"A city government that is connected to all facets of its community." This description is a major characteristic of any highly successful municipality. A meeting last week in Washougal has the potential to be a step in the right direction toward making this concept a reality.
Once again, the growing Camas School District is going through the boundary review process as it prepares to open its sixth elementary school. And perhaps predictably it has stirred up some powerful opinions and emotions from those who will be impacted by the final results.
It's been a difficult road for businesses in the immediate area surrounding the state Route 14 safety improvement project construction work. Traffic delays, rocky gravel-filled streets, road closures, the constant flow and noise of construction vehicles, and a giant dirt berm blocking visibility between the highway and commerce are just some of the issues merchants say have led to a reduction in customers and profits.
Stepping up. This is a central concept that can often be found illustrated in news articles throughout the pages of the Post-Record each week. It's really about each one of us doing our part to create quality, livable communities, and help those who need it. It's what local individuals, organizations and community groups are doing every day in Camas and Washougal. This good work comes in many forms:
Camas Fire Chief Nick Swinhart may be facing his biggest challenge to date, in selling Camas voters on a proposal to increase the current emergency services levy.
A movement that took off as a global initiative in the 1970s to address concerns about the state of the world's land, rivers, lakes and air, has continued to grow and change year-after-year.
Most of us would like to believe that there is inherent good in each and every person. But unfortunately, nearly each and every day there is some news report that proves otherwise.
Looking south from Camas and Washougal toward the Columbia River and the prime waterfront property that was the former Hambleton Lumber Company site, the possibilities seem almost endless.
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Each day, thousands of men and women of the U.S. Military's Guard and Reserve units are serving their country through active deployment. They have left behind their families, their homes and their civilian jobs to fulfill this commitment.
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