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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Someone may spend their money at a restaurant within a special district. 
Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 To pay upfront for the Foxconn site and infrastructure such as water pipes and road upgrades, Mount Pleasant created a special district, called a tax increment financing, or TIF, district. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 State law dictates that when a special district is dissolved, the responsibility for paying its debt falls to the area local government. Heather Gillers, WSJ, 1 May 2022 One is a preexisting Florida law stating that no special district such as Reedy Creek could be dissolved without the permission of owners of a majority of its acreage. Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022 The bill declares that any special district created before November 1968 will be dissolved on June 1, 2023. Eric Levenson And Dianne Gallagher, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 That’s when a public body goes out to borrow money for a project, then creates a special district around it. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 Tax increment financing is when a public body goes out for bonds, then pays them back through tax revenues associated with a special district. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 In her tweet, Pushaw said Floridians, including residents of Orange and Osceola counties, will not be on the hook for Disney taxes and abolishing the special district will not cause a tax increase for any residents of any area of Florida. Jay Croft, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022 See More
Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 To pay upfront for the Foxconn site and infrastructure such as water pipes and road upgrades, Mount Pleasant created a special district, called a tax increment financing, or TIF, district. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 State law dictates that when a special district is dissolved, the responsibility for paying its debt falls to the area local government. Heather Gillers, WSJ, 1 May 2022 One is a preexisting Florida law stating that no special district such as Reedy Creek could be dissolved without the permission of owners of a majority of its acreage. Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022 The bill declares that any special district created before November 1968 will be dissolved on June 1, 2023. Eric Levenson And Dianne Gallagher, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 That’s when a public body goes out to borrow money for a project, then creates a special district around it. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 Tax increment financing is when a public body goes out for bonds, then pays them back through tax revenues associated with a special district. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 In her tweet, Pushaw said Floridians, including residents of Orange and Osceola counties, will not be on the hook for Disney taxes and abolishing the special district will not cause a tax increase for any residents of any area of Florida. Jay Croft, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
special district
noun
: a political subdivision of a state established to provide a single public service (as water supply or sanitation) within a specific geographical area