Last April the governors of Washington and Oregon announced plans to break ground on the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project in 2013, and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber promised an independent financial review of the CRC’s financial options. “I appreciate very much the concerns about financing expressed by my longtime ...
The controversy on where to place 11 huge electrical towers – larger than any currently seen in the city – has ignited potential stakeholders who examine every nuance of the Bonneville Power Administration’s work. So it was odd that none of them attended Monday afternoon’s workshop where BPA representatives updated ...
The Feb. 14, 2012 special election had some clear winners and no losers. With percentages ranging from 56 percent to 70 percent, levies around the county and one bond gave education funding a strong show of confidence. Here are the results as of 12:40 p.m. Wednesday. Evergreen School District Voters ...
Washington State’s House of Representatives has given the green light to tolling on the span between Oregon and Washington, following on the heels of an earlier vote by the state Senate. The House voted 65 to 33 to give transportation officials in Washington the power to place tolls between Vancouver ...
The Vancouver Fire Department returned to Monday’s City Council workshop to continue discussion of the proposed “Stop the Clock” ambulance agreement, which would add a few minutes to emergency response time and cut back on hours that ambulances are staffed. Vancouver Fire Chief Joe Molina and Clark Regional Emergency Services ...
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a move that sparked promises of a referendum from opponents. Last week the bill was passed by a vote of 55 to 43 in the Washington State House of Representatives, according to a story in The Olympia ...
Clark County voters will be asked to cast their ballots Tuesday on upwards of $1 billion in property tax levies earmarked for five school districts – one of which had more than $800,000 embezzled over a 10-year period. Measures on the table range from $47 million in Ridgefield to $400,000 ...
Flying in the face of a $10 billion* price tag that planners have put on the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project is an Oregon Department of Transportation report that the two Interstate Bridges are good for another 60 years – and when their time ends a replacement bridge could ...
Jane Austen’s romantic classic “Sense and Sensibility” kicks off the 10th season for Magenta Theater just in time for Valentine’s Day. “The 2010 production of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ clearly demonstrated the Vancouver/Portland audiences’ love for all things Austen, so it was a natural move to start the very important 10th ...
The SW Washington Regional Transportation Council board of directors amended a transportation plan Tuesday in order to allow the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project another $28 million in federal and state funds. The amount includes $24.25 million in federal National Highway System funds and $3.83 million from the Washington State Department of Transportation...
Beefed-up fire and police presences, along with fare enforcement, would be provided by C-Tran for light rail trains and stations when the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project is built, according to a report presented to the Vancouver City Council...
Some of those who participated work in our building. Some are friends, and all are people we admire – they visit our website, after all! In the spirit of inclusiveness, we decided to enter everyone’s name in a hat and have someone from outside COUV.COM draw a winner. (The only ...
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