PUD Pays $387,573 in Property Taxes
November 23, 2009
Columbia River People's Utility District (PUD) paid $387,573 in property taxes to Columbia and Multnomah counties for 2009. The amount is based on an assessed value of $30.1 million.
Property taxes paid to Columbia and Multnomah Counties help to fund schools, fire districts, emergency response and other city and county services. The PUD's 2009 property tax bill will be divided as follows:
- Schools: $191,338
- Fire Districts: $78,368
- County: $51,155
- Cities: $22,576
- 911 C-Com: $16,082
- Other Taxing Districts: $28,054
The allocation for schools represents a 10.9% increase over the 2008 payment; the fire district allocation is 11.8% higher than last year. These changes are due to additional levies that were passed by area voters.
Of the total, $382,029 was paid to Columbia County and $5,544 was paid to Multnomah County. The PUD serves 375 customers in Northern Multnomah County including Happy Rock, Rocky Pointe and Big Oak marinas on the east side of Higway 30 and Watson, Gilkison and NW St. Helens Roads on the west.
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For more information, contact Libby Calnon, PUD Communication Specialist, at lca@crpud.org or (503) 366-3264.
Columbia River People's Utility District provides electric service to 18,560 customers in Columbia and Multnomah Counties in Oregon.
The PUD employs 49 people and had FY2008 gross revenues of $28.7 million.
