Tag Archives: Tom Mielke
Media wars
I was bemused Thursday night to see the long expected announcement of Clark County Councilor David Madore’s newest project: his own news website. Madore, with the help of former Reflector editor Ken Vance, has launched Clark County Today, a news website that will supposedly go live in October. “ClarkCountyToday.com, founded by U.S. Digital CEO David […]
Silliman note highlights community skepticism
Policy analyst Peter Silliman is not a subtle man. In the midst of a conversation about Christian Berrigan’s referendum petition to overturn the comprehensive plan at last week’s board time, Silliman stood from his seat at the far back left corner of the Clark County council’s large conference table, walked all the way around the […]
Council addresses recall petition in heated board time
If you have five minutes and 19 seconds to spare this holiday weekend, spend it listening to Wednesday’s short board time meeting. It was the first time the councilors had the opportunity to speak publicly and candidly after Councilor Tom Mielke filed a recall campaign against Councilors Julie Olson and Jeanne Stewart, and Chair Marc Boldt. What proceeded […]
Sen. Don Benton seeks second county director gig
Don Benton applied to lead Clark County’s Human Resources Department, a move dripping with irony given how Councilors David Madore and Tom Mielke trod on county HR policies to hand the Vancouver senator his job as the director of the Environmental Services Department. Benton, who once called Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, a “trashy, trampy-mouthed […]
Revising the history of the Benton hire
Councilor David Madore has spent a great deal of time in recent weeks at attempting to revise the history surrounding the now infamous hiring of Don Benton to lead the county’s Environmental Services Department. Longtime readers of The Columbian need not be reminded of the facts. Madore and Councilor Tom Mielke tapped Benton for the seat […]
Be prepared for Clark County meetings with ‘fill-in-the-blank’ story
A proposed charter amendment introduced by Councilor David Madore, despite apparent disinterest from a majority of councilors, appears doomed to suffer a slow, drawn-out death. Late last year, Madore, supported by Councilor Tom Mielke, introduced a charter amendment that would limit property tax levy increases to 1 percent unless first approved by a majority of […]
News to disappoint Nan Fans: Henriksen not running
Sorry, Nan Fans: Nan Henriksen has decided not to run for Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke’s seat after all. Late last year, Henriksen, 74, briefly flirted with the idea of running in rural District 4 as a no-party candidate. And it seemed she was a strong contender. Her achievements include being Clark County’s First Citizen, […]
Will third time be a charm for Mielke?
It appears Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke will run for reelection after all. Mielke told The Reflector and Camas-Washougal Post Record that he is, indeed, running to keep his seat in District 4 for a third term, which covers rural east Clark County including the cities of Camas, Washougal and Battle Ground. Mielke never returned […]
Clark County council officially kills eighth lingering resolution
The Clark County council took on another controversial matter at its Tuesday meeting, though it almost seemed a secondary issue with all the hullabaloo over discussion of the Clark County Comprehensive Growth Management Plan update. The council voted 3 to 2 – with Republican Councilors Julie Olson, Jeanne Stewart and Chair Marc Boldt, no party […]
Trigger warning: Bridge
New Clark County Councilor Julie Olson learned quickly Wednesday that you can’t say the word “bridge” in the council chambers without triggering Clark County’s biggest hater of tolls and light rail. Olson proposed at Wednesday’s meeting that the council support House Bill 2414, which would create a work group of Washington and Oregon legislators to […]