Ballot Title - Sewers in Maywood Park
City Of Maywood Park Ballot Measure
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Maywood Park has referred a measure to voters in the City of Maywood Park at the November 7th, 2023 General Election, and the City of Maywood Park Elections Official has received a Ballot Title for that referral.
For a full copy of the Ballot Title, see text below
Any registered voter dissatisfied with the Ballot Title may file a petition for review with the Multnomah County Circuit Court on or before September 1, 2023. Any person filing a petition must also notify the Elections Official, dbloom@cityofmaywoodparkor.gov, in writing that the petition has been filed, and the notice must be given by 5:00 p.m. on the next business day after the petition has been filed with the Circuit Court. – Dalene Bloom, City Elections Official
Sewer in Maywood Park
Caption describing the subject of the referral
Shall Maywood Park connect to the sewer at this time?
Question: Shall Maywood Park begin the transition away from private onsite wastewater systems to a public sewer system at this time?
Summary: Proposes the adoption of the existing Wastewater Facilities Plan replacing individual onsite cesspool and septic systems with a public sanitary sewer system. “Yes” vote means the city will begin the process of forming committees to pursue funding options. Funding for this project is yet to be determined. There may be options for grants, local bonds, or low-interest loans to cover the costs of the project. This ballot measure does not endorse any particular method of funding, but rather seeks to gather input from the community regarding the adoption of the plan. The city would also begin working with The City of Portland to enter into an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to connect to City of Portland sewer. Once funding methods are identified, a separate vote to fund and implement the wastewater facilities plan will be brought to the residents of Maywood Park in a future election.
“No” vote means the city will not move forward with plans to connect to sewer at this time, and residents will remain responsible for maintaining their own on-site wastewater systems.