Norvell v. Portland Metropolitan Area Local Government Boundary Commission

Petitioners 1 seek review of an order of the Portland Metropolitan Area Local Government Boundary Commission (hereafter, "Boundary Commission”) which approved the annexation to the City of Portland of 106 acres of mostly undeveloped land in Multnomah County. Petitioners have leveled a shotgun blast 2 at virtually every finding made by the Boundary Commission relating to the Statewide Planning Goals, and also have challenged the Commission’s failure to make findings with respect to a number of the Goals. We agree that the Boundary Commission’s findings are insufficient and therefore reverse,…