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Public Works <br />Engineering - <br />River Road Sealer Project <br />r <br />City of Eugene <br />860 West Park, Room 240 <br />,, N E W S R E L E A S E Eugene, Oregon s~4of a <br />(503) 683-6862 <br />May 15, 199 <br />CONTACT: E is Jones, River Road/Santa Clara Public Information, 683-8823 <br />i <br />FOR IMMEDIA E RELEASE <br />JUDGE RULES IN CITY'S FAVOR ON RIVER ROAD LAWSUIT <br />A stat circuit court judge on Monday ruled that the City of Eugene has <br />provided ad quate financial programs to help property owners pay assessments <br />I <br />'', for sewers eing constructed in the River Road area. <br />In his ruling, Judge James C. Goode of the Circuit Court of Oregon <br />denied all f the complaints made against the city in a lawsuit filed Aug. 10 <br />i <br />by three Ri er Road residents. The lawsuit claimed the city failed to pro- <br />f vide mechan sms which take into account the ability of the residents to pay <br />for sewer s rvices. <br />Judge node found that a series of steps taken by the city -- including <br />', the offer o 10-year financing, the creation of five assessment deferral <br />!I programs, a d acquisition of EPA grants and Lane County road funds to reduce <br />i <br />the cost of the project to property owners -- "amount to a reasonable effort <br />on the part of the City of Eugene to provide a financing mechanism." <br />The ju ge also ruled favorably on the city's large assessment deferral <br />program, wh ch was created to help those River Road property owners who face <br />particularl large assessments for sewer improvements. That program takes <br />into accoun both the size of the assessment and the income of the property <br />owner. <br />(more) <br /> <br />