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March 20, 2025
Belkot ousted from C-Tran board over vote on light rail
After a tense exchange Wednesday, Clark County councilors ousted fellow Councilor Michelle Belkot from her seat on C-Tran’s board of directors.
After a tense exchange Wednesday, Clark County councilors ousted fellow Councilor Michelle Belkot from her seat on C-Tran’s board of directors.
Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill in the Washington Legislature that would give voters in seven port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years.
While driving back to Washougal after an early morning indoor cycling class in east Vancouver on March 14, Lori Reed couldn’t help but notice the stark contrast between the lighting in downtown Camas and downtown Washougal. To her, the difference was literally night and day.
Opposition to light rail on the planned Interstate 5 replacement bridge continues to grow in Clark County’s small cities.
The local impact of a Republican-led proposal to potentially cut Medicaid remains unclear, as some of Clark County’s largest health care providers are still unsure of the long-term consequences.
The city of Washougal is accepting applications for its inaugural Citizen Academy, a six-week program designed to educate and engage residents in local government.
The city of Washougal and the area’s older adults are celebrating the reopening of the Washougal Community Center after a five-month closure.
In their annual appeal for more federal funding, Camas officials have highlighted the city’s budgetary struggles despite becoming, as the city notes in its 2025 federal agenda summary, “a destination for high-tech companies, recreational enthusiasts and families.”
Camas city officials are set to approve a $2.1 million contract with PBS Engineering that will kick-start the first phase of the city’s extensive Everett Street corridor improvement project.
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, said Thursday that the federal government’s failure to reauthorize a 25-year-old timber revenue program supporting rural counties would “devastate” Skamania County and its schools.