Legal Opinion
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco County Court
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided September 9, 1987No. LUBA 81-132; CA A39509; SC S33322PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLinde, J.
The issue before us is whether a 2-1 decision by a board of county commissioners to call an election on a proposal to incorporate a city was invalid because one of the favorable votes was cast by a member who had undisclosed business dealings with proponents of the incorporation. The Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), after taking evidence on the transactions, rejected this challenge to the county board’s action. On review, the Court of Appeals reversed LUBA’s order and invalidated the county board’s decision because one of the participants was not impartial. 1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco…
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