Joe Tanner, a Ridgefield Democrat running for the Board of Clark County Commissioners, released his DD-214 from the U.S. Navy on Monday. Tanner released the record because two conservative bloggers, Lew Waters and Kelly Hinton, had questioned how Tanner earned…
Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke put up a fight to expand the minimum width of urban residential streets from 28 feet to 36 feet in unincorporated areas, but was outvoted this week by Commissioners Steve Stuart and Marc Boldt. Mielke…
It’s come to our attention that many people have no idea where they are. Or more specifically, where their home is located. You see, you can have a “Vancouver, WA” address, without actually living in city limits. It came up…
As the county government reporter, it’s not unusual that I get anonymous emails from county employees. But this morning I opened up an email that I will rate as one of the strangest I’ve ever received. It included a photograph…
Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart couldn’t keep quiet Tuesday after his fellow commissioner, Tom Mielke, said during a public meeting that the county has the highest property taxes in the state. That’s not true. The county does, as reported last…
Now, as someone who has to attend government meetings and hang out with elected officials for a living, I can barely fathom how someone would PAY (rather than be paid) to spend an hour with them. OK, that’s not entirely…
Earlier this month I taped a segment of “Clark County Focus” for CVTV with Commissioner Steve Stuart. You can watch the show here. We started by talking about the decision to limit after-hours use of the Public Service Center, which,…
Everybody’s fav bffs are at it again. Anti-Columbia River Crossing crusader David Madore’s website posted about Mayor Tim Leavitt and included this photo: Source: couv.com Leavitt, complete with scales and lizard eyes. Not long after the image went up —…
Vancouver City Councilor Bill Turlay, a new face on the Metro Policy Advisory Committee, created quite the splash during a meeting last week. During the April 11 meeting, he told members of the board during a discussion on curbing per…
As reported in January, the Columbia River Economic Development Council’s latest study showed a serious lack of large, shovel-ready spaces for businesses. The article, “Few places to build jobs,” included a significant hurdle, the lack of sewers in north county,…
