Open House 2: Your Input Needed!

Community members are invited to provide input on the on the new Local Service Fee rate funding scenarios at an Open House. 

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
5 to 7 pm
Hillsboro Civic Center, Rooms 113 B & C

To continue investing in the repair and replacement of the City of Hillsboro’s more than 80-year old Stormwater System, the City is considering increasing the Surface Water Management Local Service Fee, currently set at a monthly $1 per Equivalent Service Unit (ESU).

The public Stormwater System – a key part of the City’s Surface Water Management Program – is responsible for collecting, moving, and treating stormwater with the main goal of removing pollutants before stormwater is released into local waterways. 

In addition to offering input, community members are welcomed to attend and:

• Learn about the public Stormwater System, its components, and how its maintained
• View completed Stormwater System repair and replacement projects funded by the Local Service Fee
• Get details on the history of the Local Service Fee
• Discover how the Local Service Fee is helping address deferred maintenance projects

Feedback

If unable to attend the open house, input can be submitted until July 31, in other ways:

• Online survey (in English)
• Online survey (in Spanish)
• Paper customer survey (in English)
• Paper customer survey (in Spanish)
• Call 503-681-5036 
• Email the Public Works Department
• In person or by mail to 4415 NE 30th Avenue, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
• In person at the July 20 Celebrate Hillsboro event

Next Steps

At 8 pm on August 20, City staff will present the proposed Local Service Fee funding scenarios and share the results of the public input to City Council during the Work Session. Councilors will discuss the scenarios and determine next steps. Members of the public are invited to attend and observe, but public comment will not be offered during the work session.

For additional information, visit our Local Service Fee webpage or call 503-615-6509.