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Clackamas Review - Sewage
Article Title Newspaper Date Page
City sewer will cost $48,535 28 Jan 1926 1
Action on sewer rescinded 18 Feb 1926 1
Map of sewer lines 11 Mar 1926 1
Milwaukie sewer is assured 18 Mar 1926 1
Milwaukie sewerage officially allowed 1 Apr 1926 1
entrance to river
Milwaukie assured of sewer 29 Apr 1926 1
Active work on new sewer 6 May 1926 1
Sewer muddle hangs fire 13 May 1926 1
Citizens attend sewer hearing 3 Jun 1926 1
State Board of Health using dilatory tactics over sewer 17 Jun 1926 1
Sewer contracts let by Council 22 Sep 1927 1
May extend sewer 4 Apr 1929 1
To extend sewer up Harrison Street 23 Oct 1929 1
Sewer contract let by City of Milwaukie 30 Oct 1929 1
Sewer bonds sold at good price 16 Apr 1936 1
Sewer lines proposed for entire city area 11 Oct 1945 1
People favor sewer lines for entire city 15 Nov 1945 1
Sewer problem main topic at Council meeting 27 Mar 1947 1
Stevens and Koon hired by city for disposal job 5 Jun 1947 1
Resolution passed by Council authorizes 17 Jul 1947 1
sewer construction
Meeting to hear sewer “beefs” Monday night 31 Jul 1947 1
Council orders call for bids on sewer project 7 Aug 1947 1
Lind awarded sewer job 27 Aug 1947 1
Sewer hookup charges perplex City Council 11 Sep 1947 1
Disposal plant may come to vote in spring 11 Dec 1947 1
Disposal plant bond issue turned down 17 Jun 1948 1
Sewer complaints aired at Council meeting; 12 Aug 1948 1
protests given extension
Date set for bond or payment of sewer assessment 26 Aug 1948 1
Disposal plant inquiry made by sanitary authority 17 Mar 1949 1
Council receives favorable reply 17 Mar 1949 1
from state sanitary authority
Plans completed for disposal unit 12 May 1949 1
Special election on disposal plant slated Tuesday 10 Nov 1949 1
Voters favor sewage disposal by wide margin 17 Nov 1949 1
Bids for city disposal plant to be called 26 Jan 1950 1
Disposal plants bids called this week 2 Feb 1950 1
P.F. Lord will build disposal plant if… 9 Mar 1950 1
Work starts on sewage system here 31 Aug 1950 1
Planning is started on sewer line 29 Mar 1951 1
Sewage treatment plant to be ready July 1, 26 Apr 1951 1
Telford says; use questions raised
Milwaukie sewer sought by Ardenwald 28 Jun 1951 1
Bills for Harvester sewer ready to go out this week 2 Oct 1951 1
Sewer lines not bargain point for 5 Oct 1951 1
annexation for Ardenwald
New sewage plant now in testing week 5 Oct 1951 1
Sewage Treatment plant to be turned 19 Oct 1951 1
over to City Council next week
Ardenwald sewer plans hit by state bonds limits 15 Nov 1951 1
Vote forced on Ardenwald Sewer District 22 Nov 1951 1
Sewer fee system under city scrutiny 29 Nov 1951 1
City okays blanket 50¢ sewer fee 20 Dec 1951 1
Ardenwald votes for sewer district 17 Jan 1952 1
Portland to set fee for Ardenwald 10 Jul 1952 1
Sewage plant readied for Hoover visit 31 Jul 1952 1
Suburban sewage disposal problem stirs 10 Feb 1955 1
action this week; study to be made
Financing major hurdle in sewage disposal planning 24 Feb 1955 1
Sewage disposal problems limiting growth of area 7 Apr 1955 1
Sewage probe plans develop 11 Aug 1955 1
Chamber heads discuss area sewage problems 29 Dec 1955 1
Sewer conditions threaten health, 10 May 1956 1
economy of district, report says
Court asked for Sanitary District vote 17 May 1956 1
Spring Creek residents sue City of Milwaukie 17 Apr 1958 1
on sewer pollution
Big annexation adds majority of Ardenwald; 16 Oct 1958 1
sewer plans underway
Board to let contract for area sewers 1 Sep 1959 1
Construction begins today on sewer work 17 Sep 1959 1
Milwaukie City Council rejects bids for 8 Feb 1963 1
secondary treatment plant
Sewer line presented to Milwaukie 27 Jul 1966 1
North Clackamas sewer problems explored 11 Jan 1967 1
in Milwaukie-county meeting
Milwaukians for sanitary group 1 Feb 1967 1
North Clack. Sewer District election set for March 15 Feb 1967 1
health seen at stake in North Clackamas voting 22 March 1967 1
Plans in motion for sewer district following ballot 29 March 1967 1
Sewer ties due for all 3 May 1967 1
Promoted sewers involve Council 28 June 1967 1
Sewer district response said highly favorable 8 March 1967 1
Funds hang on vote in new sewer zone 2 Aug 1967 1
Sewer election looms over future of area 9 Aug 1967 1
More than $2 million could be lost; sewer election looms 9 Aug 1967 1
Bond OK said boon in county 16 Aug 1967 1
Sewer tie to Valley set to go 13 Sept 1967 1
Residents hear need for tie to sewer system 18 Oct 1967 16
Sewer plans given delay by senators 15 Nov 1967 1
Sewage treatment Plant Okayed by County Commisioners 1 May 1968 3
Council approves service district; 12 Nov 1969 1
awaits vote on sewer project
Kellogg Creek sewer plant wins approval 28 Jan 1970 1
Contractors begin putting down new sewer 14 Nov 1973 1
pipes; close some roads
Milwaukie gets additional EPA funds for sewers 27 Feb 1974 1
City group proposes sewer, street work 6 Mar 1974 1
for $7.5 million
New Year’s greeting from Sewer District: 23 Dec 1974 1
$9.1 million in assessment bills readied
Sewer rates rise while Kellogg Lake issue 12 Sep 1979 10
sinks in Milwaukie
Milwaukie increases city water and sewer rates 21 May 1981 1
Panel calls for sewer rate hike 21 Feb 1985 6
City to stage meetings on sewer plan 9 May 1985 3
Sewer rates jump in city, county 30 May 1985 1
County wins $8.3 million for sewer systems 24 Oct 1985 4
Damascus sewers are subject of county study 8 Jun 1989 6
County eyes stiff fines for nuisances 8 Jun 1989 9
55 Damascans learn of county sewer plans 14 Sep 1989 3
HOPP hears sewer pay plan, protests approach 21 Sep 1989 11
Creek neighbors say substance kills 12 Oct 1989 1
Two area sewer agencies receive EPA’s national 12 Oct 1989 8
message
Sewer annexation plan attacked 8 Mar 1990 1
Kellogg sewage plant turns political 15 Mar 1990 1
Treated sludge escapes sewage treatment plant 5 Apr 1990 10
County and city seek sewer service options 26 Apr 1990 9
Commission approves Milwaukie sewer 30 May 1990 1
Milwaukie group warned about economics and sewers 5 Jul 1990 1
Happy Valley developer seeks sewer changes 14 Feb 1991 1
Happy Valley to inspect for septic failures 7 Mar 1991 2
Sewer financing meeting set 28 Mar 1991 4
City stirred up over storm water 19 Sep 1991 1
Milwaukie attempts to educate polluters 19 Sep 1991 2
Happy Valley faces more water/sewage problems 10 Oct 1991 1
Metro South Station gets good annual report 5 Mar 1992 3
Special sewage hearing set March 10 4 Mar 1993 4
Milwaukie approves sewage rate increase 24 Jun 1993 5
“Old Stinky” odor eaters plan discussed 16 Sep 1993 1
New storm drain fees 24 Mar 1994 3
Milwaukie residents sewer bills increase by 15 percent 19 May 1994 2
Oak Lodge will rewrite policy on storm water 10 Nov 1994 11
Committee could move sewage plant 15 Mar 1996 A5
Businesses call for closure of sewer plant 17 May 1996 A2
Milwaukie seeks $7.6 million loan to connect another 2 Oct 1998 6
2,450 homes to sewer
City seeking input on sewer plant's future 30 Oct 1998 1
Sewage-addled homeowner raises a stink 15 Dec 1999 10
Southend Sewer Gravity Trunk Upgrade Project 19 Jan 2000 19
County Milwaukie debate sewage plant’s future 14 Feb 2002 1