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City presents MUD cost-recovery study recommending fee increases for Magnolia Point and Riverfield

Josephine City Council · August 12, 2025
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Summary

Staff reported a cost-recovery study finding the MUDs were underfunding public-safety costs; the study recommends fee adjustments so MUD residents pay a fair share instead of city taxpayers subsidizing MUD services. Council asked for more data and a meeting with MUD attorneys before any fee ordinance.

City staff presented a cost-recovery study for public-safety services that recommended increasing fees charged to Magnolia Point and Riverfield Municipal Utility District (MUD) residents to cover their share of police, fire and related operating costs. Staff said the study shows the city has been subsidizing some MUD services and that, without adjustments, the city would continue to absorb the shortfall as the MUDs expand.

The presenter explained that the…

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