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<br /> r 1 <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> June 23, 1992 <br /> CONTACT: Glen Svendsen, Public Works Financial Analyst, 687-5257 <br /> From Sand a Gleason, Public Communication Manager, 687-5223 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> MWMC FACILITIES EQUALIZATION CHARGE TO INCREASE <br /> The etropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) is proposing an <br /> increase 'n the Facilities Equalization Charge, effective July 1, 1992. If <br /> adopted, he charge for a single-family home connecting to the sanitary sewer <br /> system wo ld increase from $222 to $239. Comments on the increase should be <br /> mailed by June 29 to Micheal D. Gleason, City Manager, Room 105, 777 Pearl <br /> Street, E gene OR 97401. A fact sheet is available at the Permit and <br /> Informati n Center, 244 East Broadway; the City Manager's Office, 777 Pearl <br /> Street; a d the Public Works Building, 858 Pearl Street; or by calling <br /> 681-5262. <br /> The acilities equalization charge is a fee paid by property owners or <br /> developer for new construction that connects to the sanitary sewer system <br /> for the fist time. The charge is based on the amount new users need to pay <br /> to reimbu se local property tax payers and system users for their <br /> contribut'ons to the construction of the regional sanitary sewer treatment <br /> plant. T e increase reflects an additional year of property tax payments on <br /> the const uction bonds and increases in the value of the regional treatment <br /> plant. <br /> The ewage treatment facilities were built with enough capacity to <br /> handle se age flows from the entire area within the urban growth boundary, <br /> more <br /> <br />