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Save-Our-Streets (SOS) Phase I
The City responded to this situation by proposing a funding measure which was approved by Auburn voters in the November 2004 General Election. This Proposition now allows the City's property tax levy to generate money for a dedicated local street fund, which is solely used to fund a local street pavement preservation and rehabilitation program, called the Save Our Street (SOS) Phase I Program. Since 2005, the City has been combining the levy funds with funds from other sources to provide the SOS Program with $1.2 million to $2.6 million annually. These funds are being used to implement yearly local street pavement preservation and rehabilitation projects. The City regularly inspects the pavement condition of every local street. Based on this inspection, streets are put into one of four condition categories; good, fair, poor, and very poor. Pavement in good condition typically does not need any major maintenance work. Pavement in fair and poor condition typically requires some type of maintenance work (like resurfacing) that will help preserve the existing pavement. Pavement in very poor condition is typically unsalvageable and must be completely removed and replaced (called a rebuild).
 5th Street SE Prior to Rebuild SOS Program in 2009  5th Street SE After Rebuild SOS Program in 2009 During the initial years of the SOS Program, the City focused almost exclusively on preserving streets in fair to poor condition. The reason for this was two-fold; it addressed streets in need of repair and it prevented these streets from deteriorating to the point that a more expensive treatment would be needed (such as a total rebuild which can be five times more expensive than a preservation treatment). Since 2009, many of the fair to poor streets have now been treated and the City has also begun rebuilding streets in very poor condition. There are many factors the City must consider when determining which streets in very poor condition to rebuild each year. Many of the utilities that exist under the very poor streets need to be replaced in conjunction with rebuild work (either because the utility is very old and could not withstand the stress of construction work, or because the City already plans to replace the utility in the future). Therefore, one of the most important factors the City considers when choosing which streets to rebuild is the available utility funds to pay for the needed utility replacement work. Another important factor the City must consider when selecting streets to rebuild each year is the amount of ongoing maintenance work that is required by City maintenance staff. Streets that require more attention from City maintenance staff are a higher priority compared to other streets. Streets with significant drainage problems and streets with significant bumps and dips that are beyond what the City maintenance staff can repair themselves are also given a higher priority. The City also considers the number of residents being served by the street, coordination with private utility work, and coordination with private development work when selecting streets to rebuild each year. In 2005, the City had approximately 59 miles of local streets that were in fair to very poor condition. Since 2005, the SOS Program has repaired 42 miles of local streets with only an estimated 7 miles of streets in fair to poor condition left to resurface and 10 miles of streets in very poor condition left to rebuild. More detailed information about the SOS Phase I Program can be found at the links below or by contacting Seth Wickstrom, Street Systems Engineer, or by telephone at 253-804-5086. SOS annual work program
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The City is responsible for maintaining 214 miles of streets, of which 116 miles are local streets. (This