Round 2 in Oswego Lake access lawsuit
Was it a navigable waterway when Oregon became a state? Or just a swampy muck? We will likely find out in the new year.
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Did you cover this story:
http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19055-locking_up_oswego_lake.html
"the city council has taken extraordinary steps to prevent the public from using a public park to access a public lake."
Posted by CM | November 2, 2012 3:49 PM
As Jack pointed out...the one and only issue that has to be resolved is if Oswego Lake, f.k.a. "Sucker Lake" was a navigable waterway at the time of statehood in 1859. I could care less who wins, but the lawsuit is going to be a battle of the historians. It's a well established fact that the first dam was built after statehood. I haven't seen much else in terms of historical evidence about what the lake looked like or was used for before they dammed it in the 1860's. Fun times.
Posted by Usual Kevin | November 2, 2012 4:43 PM
I think a bigger story here is $784 yr for 404 acres? Even it if it is a little wet looks like a little more than a sweetheart deal. Where can I sign up and I will take the personal police chief as well.
Posted by BoBo | November 3, 2012 5:26 PM