Street Surface Maintenance Program 

In spring 2006 City staff attended Neighborhood and other civic group meetings to discuss the state of the City's street system. In addition, staff sent mailers, featured information about the street situation at the community booth in the farmer's market, and included information on this website. 

In July 2006, City staff presented the Milwaukie City Council the results of several months of research and findings from Phase 1 of the public outreach effort. The research included a detailed look at recent budget history and review of a 2004 report by a street maintenance consultant. Staff concluded that the City Street Fund revenues were inadequate to effectively maintain the street network, significant deterioration has already taken place, and the longer the situation remains unaddressed, the larger the cost of repairing city streets will become. Council directed staff to put together a Street Maintenance Program. 

City Council voted to adopt the "Street Surface Maintenance Program" on December 19, 2006. The Program was legally established by "yes" votes on the second reading of the implementing ordinances on January 2, 2007 and April 17, 2007. Attached to the staff report are a detailed description of the program and the text of the adopted ordinances. 

This spring, the City is including notices of the Street Maintenance Fee with City utility bills. If you have questions about the program, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page.