LAKE OSWEGO TIGARD WATER PARTNERSHIP
With the support of its community , the City of Tigard partnered with the City of Lake Oswego in 2008 to make a long-term investment in its future water source . The Lake Oswego Tigard Water Partnership provides Tigard shared ownership in its future water supply and delivers customers in both communities safe , reliable drinking water through what will be the most seismically resilient water system built in Oregon .
The project began during an economic crisis at the local and national levels . As it turned out , the recession resulted in lower borrowing costs for local governments and greater competition for municipal work by construction firms . These two facts made it the best time for the partnership to begin construction . John Goodrich , public works manager for the city of Tigard , calls it serendipity .
“ It was the best time to design and build this project , because those dollars weren ’ t going overseas ,” said Goodrich . “ The workers were
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local , so that money was going to the local economy . It was just a winwin situation all around . All these little things came together , and I think that just really enhances the project .”
THE BACKGROUND OF TWO CITIES Founded in 1961 , Tigard is a 50,000-person municipality
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