C-Tran awkwardness: More to come?
The end of this week’s C-Tran board meeting may have been summed up best by Camas City Councilor Greg Anderson. “This is awkward,” Anderson said at one point. The group had reached an uncomfortable...
View ArticleNo “mini-reporting” for Councilor Jeanne Stewart
Clark County Councilor Jeanne Stewart is backing away from the restriction—though not the sentiment—of running a campaign on a shoestring budget. When Stewart announced her candidacy for Clark County...
View ArticleThe chorus of the banned
You have to give him credit, Madore’s clip art instincts are very good. Screenshot courtesy of Jennifer Barnes. Why do I do anything in this county without keeping screenshots of it? My move to Clark...
View ArticleThere’s no place like Clark County
From left to right: Councilor David Madore, sustainability specialist Sally Fisher, the Tin Man, Councilor Jeanne Stewart, Councilor Tom Mielke The Clark County council is not one to miss a photo op,...
View ArticleCouncilor Tom Mielke stands up for the press
Councilor Tom Mielke Councilor Tom Mielke did something I’ve never heard him do before: he encouraged better communication with the press. Wait. Stop the presses. Mielke, who so rarely returns my phone...
View ArticleOf widows and air conditioning
The sweltering temperatures prompted Clark County councilors to discuss heat safety during this week’s board of health meeting. The conversation started out innocent enough. Councilor Jeanne Stewart...
View ArticleEnvironmental Services will see a new face
The Yacolt Mountain Quarry as seen from above in 2008. (Handout) Remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about the new code enforcement officer for quarries falling to the Department of Environmental...
View ArticleFinal bit of Clark County Council fact-checking
If you haven’t filled out your ballot yet—and let’s face it, with a voter turnout hovering around 15 percent, you probably haven’t—here’s the last slew of candidates whose campaign fliers I haven’t...
View ArticleCouncilor Jeanne Stewart concedes defeat
Late last night, Councilor Jeanne Stewart, a Republican, conceded defeat in the race for Clark County Council chair. “I want to thank all those wonderful people who supported my campaign and offered...
View ArticleMany minutes spent on meeting minutes
So what’s the Clark County council’s deal with approving meeting minutes? They’re usually the most mundane and quickly approved part of any public meeting, at least in my previous experience. But for...
View ArticleSo what would it take to run a write-in campaign?
I’ve been asked a few times about whether a write-in candidate will emerge in the race for Clark County chair, and the rumors are certainly flying. The truth is I don’t know, but here’s a refresher on...
View ArticleDouble standards on teamwork for Clark County council
From left to right, Clark County Councilors Jeanne Stewart, David Madore and Tom Mielke Next week’s Clark County council, Board of Health and board time meetings have all been cancelled due to lack of...
View ArticleSo where did Clark County’s tax bank come from?
From left to right, Clark County Councilors Jeanne Stewart, David Madore and Tom Mielke Ask Councilor Jeanne Stewart, and she’ll tell you raising Clark County’s property tax levy beyond the allowed 1...
View ArticleThe fists are up in general campaign
Marc Boldt, candidate for Clark County council chair This campaign is getting ugly. Republican Councilor David Madore early Friday morning posted on his Facebook — a wealth of information, as always —...
View ArticleJeanne Stewart’s big week
This continues to be the best photo of Councilor Jeanne Stewart that exists. It was a big week for Clark County Councilor Jeanne Stewart. On both Tuesday and Wednesday, Stewart showed she’s not afraid...
View ArticleCounty tax cut more problematic than it seems
If you’re wondering how a 2 percent property tax levy cut proposed by Clark County Councilor David Madore will shake out, you’re not alone. At a budget workshop last week, a presentation from county...
View ArticleIt’s not over ’til it’s over
From left to right, Clark County Councilors Jeanne Stewart, David Madore and Tom Mielke After six long and exhausting months on the campaign trail, it all ended this week. With the exception of a still...
View ArticleThe one-man Madore show
Clark County Councilor David Madore A funny thing happened on my way to the Clark County council meeting Tuesday. County legal staff had to give Councilor David Madore a friendly reminder that no, you...
View ArticleChristmas week Clark County council meeting feels like a lump of coal
Merry Christmas, Clark County. Have eight public hearings. T’will be just before Christmas, and on the sixth floor Our own Clark County council has hearings galore. The meeting’s been noticed, thank...
View ArticleA literary end to 2015 for Clark County council
A coworker of mine on Tuesday described the Clark County council’s four-hour meeting as “Kafkaesque.” It was an appropriate end to a meeting peppered with literary references. One-time Vancouver Port...
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