTICE

that the petition shall be taken as confessed by

all persons who fail to so appear.

PETITIONER FURTHER GIVES NOTICE

that a copy of the petition and any instrument

therein mentioned may be examined at the

office of the Clerk of the Ninth Judicial District

Court, 1038 Buckeye Road, Minden, Nevada

89423 and at the office of the Kingsbury General

Improvement District, 160 Pine Ridge Drive,

Stateline, Nevada 89449.

This notice shall be served by publication, at

least once per week for five consecutive weeks,

in the Douglas County Record Courier and by

posting of this notice in the office of Kingsburg

General Improvement District at least 30 days

prior to the hearing date fixed in this notice.

Dated: September 20, 2024

OSHINSKI & FORSBERG, LTD.

By: __/s/_________________

MARK FORSBERG, ESQ.

504 E. Musser St., Ste. 202

Carson City, NV 89701

Pub Date:

September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2024

Ad # 46672