(a) a description of the local improvement,

(b) the area of the local government which is the subject of the local improvement and the parcels of land that will be affected,

(c) a statement of the total cost of the local improvement and the mechanism for determining that cost, and

(d) a statement of the proportion of the total cost to be levied against each parcel of land that will benefit from the local improvement and the mechanism for determining and recovering that cost.