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Camas mulls ‘buy American’ policy

Some councilors nix mandate but support policy ‘preferring’ city purchase U.S.-made goods

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Camas Mayor Steve Hogan (upper right) speaks during a remote Camas City Council workshop held on Zoom on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, while city council members look on. Pictured clockwise from upper left are Councilwoman Leslie Lewellyn, Hogan, Councilman Greg Anderson and Councilwoman Shannon Roberts. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Should the city of Camas buy “Made in America” goods over those produced outside the United States? That was the question Camas City Council members tossed around during the Council’s first workshop of 2022, on Monday, Jan. 3.

Camas’ interim city administrator, Jeff Swanson, said city staff had researched the pros and cons of legislating a “buy American” policy for city goods at the request of Councilwoman Shannon Roberts and “with the support of” Councilman Don Chaney.

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