Eugene fire fee

The fee is expected to take the place of a fire fee that would help plug a shortfall in next fiscal year’s budget.

The Eugene City Council has approved an alternative to its embattled fire fee - an estimated 18% hike to stormwater fees. The change will allow the city to stave off some, but not all of its planned budget cuts.

The Eugene City Council is still pursuing a potential replacement to the embattled fire fee in the face of widespread budget cuts.

Eugene's current budget would close the downtown library 2 days a week, end the city’s contract with Greenhill Humane Society, and close the Amazon Pool and Sheldon Community Center in the fall.

A popular Eugene summer recreation spot appears to have escaped the budget scalpel–for this year, at least.

In the next few weeks, Eugene City Council could consider an alternative to the fire fee in hopes of avoiding a budget crisis and a divisive election.

The Eugene Public Library is bracing for budget cuts as the City Council crafts a budget for next year. The city faces an $11.5 million deficit.

The Eugene City Council is considering whether to move the date of the upcoming fire fee referendum, try some other alternative, or let the election proceed as scheduled.

A petition to allow Eugene voters to decide whether they want to pay a fee to maintain fire, and other city services, has qualified to appear on the November ballot.

The Lane County Elections Office has two weeks to validate the signatures to ensure that enough of them came from eligible voters.

A Eugene ballot measure that would allow voters to decide whether they want to pay a new fire fee is mostly funded by commercial property owners and businesses.

A conversation with Eugene City Councilor Eliza Kashinsky and the Eugene Chamber's Brittany Quick-Warner about the pros and cons of the fire services fee.