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<br /> ~ ',4: <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> ~ N E W S R E L E A S E 858 Pearl Street <br /> ' ~ Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> ~ (503) 687-5262 <br /> i <br /> January 7, 1991 <br /> CONTACT: erry Smith, Deputy Director Public Works, 687-5262 <br /> len Svendsen, Public Works Administration, 687-5262 <br /> From Sandr Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON NEW FEE <br /> On Mo day, January 14, at 7:30 p.m., in the city of Eugene Council <br /> Chambers, he Eugene City Council will hold a public hearing on a new fee <br /> proposed b the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC). The <br /> fee, calle a facility equalization charge, would be charged when a new sewer <br /> user or de elopment is assessed or connects to the regional sanitary sewer <br /> i <br /> ~ system. 0 ly new sewer connections and new development would be charged. If <br /> adopted, t e fee would go into effect immediately. <br /> Durin 1991, the proposed base charge for a single-family dwelling would <br /> be X202, p us a X10 connection charge to cover MWMC's administrative costs, <br /> making a o e-time charge of X212. Owners of businesses, apartment buildings, <br /> or industr al facilities may pay more, depending on the number of plumbing <br /> fixtures i the building or the average monthly water usage. The fee would <br /> be calcula ed annually by the MWMC and would be collected by the city of <br /> i <br /> Eugene at he time a property was assessed or upon application for a sanitary <br /> sewer conn ction permit. All revenues collected by the city would be <br /> forwarded o the MWMC. <br /> ~ At le st 8,500 new connections to the regional sanitary sewer system are <br /> expected within the next seven years. The equalization charge would help the <br /> more <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />