Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission v. City of Eugene

Plaintiff, Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission (Plaintiff or Boundary Commission), appeals from an adverse decree entered in its suit for injunctive relief against defendant City of Eugene acting by the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB). The issue presented is whether, without the approval of the Boundary Commission, ORS 199.464(3) precludes the extension of water lines by EWEB to areas outside the city limits of the City of Eugene, but within three defined areas EWEB contracted to serve prior to the enactment of ORS 199.464(3), and within one area EWEB contracted to serve…