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Millcreek adopts Transportation Utility Fee to boost road preservation
Summary
Millcreek City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 26-46 on June 22, 2026, creating a Transportation Utility Fee to fund a higher pavement preservation standard (PCI 75). Staff said PCI 75 would generate about $4.6 million versus $4.1 million for a PCI 70 program; outreach included open houses and ~44 public comments.
Millcreek City Council on June 22 adopted Ordinance 26-46, establishing a Transportation Utility Fee to provide sustainable funding for pavement preservation.
John Miller, speaking for staff, said the council considered two pavement condition index scenarios: "maintaining streets at a PCI of 70, which would provide pavement treatments approximately every 15 years, and a PCI of 75, the industry standard, which would allow treatments approximately every 10 years." He said the PCI 70 option would generate approximately $4.1 million annually while PCI 75 would generate approximately $4.6 million, and staff recommended adopting PCI 75.
Erica Okada summarized the city's public outreach, which included city newsletter articles, weekly e-newsletter updates from April through June, three public open houses, a stakeholder focus group, social media outreach, and roughly 44 public comments and emails. Council Member Nicole Handy moved to approve the ordinance; Council Member Thom DeSirant seconded. The council voted unanimously (Catten, DeSirant, Handy, Uipi, Jackson).
Supporters on the council emphasized the long-term benefit of more frequent pavement treatments to extend pavement life and reduce lifecycle costs. Council Member Thom DeSirant noted that the fee could also be applied to sidewalk improvements where eligible. Staff said the fee structure and implementation details will be included in the consolidated fee schedule and implemented through billing, collection, and appeals processes described in the ordinance.
The ordinance establishes a dedicated Transportation Utility Fund and directs staff to administer billing and appeals; staff will return with implementation details and timelines.
