special district
noun
: a political subdivision of a state established to provide a single public service (such as water supply or sanitation) within a specific geographic area
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Palm Beach County owns its waste disposal infrastructure, including six transfer stations through a special district established by the state Legislature.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Proponents of the project, meanwhile, argued that the area won’t be developed without the special district.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Those taxes are on top of the annual base 1% property tax and supplemental city, county and special district taxes.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Conservative academics at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, for example, have suggested designating a special district court to expedite bankruptcy cases.
—Robert Litan, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Proponents of the project, meanwhile, argued that the area won’t be developed without the special district.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Those taxes are on top of the annual base 1% property tax and supplemental city, county and special district taxes.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Conservative academics at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, for example, have suggested designating a special district court to expedite bankruptcy cases.
—Robert Litan, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
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“Special district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20district. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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