Inundated by negative community response, Camas officials have backed away from a development plan near Round Lake that could have sold city-owned park land to a senior living developer and used the profits to fund future parks in Camas’ developing North Shore area.
Dozens of community members turned out for the fifth annual State of the Community address on Thursday, Oct. 26, to hear what Camas leaders have been working on recently — and get a sneak peek of the road ahead.
Voters will decide Nov. 7 if they prefer experience or a fresh voice to fill the Camas City Council’s ward 1, position 2 seat. Vying for the position are incumbent Melissa Smith and newcomer Emilia Brasier.
Camas is backing away from a development plan near Round Lake that would have sold city-owned park land to a senior living developer and used the profits to fund future…
The first ever Ghosts & Spirits Downtown Camas Haunted Walking Tour, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 21, covered some of Camas’ “darker” history.
Washougal River Road has reopened to two-way traffic this morning. The road closed late Thursday, Oct. 19, near milepost 4, after a landslide pushed rocks onto the main roadway, and…
Camas City Council members this week approved the first step in an unorthodox land-use zoning process that could turn a 5-acre parcel of public parks open space near Round Lake into a privately owned, 125,365-square-foot, 81-unit senior living center with an underground parking garage and an attached, 48-bed memory care center.
It may be a drop in the bucket compared to the money flowing through national politicians’ coffers, but campaign finance is still a critical piece of local elections and can tell voters a lot about who might influence a particular candidate’s decision-making in the future.
Halfway through his second term on the Camas City Council, Tim Hazen unexpectedly resigned his council seat Monday, saying he wanted to devote more time to work.
Washougal School District and its classified employees have hit a stumbling block in their contract negotiations and will soon enter into mediation. “We’ve met 12 times and can’t come to…
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