U.S. Sup. Ct.
11-161
For decades, Indianapolis (City) funded sewer projects using Indianas Barrett Law, which permitted cities to apportion a public improvement projects costs equally among all abutting lots. Under that system, a city would create an initial assessment, dividing the total estimated cost by the number of lots and making any necessary adjustments. Upon a projects completion, the city would issue a final lot-by-lot assessment. Lot owners could elect to pay the assessment in a lump sum or over time in installments.
