The $166 million St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union, which last month called off  a  merger bid by another Oregon credit union following member objections, has set Sept. 4 as the date for a special meeting on a recall petition  for five board 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 through this process," Van Vleet said Monday, but said the board "stands by its decisions," including canceling the planned merger with the $134 million Wauna FCU of Clatskanie, which had been in the works for several months.  

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