Letters to the Editor, Opinion County needs to immediately shut down Washougal rock quarry
The runaway dump truck from Zimmerly quarry flew across Southeast Evergreen Highway and onto the train tracks. This was the final wake-up call to Clark County officials. This quarry is currently operating without permits. They are running almost 200 trucks a day out Southeast Evergreen Highway onto state Highway 14. Anyone who must use that east-end intersection is well aware of the dangerous backup while trucks enter and exit Highway 14. Now we have had our first near fatality from one of the many trucks flowing onto our roads. Just imagine if there been an oil train passing through on the tracks. That could have caused an explosion. The radius of an exploding oil car is about 1 mile. Just imagine — with the school right there!
That quarry may have been fine in the ’70s, but its permit has long since expired and now there are too many homes, too much traffic and a new, larger school right next door to give permits for such heavy truck traffic. We can’t risk having one of those trucks T-bone a school bus. Clark County needs to shut that quarry down immediately.
Sherri Irish, Washougal
Independent supports Carolyn Long for 3rd District
Following President Trump’s shocking comments made at the Helsinki Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, I immediately contacted my current House Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler. As a proud American who believes in the power of our representative democracy, I would have hoped to see some leadership in her speaking out against the President’s comments. However, there was only silence. Ms. Herrera Beutler put politics over people.
As an independent voter in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, I wholeheartedly support Carolyn Long as my next Representative. Carolyn Long has shown that she listens to the voters by holding town halls in front of almost 2,000 people since the start of her campaign. She has committed to continuing to hold town halls if elected. Carolyn Long will be a representative who listens to her constituents.
She is holding these town halls to listen to you, regardless of your politics.
Jacob McGrew, Camas
McDevitt ‘has citizens’ best interests at heart’
I support David McDevitt for U.S. Congress in Washington State’s 3rd Congressional District because he is an honest, straightforward, intelligent, hardworking statesman, who I believe has our citizens’ best interests at heart.
