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Special districts have often been called the hidden government. What are special districts? What are some of the services they provide? How are special districts created, governed, and funded?
GOVERNMENT
Special district, service providers established by local authorities in U.S. politics to operate within specifically defined areas and to respond to public demand. Special districts offer mostly a single service, such as education, cemeteries, housing, or fire protection, and are typically used to provide continuing service, including street lighting, park maintenance, and storm water control, rather than one-time projects.
Special districts have many of the same powers of government as states, counties, and towns. We will conclude contracts, employ workers, and obtain real estate by acquisition or eminent domain. They can also issue debt, levy taxes, levy assessments and charge their service fees. Special districts may sue and be sued, as may other governments. They can adopt and change a seal at will too.
Specific single-purpose districts are the most common type, including school building authorities, libraries, hospitals, health care, highways, air transport, fire protection, drainage or flood control, irrigation, sewerage, solid-waste management, water supply, cemeteries, and mosquito depletion. Parks and parks, housing and community development, industrial development and mortgage credit, natural resources and water supply, and sewerage and water supply are regulated by multifunctional special districts, among others.