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Albany staff outline options for a transportation/maintenance fee; council signals support to proceed
Summary
City staff and consultants briefed the Albany City Council April 7 on technical approaches to implementing a street maintenance/transportation utility fee, proposing a residential/nonresidential split with residential fixed charges and nonresidential 'bins' based on trip generation.
City staff and consultants briefed the Albany City Council April 7 on technical approaches to implementing a street maintenance fee and sought policy direction to continue rate modeling.
Assistant City Engineer Rob Emmons and consultant Deb Gallardi explained the project steps: case-study research, customer-data development, scenario modeling, sample bills and implementation planning. They said the ordinance authorizing the fee was passed by council in September, and staff work since then has focused on rate design and data preparation.
What staff proposed
Deb Gallardi summarized common practices from other Oregon cities: residential charges are generally uniform for single-family homes with a lower rate…
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