Representatives of the Umatilla Chemical Depot Local Reuse Authority are mounting an attack to a recently-announced Pentagon decision to keep the Umatilla Chemical Depot open.

In an emergency meeting Wednesday at the Nixyáawii Governance Center, LRA representatives decided to fight. They want to continue the depot closure process as planned. The LRA involves representatives of Umatilla and Morrow counties, the ports of Umatilla and Morrow and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.