Posted by Web Moderator on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
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Community
Washougal City Council will have an exciting election this year. DavidShoemaker lead the Washougal City Council position NO.6 position with 49% of the vote. He will face off Larry Wagoner, a long time resident.
Washougal voters will have a tough decision this year as both
candidates are men of integrity and diverse experience who will serve
the city council well.
When the candidate registration for public office was completed
earlier this year, no one had registered as a candidate for the Ea...
Posted by Web Moderator on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
Some compared it to Custers Last Stand. Some called it a WWF match ready to start, There were definitely fireworks galore
A Washougal resident, a retired Seattle cop, got up and read a statement against Lou Peterson. “Peterson, you are bad, should resign, disgrace,” etc. etc. etc. Everyone kind of cringed and shrank very small. Ugly. Very ugly.
The Sean lays out his complaint against the Mayor for gross improprieties, misuse of funds (see actual text below)
Posted by Web Moderator on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
In :
Community
Wed, Thurs,
friday and Sat., thousands of young and old will decend into the West
LaCamas Lake area to list to hundreds of bands – inde-alternative rock
music.
One of the featured and more famous stars attending is Brian “Head” Welch who founded the NuMetal group Korn.
see their website for alist of artists attending, times, prices and location. I’ll be there Friday – hope to see you then
www.tomfest.com/index.htm
I’ll be the short older guy with neon colored ear plugs.
Posted by Web Moderator on Sunday, August 16, 2009,
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Community
There is a new American Dream which no longer includes owning your home.
Home ownership is no longer a realist goal for many Americans as many
fell victim to the real estate bust. Add less tax deductions available
and the advantage of home ownership just isn’t realistic to a growing
number of Americans anymore.
In an article written recently in the WSJ, Thomas Surgrue wrote
“it’s time to accept that home ownership is not a realistic goal for
many people and to curtail the enormous gov...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
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Community
I went to my secret discount wine store (Camas Liquor store) yesterday to pick up a favorite summer wine, and found the price of wine went up – almost as high as Safeway.
What? Wine is still a food isn’t it? I thought the price increase was just because the store moved to the corner – higher rent = higher wine prices.
In a report today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food costs at the grocery store in the Portland-Vancouver- region jumped 5.1 percent from a year ago. So even though...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
One thing that the 2009 election for Camas Washougal Port Commissionerhas accomplished, is that it has spurred some lively debate among candidates, port staff, media, and the public. Port officials are taking a defensive position as they scramble to justify their existence to the taxpayers, maybe for the first time in the Ports existence. Incumbents have finally awakened, realizing their re-election isn’t guaranteed as four new contenders seek their positions.
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
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Community
Vancouver, Wash. – August 13, 2009 – Clark County resident and Certified General Appraiser Peter Van Nortwick today asked for the County Assessor’s office to stop over assessments and break through the unexplained delay in sending out 2010 assessments to property owners.
“When you have areas of Clark County over assessed at more than 30 percent, and county real estate prices per RealtyTrac have declined 15.4 percent over the past year, you cannot blame the unfair assessments on the fal...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
Beyond CW
As
a executive recruiter, I keep my eye on commercial market trends around
the US. One sign of the beginning of any recessionary recovery that
headhunters monitor, is the increase of Sales Engineering job opening.
Much of technology is so complicated that companies need a “engineer
with a personality” to follow up with a client after the salesman has
made a sale. Sales engineers are critical in filling that gap between
the initial sale of a product and the operation of that produ...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
Beyond CW
If
you are angered over the Cap and Trade or Healthcare reform, be
careful how you express your opinion, and unfortunately, you won’t be
allowed to express your opinion to Brian Baird in person….he’ll have
his head in the sand.
It appears the congressman from Western Washington (Brian Baird) is
afraid of the people he is supposed to represent , so he is going to
have town hall meetings by phone. It is a story featured on the front
page of the Columbian newspaper. www.columbia...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
The purchases of alcohol at meals on city credit cards, cash
advances in casinos on city credit cards and missing details on expense
reports appear in public records requests that seem to raise some red
flags as to Washougal’s financial accountability.
WASHOUGAL — The City Council agreed Monday to let the dogs out, authorizing a land lease agreement for what will become Clark County’s fourth off-leash facility.
Officials hope to open the canine play area by late autumn.
The new park will cover about 7 acres near 32nd Street. It’s now a vacant, blackberry-smothered commercial lot just west of the Bi-Mart store between Main and Addy streets.
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
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Washougal Issues
In an issue that will get the environmentalists keyed up….
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold public meetings next week on a proposed 119-mile natural gas pipeline that would run mostly parallel to an existing pipeline along the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge.
Williams Northwest Pipeline says the Blue Bridge Pipeline is needed to meet increased demand for natural gas in Western Washington – specifically Puget Sound.
The Vancouver Columbian reports the pipeline wo...
“Lou Peterson, a member of the Washougal City Council, has been
released from the Clark County Jail after being arrested Tuesday on
suspicion of assaulting his female companion, police said.
The incident was reported shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, when Robin
Middleton called 911 from Peterson’s home at 477 I St., said Sgt. Kim
Yamashita with the Washougal Police Department.
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
Beyond CW
3rdDistrict Congressional Candidate and Owner of an urgent and family care clinic Jon Russell calls on Brian Baird to vote against government takeover of private health care.
The United States Congress is considering a health care bill that will raise taxes, increase regulations and levy fines against small business to achieve nationalized health care under The American Health Choices Act of 2009.
“I am calling on current Congressman Brian Baird to do the right thing, on behalf of the small ...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Jack Hardy, APR David Ripp
Communications Manager Executive Director
(360) 835-2196×110 (360) 835-2196×101
jack@portcw.com david@portcw.com
PORT OFCAMAS-WASHOUGALGATHERSSHOES FORSCHOOLCHILDREN
Washougal, Wash. – (July 14, 2009) – The Port of Camas-Washougal today announced an initiative to supply new shoes for needy families and children at local schools.
In conjunction with the Interfaith Treasure House, a local charity, the Port’s “Shoes for School” ...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
The Port of CW’s attorney Shawn McPherson is attempting to sue the State Auditor
over public records requests by the Concerned Citizens in Action (CCIA) which supposedly amounts to hundreds of pages of documentation regarding the RiverWalk issue.
McPherson contends the information is “attorney client work” and should not be available for public inspection.
Who is McPherson’s client?You! The public. Yet he is filing an injunction to stop you, the public from viewing public documents.
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
Community
In an article by Libby Tucker of the Colombian in Sunday’s edition, she wrote on a very timely subject for continued discussion and growth possibilities in the Camas Washougal area.
The Smart Grid industry is growing rapidly. I specialize in working for companies throughout the US that need critical staff within energy storage, another key component within the smart grid and positioned for massive growth over the next few years.
Local Camas companies such as Sharp, WaferTech, and UL (notice t...
Posted by Web Moderator on Saturday, August 15, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
A three page anonymous letter was sent out to Washougal officials today making some pretty accusatory and libelous remarks about Washougal Mayor Stacee Sellers. It is supposedly written by a “good sized group of employees and former employees” of the city who believe the Mayor has “disgraced the city, its citizens” and her staff. Some of the accusations are as petty as running errands for the Mayor, others are as bizarre and liable as accusations about raising her son, and the Mayor...
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