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Roseburg council orders work session after staff outlines $205,000 downtown parking fund shortfall
Summary
City staff told the council the off‑street parking enterprise is operating at an annual deficit (roughly $205,000) and presented options including a per‑water‑meter fee, pay‑by‑app, parking permits, divestment of underused lots and an interfund loan. Council directed staff to prepare a work session and to identify stakeholder groups for potential contributions.
Roseburg City Council on April 22 directed staff to prepare a work session after being briefed on a structural deficit in the off‑street parking fund and on a menu of revenue and policy options.
City staff told council the parking program currently generates about $125,000 a year in revenue under the existing contract but incurs contract and overhead costs of roughly $219,000 plus additional noncontract costs (cleaning, security and building utilities), resulting in a funding gap in the neighborhood of $200,000–$210,000 annually. Staff presented a range of partial solutions:…
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