Ronald Wastewater District

ANNEXATION PROVIDES VOTING RIGHTS

Annexation Does:

Give you the right to vote for District Commissioner.
Give you the right to run for District Commissioner.
Give you the right to be heard on Capital Improvements and District fiscal policy.

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Annexation Does Not:

Increase or change sewer rates.
Add any additional costs to ratepayers.
Affect other City of Shoreline services or utilities in
the annexation area.

There is no cost to the ratepayer and no change in sewer rates resulting from annexation
Annexation benefits those voters who live within the annexation
boundaries and gives these ratepayers rights with Ronald Wastewater
District they do not benefit from at the present time.
Annexation does not in any way effect other City of Shoreline services or
utilities in the annexation area.

If you have any questions about annexation and how it might benefit you,
please contact the District Staff at (206) 546-2494 or email us at mderrick@ronaldwastewater.org

Q: Who is benefited by annexation?
A: There are approximately 19,200 residents, 10 schools, and 300
businesses that will be directly benefited by this annexation by the District.
Those ratepayers currently receive services from Ronald Wastewater District but don't qualify to vote in District elections because they are in an unincorporated area of the District (see annexation maps at right).

Q: What is this annexation all about?
A: If the annexation is approved by voters, then all ratepayers within the annexation boundary will then have a voice in important District affairs such
as: voting for the Board of Commissioners, running for Commissioner themselves, and the right to be heard on Capital Improvements and District fiscal policy. Currently these ratepayers have no voice although they pay the same rates as others already in the District.

Q: When will this annexation take place?
A: The scheduled election will take place on August 19, 2008. Please
visit the King County Election Web site for more information regarding
voter registration, polling places, absentee ballots, etc. http://www.metrokc.gov/elections

Q: Where is the annexation area?
A: The area encompasses approximately 2,660 acres or 4.2 square miles, and 6 neighborhoods. The annexation area is bordered roughly by NE 195th St., Aurora Ave N, NE 145th St., and 30th Ave NE. For a more detailed map
click the following link or choose from the map links in the sidebar at right.
Detailed Annexation Street Map

HISTORY OF ANNEXATION
Since acquiring the annexation area from Seattle in 2001 the District has been working to provide the residents in this area with the right to vote. The following is a brief history of the “Ronald Annexation Area”.

1946 – Lake City Sewer District (LCSD) Special Purpose District formed.

1954 – LCSD south of 145th ST annexed by Seattle.

1974 – All bonds paid off, LCSD District dissolved.

1974 to 2001 – Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) provides sewer service.

2001 – Ronald Wastewater District acquires from SPU.

2001 – Ronald Wastewater District begins process to extend
the right to vote to ratepayers in annexation area.

August 19th, 2008 – Annexation question on the ballot.

If you have any questions about annexation and how it might benefit you,
please contact the District Staff at (206) 546-2494 or email us at mderrick@ronaldwastewater.org