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last eight years has added a lot .”
A NEW ERA The goal for the partnership is to have the capital program wrapped up within the next 12 to 18 months .
“ That will be a major milestone , as this is the largest public works project ever undertaken by the city of Tigard ,” said Koellermeier . “ As an organization , we ’ re always challenged to do more with less , and now we have this new major
infrastructure to own , operate and maintain .”
In the past , Tigard has essentially been a renter of water through a wholesale contract with the Portland Water Bureau . If there was a waterquality issue or something else they did not like , the solution was making a phone call to somebody else to fix the problem .
Now , there ’ s no one else to call . Tigard has the ability to handle future water quality and delivery
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