(a) A hearing on the matters set forth in a resolution calling for the creation of a pollution control district must include an opportunity for:
(1) any interested person, including a person who owns property or resides in the authority, to appear and present evidence relevant to a matter set forth in the resolution calling for the creation of the proposed district; and
(2) a person who resides in or owns property in the boundaries of the proposed district to appear and present evidence regarding whether the person will receive benefits from the proposed improvements or tax.
(b) Failure to appear at the public hearing constitutes a waiver of all objections that the absent person might have had to any matters set forth in the resolution calling for the creation of the proposed pollution control district.