The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a record of decision approving the environmental phase of the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project, allowing the project to move forward with land acquisition and pursuit of final funding. The $10 billion* plan will replace the current Interstate Bridges with a wider ...
After nearly two hours of debate Monday, the Vancouver City Council unanimously approved a controversial ban on all tobacco use in public parks, effective Jan. 9, 2012. The decision was part of the council’s approval of comprehensive changes to the Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation codes, which include bans on the ...
Up until yesterday, Washougal and Woodland voters still waited for the final outcome of the Nov. 8 general election. Monday, the ballots cast for Caryn Plinski and Rodney P. Morris, for the City of Washougal, Council Position No. 2, were manually recounted by the Clark County elections department. In the ...
Six weeks ago, the Vancouver City Council enacted an emergency six-month moratorium on new industrial development within a 16-block light industrial district downtown. Now the public will be able to weigh in on the decision during tonight’s City Council meeting, beginning at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The moratorium was ...
Puffing on a cigarette or not cleaning up after Fido in a city park could lead to steeper penalties if the Vancouver City Council approves proposed updates to the city’s municipal park code. On Nov. 28, the council reviewed a number of park code revisions recommended by Vancouver-Clark Parks and ...
There still may be a minor league baseball team in Clark County’s future, but it won't be the Class A Yakima Bears. The team’s bid to move to Vancouver was scuttled Tuesday when the Board of County Commissioners voted 2 to 1 to reject a proposed 5 percent tax
Earlier this year, a Google search produced a list of what was being written about the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project (CRC). The links were posted here: CRC: What other publications, blogs are saying. Today, the update continues as we continue to see strong opposition to the project. As ...
If the latest employment figures are any indication, Clark County’s economy is stuck in a hole and going nowhere fast. That sobering news comes from state economist Scott Bailey, who spoke before the Washington State Transportation Commission on Nov. 14 at the Port of Vancouver. Bailey is the regional economist ...
It’s one thing to see a drawing of the proposed $10 billion* Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project. It’s quite another to stand on the north end of the Interstate Bridge and imagine the massive concrete structure stretching across the Columbia River and touching down on Vancouver’s waterfront. That was ...
How Clark County’s economic climate will fare over the next 20 years was the billion-dollar question hanging in the air during a special day-long session the Washington State Transportation Commission held on Nov. 14 at the Port of Vancouver. The seven-member commission sets tolls for state roadways, bridges, and ferries ...
C-Tran is seeking public input regarding the proposed $78 million Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line stretching along Fourth Plain Boulevard from Westfield Mall to downtown Vancouver. The agency is hosting two public design workshops on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Clark College’s Gaiser Student Center; and ...
Even with the passage of Prop. 1 all but confirmed, the debate between local forensic accountant Tiffany Couch and C-Tran remains unresolved over whether the agency truthfully needed the 0.2 percent sales tax hike to avoid service cuts. Last week, Couch issued an independent financial report in which she argued ...
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