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Curious about how much of your property taxes go to the City? 🤔 Why we have so many roundabouts? Maybe you just want to know what a City Manager actually does.

Introducing "Ask the City Manager" – our new short video series in which your burning questions get answered by our very own John Williams! 🔥 Get insights about how the City works, what’s happening around town, and how to access our services, all in two minutes or less. Stay informed, engaged, and make your voice heard: submit your questions below today!

Curious about how much of your property taxes go to the City? 🤔 Why we have so many roundabouts? Maybe you just want to know what a City Manager actually does.

Introducing "Ask the City Manager" – our new short video series in which your burning questions get answered by our very own John Williams! 🔥 Get insights about how the City works, what’s happening around town, and how to access our services, all in two minutes or less. Stay informed, engaged, and make your voice heard: submit your questions below today!

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  • Share My questions are in regards to the new Public Works Facility you are proposing to build: #1 Would it be less expensive to build the new Public Works Facility on the Parker Rd Property rather than on the current property it is slated to built on? #2 The estimate for the building is 35 to 55 million that is a broad range. It is also very expensive relative size of West Linn, why is the cost so substantial? Especially when you take into account the Lake Oswego Rec & Aquatic Center cost 46 Million. I would like a faster non-video response. on Facebook Share My questions are in regards to the new Public Works Facility you are proposing to build: #1 Would it be less expensive to build the new Public Works Facility on the Parker Rd Property rather than on the current property it is slated to built on? #2 The estimate for the building is 35 to 55 million that is a broad range. It is also very expensive relative size of West Linn, why is the cost so substantial? Especially when you take into account the Lake Oswego Rec & Aquatic Center cost 46 Million. I would like a faster non-video response. on Twitter Share My questions are in regards to the new Public Works Facility you are proposing to build: #1 Would it be less expensive to build the new Public Works Facility on the Parker Rd Property rather than on the current property it is slated to built on? #2 The estimate for the building is 35 to 55 million that is a broad range. It is also very expensive relative size of West Linn, why is the cost so substantial? Especially when you take into account the Lake Oswego Rec & Aquatic Center cost 46 Million. I would like a faster non-video response. on Linkedin Email My questions are in regards to the new Public Works Facility you are proposing to build: #1 Would it be less expensive to build the new Public Works Facility on the Parker Rd Property rather than on the current property it is slated to built on? #2 The estimate for the building is 35 to 55 million that is a broad range. It is also very expensive relative size of West Linn, why is the cost so substantial? Especially when you take into account the Lake Oswego Rec & Aquatic Center cost 46 Million. I would like a faster non-video response. link

    My questions are in regards to the new Public Works Facility you are proposing to build: #1 Would it be less expensive to build the new Public Works Facility on the Parker Rd Property rather than on the current property it is slated to built on? #2 The estimate for the building is 35 to 55 million that is a broad range. It is also very expensive relative size of West Linn, why is the cost so substantial? Especially when you take into account the Lake Oswego Rec & Aquatic Center cost 46 Million. I would like a faster non-video response.

    Karen asked 29 days ago

    Hi Karen, thanks for this question! A few things to note:

    • The Parker Rd. property, while larger and more spacious than our existing Public Works Facility, is still located within a primarily residential area. The new property along Salamo also borders a residential area, but its buildings will not be able to be seen by those residents. The new Salamo property is also 30 acres which will allow for adequate storage, staging, and more.  
    • The estimated cost range that was published is very broad. It's based on less than 50% design and incorporated large contingency budgets to account for the unknowns present at that point of the process.
    • Value engineering and design refinement are underway, and it is the intent of the City to build an operations center that is comparable in cost to public works facilities recently constructed in nearby jurisdictions such as Wilsonville and/or Oregon City.


    Let us know if you have follow up questions, and thanks for watching ATCM!

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