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The Mission of the Toledo City Government is to provide efficient, economical and necessary public services that protect and enhance the quality of life in Toledo, now and in the future, as determined by our citizens, the law and available resources.

Toledo has a population of approximately 3,680 and is situated on a bend of the Yaquina River and surrounded by wooded hills. Toledo is just seven miles inland from the Central Oregon Coast and the only inland coastal community with a deep water channel. The historic town cascades over the hillsides to the river. The MISSION of the Toledo City Government is to provide efficient, economical and necessary public services that protect and enhance the quality of life in Toledo, now and in the future, as determined by our citizens, the law and available resources.

Capital Improvements Will Affect Water & Sewer Rates

The City wants to make sure that the word gets out that utility bills will be rising. You will see this increase take effect on your bill in June. City Council has elected to fund Phase 1 and Phase 2 improvements using the sale of Revenue Bonds through Local Oregon Capital Assets Program Municipal Revenue Funding Program or a conventional loan process. Current water rates result in an average household water bill of around $32.38 per month (calculated using an average of 5,350 gallons). An increase of $17.30 per month will be needed to fund Phase 1 and Phase 2 combined. After this, rates will be close enough to State averages such that grant assistance might become possible for future phases.

In addition to seeing increases in water rates, City Council is reviewing the need to increase rates in wastewater to provide for improvements and ongoing maintenance to the City's wastewater sewer system. Due to the age of some materials in various stages of fatigue, ground water and surface water is suspected to be entering the system, causing higher than average flows recorded at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. In the future the City of Toledo will continue to improve the system through operations and maintenance efforts. Reducing Inflow and Infiltration in the collection system is a requirement of the State of Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality. Increases in wastewater sewer rates have yet to be established.

CURRENT PROPOSED

 

 

Gallons Water Sewer Other Total Water Sewer Other Total
0 $16.50 $9.00 $10.00 $35.50 $27.00 $11.05 $10.00 $48.05
1000 $19.47 $9.00 $10.00 $38.47 $31.25 $11.05 $10.00 $52.30
2000 $22.44 $20.95 $10.00 $53.39 $35.50 $25.72 $10.00 $71.22
3000 $25.41 $32.90 $10.00 $68.31 $39.75 $40.38 $10.00 $90.13
4000 $28.38 $44.85 $10.00 $83.23 $44.00 $55.05 $10.00 $109.05
5000 $31.35 $56.80 $10.00 $98.15 $48.25 $69.72 $10.00 $127.97
6000 $34.32 $68.75 $10.00 $113.07 $52.50 $84.39 $10.00 $146.89
7000 $37.29 $80.70 $10.00 $127.99 $56.75 $99.06 $10.00 $165.81
8000 $40.26 $92.65 $10.00 $142.91 $61.00 $113.73 $10.00 $184.73
9000 $43.23 $104.60 $10.00 $157.83 $65.25 $128.40 $10.00 $203.65
10,000 $46.20 $116.55 $10.00 $172.75 $69.50 $143.07 $10.00 $222.57
11,000 $49.17 $128.50 $10.00 $187.67 $73.75 $157.73 $10.00 $241.48
12,000 $52.14 $140.45 $10.00 $202.59 $78.00 $172.40 $10.00 $260.40
13,000 $55.11 $152.40 $10.00 $217.51 $82.25 $187.07 $10.00 $279.32
14,000 $58.08 $164.35 $10.00 $232.43 $86.50 $201.74 $10.00 $298.24
15,000 $61.05 $176.30 $10.00 $247.35 $90.75 $216.41 $10.00 $317.16

 

Oregon Main Street Program


Toledo joined the Oregon Main Street Program in 2008.  The program is a work plan for revitalization of traditional downtown business districts developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  It has been used in more than 1,400 American cities over the last 30 years to improve the vitality of their downtown areas.

What happened to Main Street?  Historically, America's Main Streets were intended to be the center of the community's commerce, banking, government and social life. According to the National Main Street Program, "Downtown and neighborhood business districts are no longer the only providers of goods and services to their communities."  Easy transport and good roads have encouraged business districts to spread out, creating strip malls and "big box" stores.  Technology has made it possible to shop and do business without leaving home.  "Main Street needs an ally, an advocate, a leader, and that's where you come in."

The Toledo City Council is creating a Main Street Steering Committee to oversee the efforts of four working committees who will tackle changes to and opportunities of Main Street.  The four committees are Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Restructuring, corresponding with the "Four-Point Approach" of the Main Street Program. MORE...