Thompson v. City of St. Helens

On May 4,1983, the city council of St. Helens, acting at an evening meeting, passed an ordinance vacating a street. The ordinance was effective immediately and was “filed for record” in the deed records of Columbia County on May 5, 1983, pursuant to ORS 271.150.1 Plaintiffs, who had opposed the ordinance, filed a notice of appeal with the circuit court on June 6, 1983. The court dismissed that appeal as not timely filed, and this appeal followed.

Appeals from street vacation ordinances are governed by ORS 271.130(4):

“Any property owner affected by the order of vacation or the order awarding…