Public access foes ordered to pay hefty legal fees to victors in Oswego Lake case

The moneyed suburb and private corporation that once maintained Oswego Lake’s status as a gated domain must pay the legal fees of the

lawyers who won public access,

a judge ruled Friday.

Clackamas County Circuit Judge Kathie Steele

split the $1.5 million bill three ways

— with the Lake Oswego Corporation footing 45% of the bill and City Hall on the hook for more than a third.

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