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Attachment B Findings in Support · Significant changes in local government financing have occurred as a result of statewide Measures 5, 47 and 50. · Financing changes have affected the Lane County General Fund which finances Public Safety countywide. · Consequently, public safety services are not able to keep up with the needs of Lane County citizens inside and outside of the Metro Plan area. · Goals of proposed change are to authorize a new financing vehicle without undermining the compact urban growth policies of the Metro Plan. · The growth management and special service district policies were developed to guide city development and provide more uniform and orderly services on the urban fringe. · The Metro Plan should not preclude these public safety services from being provided by special service districts. · Service districts or other entities are currently providing transit, schools, parks, fire and EMS, electric, water, communication, either directly or through contract. · This proposed public safety service district is not a growth inducing service that will encourage urban scatteration and sprawl. The Statewide Goal 11 and Public Facility Rule recognize water, wastewater, stormwater and transportation services or facilities as the drivers of the urban growth form. · Lane County is already providing (or has in the past) each service listed in 15.f. countywide and in many cases is the exclusive provider. In some cases services are provided by contract and IGAs to assist the city and county citizens. · This policy has been coordinated with the Public Safety providers and will enhance and will not detract from the public services provided by Eugene and Springfield. · This policy does not weaken the position of Eugene and Springfield relative to the growth management policies or their ability to annex land or to control the proliferation of other growth-inducing special districts.