Candidate Julie Russell’s top issues of concern for the city of Washougal and its residents include high utility costs for consumers.
Russell, a Washougal City Council position 6 candidate, also wants to see Washougal attract businesses and have good community planning in the areas of transportation and growth.
“Washougal is very deficient in small businesses,” she said. “That income, from sales tax, has a huge impact on small municipalities.”
To reduce utility costs, Russell wants the city to look into partnering with other jurisdictions, such as Camas or Clark County, to deliver water and sewer services.
“If you have more customers, the cost per customer goes down,” she said.
Russell, 57, said billing water customers every month, rather than every two months, could make it easier for people who live in fixed incomes, to pay.