- Issues
- Nov 21, 2012
CRC Light Rail Tolling Project Update
- Clark County to use taxes to lobby against voters. C-Tran snubs voters December 11 who said No to funding Light Rail and BRT in the General Election. The C-Tran Board voted to rush ahead on the CRC Light Rail Tolling project and BRT anyway.
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- Issues
- Mar 12, 2012
City council flooded by sewers, bravery, and vocal citizens
- 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 ...
- Issues
- Feb 15, 2012
Decision on BPA power line placement expected by summer
- 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 ...
- Issues
- Jan 19, 2012
Conservative Bill Turlay ready to bring balance to City Council
- The Vancouver City Council members share their thoughts about their new co-worker, Councilman Turlay.
- Issues
- Jan 18, 2012
Handicapped access to fireworks, citizens voice concerns at town hall
- It’s fitting that the Vancouver City Council held an informal town hall meeting at Clark College at Columbia Tech Center Tuesday, because the event looked more like class registration day than an official City Council meeting. But that was the goal, as the council – unable to meet at its ...
- Issues
- Jan 3, 2012
C-Tran debates sales tax options knowing any vote could sabotage light rail
- The C-Tran board wants to make it perfectly clear that a sales tax measure it hopes to bring to voters this November to support high capacity transit in Clark County will not be a referendum on light rail. However, unless the board comes up with a back-up funding plan, a ...
- Issues
- Dec 7, 2011
City Council chases smokers out of parks with threats of hefty fines
- 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 ...
- Issues
- Dec 1, 2011
Smoking, skateboarding, bad dogs in park may mean $1,000 fine, jail time
- 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 ...
- Elections
- Nov 8, 2011
- Elections
- Nov 7, 2011
- Elections
- Oct 10, 2011
Josephine Wentzel: Vancouver City Council position No. 4 candidate
- Candidates running for Vancouver Council Position No. 4 Josephine Wentzel Vancouver, WA Candidate website Watch interview Bart Hansen Vancouver, WA Declined Interview COUV.COM invited every candidate competing in a contested race for city or town council positions, or for mayor, in each of the eight cities ...
- Issues
- Jun 29, 2011
CRC discussion advances past the bridge
- The City Council examined transportation maps at a Monday workshop to determine how traffic patterns will change according to plans for the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project*. Council members saw visuals that show CRC access points at Fourth Plain, Mill Plain and the State Route-500/39th Street interchange. The presentation ...