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CITY OF SHADY COVE <br />Shady Cove receives little state highway funding and has no local source beyond the periodic <br />$25, 000 Small City Allotment Grant issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation. These <br />grant funds cover the cost of designing a project, but cannot meet the cost of completing it. <br />SHADY COVE QUICK FACTS <br />• 2006 Population: 2,760 <br />(An increase of 29 percent in 10 years) <br />• Funding Need: An additional $180,000 is needed to maintain <br />Shady Cove's 21 lane miles. $6 million is needed to bring <br />all streets up to "good" condition (mostly gravel roads). <br />• The city is located on the Highway 62 -The Rogue Umpqua National Scenic Byway. <br />• Local Economy: Seasonal Tourism- Rafting, Fishina: Recreational Lodging. <br />Small Businesses. <br />The city of Shady Cove, located on the Rogue <br />Umpqua National Scenic Byway, is the closest <br />full service, incorporated community to Crater <br />Lake National Park. Shady Cove has <br />approximately 21 street lane miles, of which <br />approximately 14 are paved. Most of the <br />residential streetsare cul-de-sacs with no outlet. <br />Freight and tourist traffic runs through the city, <br />Shady Cove Street Fund Revenue FY 05-06 <br />~-`., <br />which has left its mark on the city's roads. The city <br />is responsible for street maintenance and does not <br />spend more than it receives in spite of increasing <br />operating and maintenance costs. Street <br />maintenance costs include maintenance on storm <br />drains and street lighting -vital components of the <br />total transportation infrastructure. <br />City Streets: Case Studies -Page 50 <br />Grants The street fund pays the street light utility bill, and <br />a share of the public works wages, fuel and <br />State Highway Fund Revenue <br />.City Streets: Case Studies -Page 51 <br />