The Eugene Chamber of Commerce said Friday that it sees progress in a recent vote by the Eugene City Council that implemented an 18% hike to the city’s stormwater fee to help plug a looming gap in next year’s city budget, calling it “a step in the right direction” in a media release.
The city, facing an $11.5 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, had previously planned to implement a new fire fee to raise $10 million.
A group with backing from the Chamber gathered signatures and petitioned to put the fire fee to voters instead…