Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Porter County, Indiana, that the Board of the Recycling and Waste Reduction District, Porter County, Indiana, at 155 Indiana Avenue, Third Floor Meeting Room, Valparaiso, IN on July 10, 2009 at 4:00 pm will conduct a public hearing on the budget. Following this meeting, any ten or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing an objection petition with the proper officers of the political subdivision within seven days after the hearing. The objection petition must identify the provisions of the budget, tax rate, or tax levy that taxpayers object to. If a petition is filed, the political subdivision shall adopt with its budget a finding concerning the objections filed and testimony presented. Following the aforementioned hearing, the Board will meet at 155 Indiana Ave., Suite 205, Valparaiso, IN on July 21, 2009 at 4:00 pm to adopt the following budget and a salary ordinance.

BUDGET ESTIMATE

Net Assessed Valuation $13,000,000,000

Complete details of budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen at the District Offices.

1                         2                                   3                                      4                           5

                                                          Maximum Estimated

                                                          Funds to Be Raised      Excessive Levy

Fund Name     Budget Estimate    (including appeals      Appeals (included    Current

                                                          and levies exempt             in Column 3)          Tax

                                                          from maximum levy                                          Levy

                                                          limitations)

General                         1,000,000           -0-                                -0-                          -0-

Non Reverting Capital    200,000           -0-                                -0-                          -0-

TOTAL                           1,200,000

Minus Exempt Levies                 -0-

Controlled Levies                        -0-

The 2010 estimated maximum levy limitation for this unit is -0- (Compare to Controlled Levies box above)

The Property Tax Replacement Credit used to reduce the rate for this unit is -0-

Taxpayers appearing at the hearing shall have an opportunity to be heard. After the tax levies have been determined, fixed by the appropriate governing body, and the tax rates published by the County Auditor, ten or more taxpayers objecting to the levies may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioner by filing a petition with the County Auditor. The petition must be filed on or before the tenth day after publication of the tax rates charged. Upon certification of the objecting petition by the County Auditor, the State Board of Tax Commissioners will fix a date for a hearing in this county.

Therese Davis, Director

Recycling and Waste Reduction District

June 26, 2009

(June 29, July 6, 2009)