Vancouver City Council
Subject of longest meeting? Impact fees
Toward the end of last week's seven-hour Vancouver City Council meeting, councilors questioned if they were participating in a record-long meeting. No, said City Attorney Ted Gathe. The meeting on the […]
Tesoro-Savage mailer fails to impress
Vancouver City Councilor Jack Burkman has lived in his home for 30 years, so he was surprised to see a mailer addressed to "Thomas Crane or current resident." He, along […]
Tesoro employees send form letters
In addition to taking testimony Monday on oil-related resolutions, the Vancouver City Council welcomed people who could not attend to share their thoughts via email. Councilor Jack Burkman, the first councilor […]
Rundown of speakers from Vancouver council meeting
At the start of Monday's public hearing on oil terminal-related resolutions, Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt told speakers they'd have three minutes each and they only had to state their names, not addresses, […]
His name was Lola …
On May 31 there was a Glamorous Gams fundraising event for The Children's Center, a low-income mental health clinic. We've posted photos from a prior Glamorous Gams, so we thought we'd […]
Burkman, Turlay demonstrate different research methods
Since a resident emailed the Vancouver City Council last month to inquire whether the city has ever considered a plastic bag ordinance, a few councilors have traded thoughts on the […]
Strahan: We didn’t want “precious” general fund money for Pearson
The city of Vancouver, the Fort Vancouver National Trust and the National Park Service had to issue separate announcements, rather than a joint statement, about Pearson Air Museum last month. That's a sign of drama […]
The Odd Couple
A lively exchange between former Mayor Bruce Hagensen and Vancouver City Councilor Bill Turlay was the highlight of Monday's council meeting. Seriously, if we want to improve public participation in local […]
City puts in order with McDonald’s
The proposal to build a McDonald's on Main Street, north of Fourth Plain Boulevard, has not been well-received. During a pre-application meeting this morning in a conference room at City Hall, […]
City tests low-cost solution to stop speeders
At the prodding of Vancouver City Councilors Anne McEnerny-Ogle and Bart Hansen, the city today tested a low-cost solution to slow down drivers on West 39th Street in the Lincoln […]