As the City of Camas tries to deal with pressing budget issues, officials would be wise to heed the words of Councilwoman Bonnie Carter.
When it comes to pursuing additional revenue, Carter stressed, leaders must be “educating people on what we do. There are a lot of misconceptions. Finding more revenue streams for us is going to sound ‘off’ to them if we don’t give them the ‘why.’ ” That must remain the mantra as the city deals with a revenue shortfall that is becoming problematic. With taxpayers understandably cautious about any proposed new revenue — in other words, taxes — it is up to city representatives to make the case for why such revenue is necessary.