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Mayor's Office <br /> Kitty Piercy <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> January 17, 2006 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 Fax <br /> The Honorable Faye Stewart . <br /> Lane County Board of Commissioners <br /> 125 East 8~` Avenue <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> Re: Coburg Wastewater Connection to Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Regional <br /> Facility <br /> Dear Commissione ewart: G~ <br /> Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding the potential for connecting the City of Coburg to <br /> the regional .wastewater treatment facility. I greatly appreciate the interest and support you and the Board <br /> of Commissioners have indicated for this concept and wish to assure you that the City of Eugene is also <br /> very interested in seeing whether a mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. <br /> As you suggested, there are a number of perspectives on the issue. The respective City Councils of <br /> Eugene and Springfield have, in my estimation, made it clear they are willing to thoughtfully consider <br /> Coburg's request, but only to the extent existing ratepayers are kept whole. This has become the crux of <br /> the debate, as neither organization is in a good position to provide the financial and staffing resources <br /> necessary to produce the study that would help determine the financial viability of the request. . <br /> It is my understanding you may wish to suggest that Lane County provide some up-front economic <br /> development fiinding to move ahead with such a study, with the hope that the results would provide a cost <br /> estimate on which all of the stakeholders can agree. That, in turn, would help determine whether the <br /> Coburg request (ancUor any similar future request) is financially feasible. As there has admittedly been a <br /> disparity in the cost estimates we have seen since this discussion commenced several months ago, I . <br /> believe the most productive way to proceed is to identify a common nrimber. I look forward to the <br /> opportunity to work with you in further pursuing this idea for the benefit of Coburg, one of our important <br /> <br /> - regional partners. <br /> Sincerely, ~ , <br /> r ~ l <br /> Kitty Piercy <br /> Mayor . <br /> Cc: Lane County Board of Commissioners . <br /> Members of the Eugene City Council <br /> Mayor Judy Volta, City of Coburg <br /> Dennis Taylor, Eugene City Manager <br /> Cynthia Pappas; Interim Springfield City Manager <br /> <br />