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6. Several other people have indicated they plan to attend the hearing but have not indicated to staff what they may speak about if anything. CURRENT ISSUES - MWMC fee In addition to the standard assessment casts we are using this process to collect the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission MWMC} treatment plant reimbursement fee. The fee is a "buy-in" ar equalization charge designed to bring the contribution of newly connected and newly developed properties to approximately the level paid over the past 12 years by city property owners. Property owners in the cities of Eugene and Springfield have been paying a property tax since 1978 to repay bands which were sold to raise local funds necessary to build the treatment plant facilities. On January 14, 1991 the City Council adopted an ordinance which allowed for the collection of the fee at the fol]owing rates. The fee is $212 for a single family dwelling or duplex or for the first 16 fixture units in anew development. The $212 includes $202 base rate plus a $1a administration fee, all of which goes directly to MWMC. The city has included this charge i n the assessments sa that people will be able to finance that cost with their assessment if they so desire. No additional administration fee is collected by the city. For properties other than the single-family dwelling or duplex, the base fee of $242 was multiplied by the number of equivalent dwelling units ~EDU's}. An EDU is equivalent to 6,000 gallons of water. For these properties the water usage is based on historical monthly average water usage obtained through EWER records. BASINS A, B, AND C SANITARY SEWERS RIVER ROAD AREA LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PAGE 11