Effort to recall councilor Svilarich moves forward

Efforts to recall a Camas City Council member facing second-degree felony assault charges are moving forward, with a hearing before a Clark County Superior Court judge set for May 1.

Camas Councilor John Svilarich, 67, is facing criminal assault and reckless endangerment charges stemming from an August incident along the Washougal River Greenway Trail in Camas. According to court records, Svilarich was walking on the Camas trail with his dog and a friend on Aug. 31, when he allegedly got into an argument with a fisherman over the improper disposal of a cigarette butt near the Washougal River. Police said Svilarich escalated the argument with 46-year-old Daniel Beaudoin, throwing an 8-inch rock at Beaudoin from a 50-foot-tall pedestrian bridge and, a few minutes later, pulling a gun on the Portland man.