Council needs to drop personal agendas I just read the article regarding the Washougal City Council tabling Mike Briggs' appointment to the Planning Commission. First, the interview and vetting process is open and inclusive.
The City of Washougal is short of money in its general fund and its enterprise funds for our water, storm water, and sewer utilities. The problem is a structural imbalance between revenues and expenses. In other words, we are spending more than we are bringing in.
What should make a candidate qualified for appointment to a position on a local government body? This question will be up for discussion during Monday night's Washougal City Council meeting. The topic is a result of councilman Jon Russell's opposition to the recommendation by a panel that Mike Briggs be appointed to the city's Planning Commission. That panel included a current planning commissioner, city councilman and city department head.
Athletic program financing explained First of all, let me take this opportunity to thank you for your support of the student athletes in the Camas School District. It has been a great fall and you have been there for our teams every step of the way. The support we get from our students, parents, boosters, community, staff and administration is outstanding and has been noticed with envy by many of our opponents. Thanks for all you do for our kids.
For nearly 80 years, the Washougal volunteer firefighters have been making sure an annual hometown tradition remains in-tact. That tradition continues once again this weekend, as local residents and their families will gather at the Washougal Fire Department on A Street to take part in the Turkey Carnival. There are few things that illustrate the unique aspects of small town more than these kinds of long-standing community events that bring people together, with the added benefit that it also supports a variety of efforts that helps friends and neighbors in need.
Parent says enough is enough
Promises, promises, promises. Voters heard a lot of those during the recent election season. There were promises for change, promises to create more jobs, and promises to reduce government spending and taxes, solve the budget crisis, and find a remedy for the health care situation. "We are going to represent the people we've been elected to serve," they have all said in one form or another.
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The impacts of a $1.6 million budget hole were revealed during last night's council workshop, and the picture painted wasn't pretty. The cuts that will likely be made by the city are ones that will be felt and seen by citizens in a variety of ways. With cuts adding up to $800,000, levels of service that Camas residents have come to expect in recent years will certainly diminish -- even as many city employees, from library pages to firefighters, police officers and parks maintenance workers will be working harder to serve the public.
If you thought the election year rancor and political mudslinging was over, think again. Late last month, Congress slipped out of DC without passing a budget, guaranteeing the House and Senate will be back in session after Nov. 2.
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