Camas City Council candidates face off ahead of primary election

Candidates vying for two positions on the Camas City Council shared their views on everything from the city’s need for affordable housing and the future of Camas’ parks and open spaces to racial inequities and policing accountability during a July 10 online candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Clark County.

Three candidates running for the Council’s Ward 1, Position 2 seat currently held by Councilwoman Melissa Smith — Marilyn Dale-Boerke, a 35-year resident of Camas and current head of human resources at the Camas School District; Shawn High, a former Camas Library Board trustee and current member of the city’s planning commission; and Geoerl Niles, pastor of The Calling Church and also a member of the Camas Planning Commission — attended the League’s pre-primary forum. A fourth candidate, Gary Perman, owner of the PermanTech Search Group, was out of town and unable to attend the forum.