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Clackamas County commissioners weigh response after PGE proceeded with pole work while LUBA appeal is pending
Summary
Commissioners expressed sympathy for Stafford-area residents after Portland General Electric began work on utility poles while a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) appeal is pending. The board directed staff to draft a letter to PGE, consider outreach to state legislators and return with drafts on Tuesday; no formal legal action was taken at the meeting.
Clackamas County commissioners spent the bulk of their Feb. 5 meeting discussing a contested utility project in the Stafford area after residents raised concerns that Portland General Electric began installing poles while a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) appeal was still pending.
Chair Roberts opened the discussion by asking whether the county should act to represent constituent concerns and the board heard multiple perspectives from elected members and county counsel. Commissioners said they empathize with residents and described feelings of limited authority because…
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