Western States Land Reliance Trust filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 Friday, as the final step in the foreclosure process loomed for 20 of its properties in the Sweet Home area.
WSLRT owes some $439,188.81 in six years of back taxes on 20 of 23 properties it owns in the Sweet Home area and Linn County. It owes $298,530.92 on the largest property, 2210 Tamarack St., a former Willamette Industries mill site. The properties are…