stormwater fee

The City of Eugene is holding a public meeting to hear comments on its proposed stormwater fee hike.

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.

Eugene residents love their parks. Yet a lack of funding has caused maintenance cuts and kept new parks from opening. Yesterday (Wednesday) the City…