At Tuesday’s marathon commissioner meeting, it was easy to track the five people who testified in favor of hiring Don Benton to be the county’s director of environmental services. There was Chuck Miller, whose wife was hired by Commissioner David…
At Tuesday’s marathon commissioner meeting, it was easy to track the five people who testified in favor of hiring Don Benton to be the county’s director of environmental services. There was Chuck Miller, whose wife was hired by Commissioner David…
Clark County Commissioner David Madore wants to move public comment to the end of meetings, saying Wednesday that he wants county business put first. But back when Madore was a regular citizen who routinely attended Vancouver City Council meetings, he had a different…
Messages keep flowing into the Board of Clark County Commissioners Office, via phone and email. I’ve written about them here, and here, and now I’ve got another full inbox. But I thought, for now, I’d just post this list of…
Last week I wrote that the decision to give state Sen. Don Benton the county’s top environmental job had provoked an outcry – and the emails haven’t stopping coming in. Today, I got to work and was surprised to see…
As of noon Friday, a Facebook page by Friends of Clark County, “Speak up against Don Benton’s hire,” had more than 140 people who said they plan to attend the county commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday. The site says: Don Benton has…
Last week, Clark County commissioners decided to put a link on the county website to the “other side” of opinions on the Columbia River Crossing. Apparently the county has linked to the official Columbia River Crossing website for some time,…
In Erik Hidle’s Sunday stories about Commissioner David Madore’s first 90 days in office and the status of his campaign promises, we published in the paper a photograph of Madore and fellow commissioners Tom Mielke and Steve Stuart. Stuart, the…
You can now park for free at all of Clark County’s parks and boat launches. The county won’t be making the same concession for those looking to park in the garage at the Public Service Center. But the amount of…
Clark County Commissioner David Madore has a casting call out for folks considering running for city council positions this year. Yes, it could be you. Now, I could write a whole bunch of words about how he probably won’t support…
Regular visitors to The Columbian’s website know there’s a weekly poll, put up by Editor Lou. Last week the question was about the Vancouver City Council, and this week’s question was about the Clark County Board of Commissioners. Editor Lou…
