Tonight at 6:30 p.m. citizens will have the third opportunity of 2012 to address city council both on the consent items and on a topic of the citizen’s choosing. According to the agenda posted on the city’s website, there will be no follow up from the C-Tran meeting that pursued ...
The next step in the process to push Portland’s light rail into Vancouver is to secure taxes to fund expenses for operation and maintenance (O&M). Unlike the cost to construct light rail – which is funneled through state and federal taxes – monies for operation and maintenance are derived from ...
After serving three terms, Secretary of State Sam Reed decided to retire. To educate the public about the duties and importance of the Secretary of State position, COUV.COM and the Freedom Foundation are sponsoring a live debate in Vancouver. Candidates will debate for one hour Thursday, Mar. 29 at Fort ...
Responding to the myriad of criticisms that have been leveled against the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project (CRC), urban design architect George Crandall and mass transit advocate Jim Howell have developed a plan that they have labeled the Common Sense Alternative (CSA). The pair first joined forces in ...
Gillian Wallis is losing her building, her tenants, and her patience. Last year, representatives of the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project alerted Wallis that the historic building she and her husband Bob had invested three-quarters of a million dollars remodeling was slated to be razed in a push ...
Citizens standing in opposition to the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project (CRC) project had a recent opportunity to voice their opinions before Oregon officials. Addressing the Joint Committee on Legislative Oversight on the Columbia River Crossing during their Mar. 16 informational meeting, a series of community leaders and ...
Game is on for David Madore. Last night the CEO of U.S. Digital and COUV.COM announced his candidacy for county commissioner. The announcement was made on his Facebook page. The post reads: Running for County Commissioner! I just returned from the Republican Lincoln Day dinner where Lars Larson served MC ...
The Columbia River Crossing story of intrigue continues to reveal bizarre twists and turns that baffle common sense. For the first time in recent years, a legislative body was able to hear from sources other than the CRC yesterday. What was presented was nothing short of jaw dropping. To understand ...
The cartoon is provided courtesy of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in celebration of Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in ...
At the same time that Mayor Leavitt delivered his State of the City address and Oregon State legislatures met to hear testimony on the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project, the Regional Transportaion Avisory Committee met in relative obscurity. The meeting was captured on video, though, and while most ...
Today’s cartoon is provided courtesy of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in celebration of Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in ...
In January 2003, Tim Leavitt was appointed to city council to fill a vacancy. In November 2003, he was officially elected to the council. By 2009, he campaigned against tolls on the looming Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project and ousted Royce Pollard as mayor. Before 30 days were up, ...
It has taken two years of construction, more than 160,000 man hours and 3.8 miles of shelf space, but the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District is ready for its next chapter as it debuts Vancouver’s newest library July 17. The new facility replaces the old main community library that has stood at the corner of Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way for nearly fifty years.
