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1868b G: Public Utilities, Services, and Faci 1 ities Element This element c o n s i d e r s the provision of water, sewers, power, education, p u b l i c - safety, and other programs the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area needs to function properly. For the most part, these utilities, services, and facilities are provided or supervised by public or quasi-public agencies, but they can also include oth -er necessary community services of a private nature such as churches, private schools, and hospitals, As the metropolitan area grows in population and area, the demand for these services will increase substantially, requiring careful and coordinated plan- ning and management. The public's investment in and scheduling of these pub1 is f a c i l i t i e s and programs shbul d be viewed as one of the major means of imple- menting the General Plan, The urban service area concept discussed in chapter II, Fundamental Principles, is an important part of this element-, It is intended that development in the metropo 1 i tan area will require at least the "minimum level of key urban services" at the time development is completed. It is further intended that concerted efforts will be made to ultimately provide the "full range of key urban services" to these areas.* This element is also intended to provide the public and ' pr ivate sectors with policies for developmental and program decision - making regarding urban For example, development should be coordinated with the plan- ning- financing, and construction of key urban services. This will result in public and private financial savings and efficient use of utilities, services, and facilities'. Key urban services are provided in the metropolitan' area by a n umber of gov- ernmental agencies, service di str i public and quasi-public utilities, and cooperative agreements. Lane county is responsible for a number of key urban services in the. metropolitan area that are also provided county -wide, These include health and social services, solid waste management, tax collec- tion, and the courts system. Eugene and Springfield provide key urban services to the cities such as l i b r a r i e s , fire protection, improved streets, police pro- tection, and, storm sewers. -.Pub 1 i c and quasi-public utilities provide other key urb services such as water and telephone. Special service districts are also responsible in some cases for such services as water, and for others such as school s and bus service. Finally, under cooperatively established agreements between Lane County, Eugene, and Springfield, other key urban services are provided, An example of this is the County .Service District wh i.ch is administered by the Metropolitan 1 i tan Wastewater Management Comm i ss ion. It is important -to recognize the respon s i b i l ity, function, and extent of these different providers of key urban services, and to provide guide- lines for the proper operation, improvement and . expans ion of key urban * See Recommended P o l i c i e s .7 - and -8 on. pages II-B-4 and 5 . III --G -1