Sweet Home’s city council continues drawdown litigation pursuit

By Ethan Hoagland
Of The New Era

Sweet Home’s city council approved a formal commitment to pursue litigation over the impacts of the Green Peter Reservoir drawdown on Nov. 28. Linn County Commissioners made a similar formal commitment the week prior.

City Manager Kelcey Young said while this formalizes the city’s commitment to exploring the litigation, city officials have been talking with law firms and “spear-heading the coalition” of impacted municipalities since the end of…