Who can participate in Terrebonne Sanitary District meetings and conversations? The answer to this question is very simple: EVERYONE, and yes we mean EVERYONE. You do not have to live in the district, Terrebonne, or even in the State of Oregon. Oregon’s Open Meeting...
Terrebonne Sanitary District – Sewer System Hook-up Fees
Sep 5, 2024 | Hook-Up Fees
Most people that are interested in connecting to the coming sewer system seem to be under the impression that it will be free to connect and they just start making monthly payments for service. Nothing could be further from the truth.Why do you think the sewer board...
Terrebonne Sanitary District – 2022 Proposed Budget
.One of our reporters has been looking into the Terrebonne Sanitary District’s proposed budget and we have a few questions. First, as we have stated before, this budget is full of very old numbers, but we believe it is also full of exaggerated and understated numbers....
A Sewer Line Close to District Water Wells?
Sep 5, 2024 | Contamination, Oregon Health Authority
On January 31st, 2023 Ryan Rudnick, from Parametrix Engineering working for Terrebonne Sanitary District (TSD), filed for a waiver from Oregon Health Authority (OHA) - Drinking Water Services to place a sewer line inside the standard 100 feet setback from a public...
Terrebonne Sanitary District – Sewer System Hook-up Fees – Part 2
Sep 4, 2024 | Hook-Up Fees
This is a copy of page 100 from the 2022 Terrebonne Wastewater System Preliminary Engineering Report.* The costs listed are what it would cost each property owner to retrofit their septic system to be able to connect to the sewer system. 8.6 Onsite Connection Costs...
Terrebonne Sanitary District – Sewer System Hook-up Fees – Part 3
Sep 3, 2024 | Hook-Up Fees
This is a copy of page 97 from the 2022 Terrebonne Wastewater System Preliminary Engineering Report.* The costs listed are: What you will pay each month for sewer service What you will pay in SDC fees. (Each property owner has to pay a one time SDC fee to help cover...
Crescent Sanitary District – A Tale of Woe
Aug 16, 2024 | Budget, Districts in Trouble
We have uncovered a true tale of woe that does not bode well for our local sewer district, Terrebonne Sanitary District. Could TSD be going down this same road? In 2018 the city of Crescent, Oregon decided to build a sewer system to eliminate septic systems in its...
Who Will Pay For The Sewer System?
Aug 12, 2024 | EDUs, Hook-Up Fees
How Many Homes and Businesses Are In the Terrebonne Sanitary District That Will Pay for Service? Let’s start with the number of ratepayers or Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs) the District is “budgeting” to be paying when the system starts serving its customers: That...
Connection to the District Through Annexation
Jul 23, 2024 | Annexation
In early 2024 the board of the Terrebonne Sanitary District (TSD) sent out a letter to every member of the unincorporated area of Terrebonne offering up an invitation to annex into the TSD. Wow…that is really nice of them to offer to let everyone that wanted to...
Terrebonne Sanitary District – July 2024 Meeting
Jul 18, 2024 | Annexation, Budget, Meetings
Board Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 3:30 p.m.Smith Rock Community Church, 8344 11th Street, Terrebonne 1. Board Members Present: Tim Brown, Kristin Yurdin and Guy Vernon. 2. Others Present: Ryan Rudnick, Nancy Blankenship, Linda Swearingen and Jim...