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Clackamas County judge orders city to end exclusionary practices, remove barriers to Oswego Lake

A Clackamas County judge ordered the City of Lake Oswego on Monday to end its exclusionary lake use policies and allow public access. Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Kathie Steele ordered the ...
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Clackamas County judge calls for removal of barriers at Oswego Lake

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland suburb has just a few months to remove some of its barriers impeding public access to a local lake. According to an order issued on Monday, the City of Lake Oswego ...
KGW8

Lake Oswego homeowners appeal court ruling allowing public access to lake

PORTLAND, Ore. — A legal battle has raged for 13 years to determine whether the public has a right to access Oswego Lake — and it appears it will continue raging, despite a court order last week that ...
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Oswego Lake restrictions lifted after judge determined public access ban was unlawful

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In a saga centered around Oswego Lake, a judge has ruled city officials cannot restrict the public from accessing the water. On Wednesday, Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge ...
Oregonian

Lake Oswego ended its fight to keep posh lake private. Why do they need a year to comply?

In a watershed moment, a majority of the Lake Oswego City Council voted Monday night to stop fighting a 12-year-old lawsuit seeking public access to the ritzy suburb’s namesake lake. By mid-day ...
Oregonian

Lake Oswego partially reverses July 4 lake access ban after legal threat

Weeks after the city of Lake Oswego drew activists’ ire for issuing a de facto ban on public access to Oswego Lake during the week of July 4, the city is making a small concession: nonresidents can ...