City of Wood Village v. Portland Metropolitan Area Local Government Boundary Commission

Petitioner, City of Wood Village, has filed an appeal from a decision of the respondent boundary commission. Now before us is petitioner’s motion for a stay of the boundary commission’s order of annexation from which petitioner has appealed.

As required by Von Weidlein/N. W. Bottling v. OLCC, 16 Or App 81, 514 P2d 560, 515 P2d 936, 517 P2d 295 (1973), rev den (1974), petitioner first sought a stay from the boundary commission. The commission replied that it lacked authority to issue a stay because of new statutes enacted last year. We conclude the boundary commission, at least in this case,…