Legal Opinion
Johnson v. City of La Grande
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided May 3, 2000No. LUBA 99-053; CA A108908PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeits, C. J.
The City of La Grande adopted a decision to annex a 155-parcel area, including respondents’ property, without an election pursuant to ORS 222.170. Respondents appealed to LUBA, which remanded the decision to the city. The city petitions and respondents cross-petition for our review. We affirm.
We begin by setting out the relevant statutes. ORS 222.170(1) provides for annexation without an election
“if more than half of the owners of land in the territory, who also own more than half of the land in the contiguous territory and of real property therein representing more than half of the assessed…
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