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In Union County, county, La Grande, and state services use different doors
Last reviewed against the listed sources August 12, 2026.
Start by deciding whether the work belongs to Union County, La Grande, or the state. The Oregon Blue Book identifies La Grande as the county seat and an incorporated city in Union County. Union County’s contact table names county offices for the Assessor and Tax Collector, Clerk, Planning, and Public Works. It lists the Circuit and District Courts separately, which helps keep court work out of a general county-office guess.
La Grande has its own city routes. Its Services page separates building permits, Municipal Court, planning and land-use permitting, and water or sewer billing. Choose that page when the task is a La Grande city service.
Oregon.gov keeps a separate directory for state-agency services. Use it when the task is run by the state rather than the county or city. Open the current office page before sending a form, record, or payment.
The ordinary rule is stable, but a current record, boundary, rate, deadline, or personal fact can change the result.
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Use Union County's contact table for county offices, La Grande's Services page for city work, and Oregon.gov for state-run services.
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