Listen to audio of this story by clicking the above black arrow or the download link. Law enforcement agencies have announced they will beef up DUI patrols in Clark County through Mar. 18, including on county roads, state routes and city streets. During 2011, 45 drivers were arrested in Clark ...
We were led to believe that the Coast Guard failed to inform the Columbia River Crossing that the 95 bridge height was unacceptable. We were told the Coast Guard just now changed their mind and that they were negligent to not inform the CRC long ago of the disastrous mistake ...
Listen to audio of this story by clicking the above black arrow or the download link. Fire District 6 will replace all 16 of its mobile data computers for $110,776, thanks in part to a federal grant that will cover 80 percent of the costs. The FEMA Assistance to Firefighters ...
The City Council meeting rolled out recognition for citizens by opening with a proclamation for AmeriCorps Week. Vancouver AmeriCorps volunteers work to improve education, public safety, health and the environment. The mayor also read a proclamation for breast reconstruction awareness or BRAVE Day. BRAVE stands for Breast Reconstruction Advocacy Victory ...
During a Smarter Bridge Committee tour to highlight bridge alternatives to the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project, COUV.COM chatted with member Ron Buel. “The local governments weren’t really involved in making the decision to choose this particular project. The lobbyist hand-picked the task force to do it,” Buel ...
Community Development Grants Manager Peggy Sheehan had both good and bad news to impart to Vancouver City Council at its Mar. 5 meeting. Working in conjunction with HOME (Home Investment Partnership Program) and CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) and Program Coordinator Martin Greenlee, she began by outlining all the terrific ...
After a week of behind the scenes compromises, the midnight deadline loomed and waned as Washington lawmakers failed to pass a state budget. That puts a special session on the horizon. According to the Olympia Report, the bone of contention was a provision added by Democrats that would have delayed ...
As part of the general effort to restructure and expand parks and recreation services that has been underway since February of 2010, city staff is considering introducing an initiative to form a Vancouver Metropolitan Park District (MPD). First enacted into Washington State law in 1907, MPD’s are governmental entities created ...
Working in conjunction with Vancouver’s Police and Fire Departments, City officials are considering modifications to local fireworks ordinances that could change the way residents celebrate Independence Day for years to come. Current policy permits the use of approved firework devices within city limits from July 1st to July 4th and ...
As advertised, the C-Tran meeting on bus rapid transit for the Fourth Plain corridor was all about what the project could look like and not much else. Sponsored by the Vancouver Planning Commission and facilitated by their Vice Chair Robert Haverkate, the meeting took place in the void left by ...
Efforts to balance industrial and residential interests in the Countryside Woods neighborhood continued during the March 5th meeting of Vancouver’s City Council. The Evergreen Pit, located on the corner of NE 18th and NE 155th, has served as a valuable local source of gravel for decades, but the details surrounding ...
The fact that Washington State would be completely responsible for toll collection and bridge maintenance has been one of the many fine-print details of the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail tolling project to go largely unreported. The information is included in a financial review of the Columbia River Crossing Light ...
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