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Underground electric lines being considered for
convention center, SE 192nd Avenue
Underground
wiring for both the downtown convention center area
and for the SE 192nd Avenue are being considered by
the Vancouver City Council at its 6 p.m. regular
council meeting today.
In proposed
interlocal agreements between the city and Clark
Public Utilities, the $1.1 million cost of burying
the transmission cables would be borne by the city
for the downtown hotel-convention center, Esther
Short Park project.
The cost of
placing cables underground on the future SE 192nd
Avenue corridor, estimated at $1.5 million, would
be shared by Vancouver, the City of Camas and Clark
Public Utilities.
The downtown
plan calls for overhead wires between 3rd and 9th
Street on Columbia Street to be buried. The overhead
lines on 6th Street, between Columbia Street to 200
feet west of the park would also be set underground,
as would power lines on Esther Street between 4th
and 6th Streets. Estimated cost to the city of the
project is $1.1 million.
The SE 192nd
project would replace overhead lines that span the
Fisher’s Rock Quarry and would be adjacent to the
extension of SE 192nd avenue to the interchange
connection with Highway 14.
City
planning traffic circle
at 6th and Esther Streets
As part of
the redevelopment of the downtown area surrounding
Esther Short Park, the Esther Short Commons
residential development, which includes the Farmers’
Market and the downtown hotel and convention center,
the Vancouver City Council at its 6 p.m. meeting
today is expected to approve a design contract for a
traffic circle at the intersection of 6th and Esther
Streets.
The proposed
contract, not to exceed $248,678, would be with the
Vancouver engineering firm, Hopper, Dennis, Jellison,
Inc.
Seniors
get early New Year’s Eve Dance
Seniors are
invited to an early 2003 New Year’s Eve Dance in the
Luepke Senior Center, 1009 McLoughlin Boulevard.
Not only does
the dance end early (it is from 7 to 10 p.m.), it
also is being held early, on Friday, Dec. 26.
Live music
will be performed by
Country Gold. Tickets are $4 at the door. For
further information, call
Lyssa Greenfield,
735-8873,
extension 4623.
Mental
Health Advisory
Board seeks new members
New members
are being sought for the Clark County Mental Health
Advisory Board to help advise county commissioners
on mental health issues.
Candidates
are asked to have either a working knowledge of or a
strong interest in learning about mental health
problems and opportunities.
Complete
applications must be submitted to the Board of Clark
County Commissioners by Monday, Jan. 26. For more
information, call
Midge Burmaster,
397-2130,
extension 7843.
EastRidge
revises management plan,
maintains agreement with CB Richard Ellis
EastRidge
Business Park managing principal
T. J. Fontenette
reports that a revised agreement with CB Richard
Ellis, property managers, will see the two
organizations collaborating on property management
leasing duties for the 90-acre mixed-use development
Earlier,
Fontenette had said that the EastRidge would assume
property management duties from CB Richard Ellis.
With 250
offices, CB Richard Ellis is the world’s leading
commercial real estate services company.
News
briefs
A reception
for retiring Vancouver City Councilmember
Jeanne Lipton
is at 5 p.m. today at City Hall.
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The Vancouver City Council meets in regular session
at 6 p.m. today.
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Clark Public Utilities’ commissioners meet in
regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23.
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Port of Vancouver commissioners meet in regular
session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23.
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A swearing-in ceremony for
Nancy Baker,
who was elected to the three-member Port of
Vancouver commission in November, is at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 23, in the port’s commission room,
3103 NW Lower River Road.
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Clark County commissioners do not meet for hearings
or work sessions this week or next.
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