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Madore seeking mayor…er…council candidates

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

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Playing politics at C-Tran

When the official minutes of this week’s C-Tran board meeting are finalized, you’ll see this phrase: “Tom Mielke motioned, Tim Leavitt seconded, and motion carried…” A new political alliance? Well, probably not.

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Prayer on the agenda

The prayer time before public hearings that Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke has been pursuing will be discussed this coming Tuesday, and will very likely go to a vote. The resolution for the prayer is available here. This right here

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So close, but no bingo at State of the County address

Okay, I didn’t have the card in front of me, but here are the results from what I can remember.

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State of the County bingo

All three Clark County commissioners are set to deliver a “State of the County” address at 4:30 p.m. on March 14 at Prairie High School, 11500 NE 117th St. Topics will include the county, and its state, I assume. In

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The $75,000 vote

Perhaps you’ve been waiting with bated breath for the much discussed and somewhat ballyhooed Columbia River Crossing vote that Clark County Commissioners David Madore and Tom Mielke have been working to bring to the people. Or maybe you are indifferent

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Mielke looking for help from on high

Clark County Commissioner Tom Mielke wants to get a prayer in before he conducts county business. Mielke said earlier this week that he’s interested in introducing a brief invocation period before each Tuesday’s board hearings. When Commissioner Steve Stuart asked

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The long and winding Wednesday

Clark County commissioners will now be taking an extra 30 minutes between their work sessions from now on. Now commissioners will have a 30 min break between sessions. Have fun with all that dead time, @col_clarkgov — Stephanie Rice (@col_cityhall)

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Parks talk likely to get more direct

Those of you interested in Clark County Commissioner David Madore’s January announcement that park fees would be eliminated were probably a little disappointed by the lack of depth to the discussion at a Feb. 5 meeting between the county and

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Stuart responds to county’s CRC opposition

Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart was out sick for Tuesday’s meeting where Commissioners David Madore and Tom Mielke approved a resolution opposingĀ  the Columbia River Crossing. He returned to work Wednesday, still looking a bit tuckered out from the flu,

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