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 ...
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, ...
The Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling backers continue to propagate known misleading statements exposed long ago as false. In an article just published in the Battle Ground Reflector ironically titled “Setting the records straight on the CRC,” Mayor Tim Leavitt continues to mislead citizens by making statements known to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Despite being decried as an inefficient, multi-billion-dollar mess by a rapidly-increasing number of people, the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail tolling project is a “political necessity” to force light rail into the area, according to an Oregon Supreme Court decision. Suit was filed by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and ...
A recent announcement that the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project will be stalled until possibly 2014 has left some Vancouver business owners angry and scrambling to change their plans. Gillian Wallis, owner of the historic Lucky Lager Warehouse, was the victim of an 11th-hour decision to expand the ...
Despite months of frustrating attempts to gather clear, linear financial data on the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project, concerns raised by forensic accountant Tiffany Couch have no merit, according to a letter from Washington State Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond.
Transportation officials should be able to provide much clearer answers about expenditures on the $10 billion* Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project than they do now, according to one frustrated Washington legislator. Speaking during an earlier meeting of the Washington State House Committee on Transportation in Olympia, Rep. Ed Orcutt ...