The Evergreen

A rural Oregon town is going broke. Can it be saved?


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Lakeview is a small town nicknamed the “Tallest Town in Oregon.” It’s home to hot springs, a round up and about 2,400 people. 

 

But this former timber town is currently millions of dollars in debt it can't pay off, and brown drinking water has become the norm for residents. 

 

OPB reporters Bryce Dole and Joni Auden Land take us inside Lakeview — how it got into such a dire state –  and how residents are trying to save it. 

 

Read Bryce and Joni’s full story here. 

 

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