Voters approving Camas-Washougal area fire station bonds, levy lid lift

Voters in the Camas-Washougal area are overwhelmingly in favor of three fire-related propositions that will build two new fire stations in the cities of Camas and Washougal — including a Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD) headquarters station in downtown Camas — and will lift the levy rate lid for the East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) District north of Camas-Washougal to help that fire district keep its two stations fully staffed and operational. 

The city of Camas’ Proposition No. 4 asked voters to weigh in on a 26-year, $26.3 million bond  fund the replacement of the CWFD headquarters fire station in downtown Camas and replace one fire engine. The bond would cost property owners in Camas 13 cents per $1,000 assessed property value (APV).