land ▁Police ▁department ▁to ▁arrest ▁F esser , ▁although ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁F esser ▁had ▁committed ▁a ▁crime ▁existed . ▁Additionally , ▁police ▁seized ▁papers ▁where ▁F esser ▁had ▁recorded ▁his ▁compla ints ▁about ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination . ▁The ▁West ▁L inn ▁police ▁department ▁paid ▁F esser ▁a ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁settlement ▁and ▁the ▁officers ▁involved ▁res igned . ▁However , ▁no ▁criminal ▁charges ▁were ▁file d ▁against ▁the ▁involved ▁officers . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which , ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁the ▁Will am ette ▁and ▁T ual atin ▁rivers ; ▁it ▁includes ▁the ▁former ▁town sites / develop ments ▁of ▁Will am ette , ▁Bol ton , ▁Mult nom ah ▁City , ▁Sun set ▁City , ▁and ▁West ▁Oregon ▁City . ▁ ▁Will am ette ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁West ▁L inn ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁towns ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Later ▁an nex ations ▁brought ▁in ▁the ▁C ed aro ak , ▁Mary l h urst ▁and ▁H idden ▁Spr ings ▁neighborhood s . ▁ ▁In fill ▁created ▁the ▁T anner ▁Bas in ▁and ▁T ann ler ▁neighborhood s . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Nature ▁Conserv ancy ▁maintain s ▁the ▁Cam ass ia ▁Natural ▁Area ▁in ▁central ▁West