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<br />3.Sanitary Sewer System <br /> <br />The sanitary sewer system was upgraded as part of the original renewal project. This <br />upgrading consisted of relining the existing lines with plastic pipe liners. Each building <br />was reconnected at that time. The engineering analysis showed that the existing <br />capacity was sufficient. <br /> <br />4.Water Delivery System <br /> <br />According to the Eugene Water and Electric Board, the water delivery system <br />throughout the original Downtown Urban Renewal District is in sufficient condition and <br />of sufficient capacity to support additional development. <br /> <br />5.Steam Utility System <br /> <br />Due to high system losses through an aging infrastructure, price fluctuations for fuel, <br />and an eroding customer base, buildings that use steam for heating face an unfavorable <br />economic environment. The Eugene Water & Electric Board plans to decommission the <br />steam utility, which serves almost 70 customers in the Plan Area, by June 2012. <br />Additionally, the cost of steam operation increases for the remaining customers as each <br />building leaves the system. <br /> <br />6.Streets, Alleys, Sidewalks, etc. <br /> <br />Major portions of the streets, alleys and sidewalks within the Plan Area were upgraded <br />as part of the original renewal project and remain in good condition. <br />B.Social Conditions <br /> <br />1.Housing <br /> <br />Census 2000 data reports that there are 278 housing units in Census Blocks that cover <br />the Plan Area. In a 2004 Planning and Development Department analysis, three major <br />housing developments provide a total of 196 housing units within the Plan Area. Census <br />2000 data reports that housing in the area is predominantly rental, with over 99% of <br />housing renter occupied. <br /> <br />2.Socio-Economic <br /> <br />As of Census 2000, 331 people were living in Census Blocks that cover the Plan Area. In <br />and surrounding the Plan Area, the median income was substantially lower than the City <br />median income. See Table 3 below. See Appendix Exhibit C for a map of census <br />boundaries. <br /> <br />Table 3 – Household Median Income <br />City $35,850 <br />$ 23,571 $ 15,076 <br />Census Tract 3900 <br />Block Group 1 Block Group 2 <br />Data: Census 2000,DP-1, SF3, Table P53; <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />