This section is under construction.

The formation of a sanitary district was requested by Sal-la-Sea II developers in July or August of 1972. The County Commission Chairman informed them there was a legal obstacle since petitions to form such districts must be signed by prospective residents. The Sal-la-Sea II subdivision had no residents at that time. (NG - 8/31/1972) The proceedings to establish a sanitary district were cancelled by the County Commissioners due to errors by the Sal-la-Sea developers. (NG - 1/1973)

On November 6, 1973, the Lincoln City Manager was authorized to proceed with development of a master plan for sanitary sewers. He was also authorized to meet with the Lincoln county Commissioners for the designation of Lincoln City as the implementation agency for north Lincoln County sanitary sewers. Lincoln City would then be the official implementing regional sewer agency for all of Lincoln County north of the Siletz River. The underlying purpose of this move was to obtain federal money from the EPA. The EPA, at that time, would not give federal funding unless it was for regional service. (NG - 11/8/1973)

In December 1973 the Lincoln City Council adopted an ordinance establishing a policy of providing municipal utilities services outside the city limits by contract. Under the new ordinance no water, sewer or other services will be provided by the city outside the corporate limits except by written contract executed by the property owner and approved by the council. The property owner must also agree to waive any future remonstrance to annexation and the contract will specify the terms or conditions under which the council may execute annexation proceedings. (NG - 12/27/73)

In September 1974 Lincoln City adopted a comprehensive sewer development plan that could extend sewer lines to Roads End as early as 1977. (NG - 9/12/1974) Conditional approval was given to begin the final engineering work on September 25, 1974. The second phase of the project would involve installing sewer systems for Roads End plus the upgrading and expansion of present Lincoln City wastewater treatment facilities. (NG - 9/26/1974)

A public hearing to consider the formation of a water and sanitary district at Roads End was scheduled for October 22, 1974. The Roads End Improvement Association submitted petitions for the district. (NG - 10/10/1974) A final hearing for the districts was to be given on November 26, 1974. (NG - 11/24/1974) No opposition was expressed at the hearing to the two new districts allowing the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners to approve them and set up a January 14, 1975, election for a board of directors. (NG - 11/28/1974)

The first board of directors for the Roads End water and sewer districts was elected on January 15, 1975. (NG - 1/16/1975) The board officers for the newly created districts were named on January 22, 1975. (NG - 1/23/1975)

Roads End voters approved general obligation bonds for Phase Three of their sewer project on June 24, 1977 by a vote of 93-12. (NG - 9/8/1977)

The Roads End Sanitary District agreed to allow up to 250 free hookups to the new sewer system in the Indian Lands in order to gain easements to connect the sewer system between Roads End and Lincoln City. (NG - 2/16/1978)

A budget was approved by the Roads End Sanitary Board for construction of the Roads End sewer lines. Bids were to open April 7, 1978 for construction of the main interceptor line that will connect to the Lincoln City system at 31^st Street. The tentative schedule is for the contract to be awarded June 12, 1978, with construction to start June 22. (NG - 3/16/1978)

An offer was made to the owner of the Indian Lands for easements for the new sewer lines but there had been no reply by March 1978. The Roads End Sanitary District was then left with condemnation as the only answer left to gain those easements. (NG - 3/30/1978)

A condemnation complaint was filed in Circuit Court to obtain the three easements necessary to run the new sewer lines across Indian Lands. After not responding to the offer of free hookups, the owners of the land also did not respond to a purchase offer for the easements. A hearing date was set in June 1978 and if the owner did not respond, the Roads End Sewer District would be given access to the easements. (NG - 6/1/1978)

An election in March 1979 approved a general obligation bond to finance the Roads End share of Phase Two of the sanitary sewer system. The bond passed by a wide margin of 95-17. (NG - 3/15/79)

The State of Oregon and federal inspectors accepted the final inspection of Phase One of the new sewer services the week of August 13, 1979. Upon receipt of the reports, the Roads End Sanitary District accepted this portion of the system and Phase One was complete. All owners of property abutting the new sewer lines within the district were notified to connect any existing buildings before December 22, 1979. A substantial increase in connection fees and additional violation penalties will accrue for owners that are not connected by that deadline. (NG - 8/23/1979)