The $166 million St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union,which last month called off a merger bid by anotherOregon credit union following member objections, has set Sept. 4 asthe date for a special meeting on a recall petition for fiveboard members.

The newly installed president/CEO of St. Helens, Brooke Van Vleet called the recall effort “disappointing,baseless and disruptive.”

“We respect the right of members to voice their opinions throughthis process,” Van Vleet said Monday, but said the board “stands byits decisions,” including canceling the planned merger with the$134 million Wauna FCU of Clatskanie, which had been in the works forseveral months.

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