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Clatsop County Counsel
Heather Reynolds informed
the Board of Commissioners
Wednesday about Linn Coun-
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Linn County Board of Commissioners Chairman Roger Nyquist, left, and Commissioners John Lindsey and Will Tucker adjourn their morning meet-
ing, Jan. 13, at the Linn County Court House in Albany, after voting to pursue a class action lawsuit against the state of Oregon.
Linn County estimates that
the 150 local districts in the 15
counties have missed out on
$35 million per year in revenue
in the past 15 years from the
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Randy Roden, right, walks out following a hearing in the Clatsop County Circuit Court
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