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VP Cheney campaigns in NW--KGW-TV, AP
City cuts loose Rosemere group--Columbian, Scott
Hewitt
City revokes Rosemere's recognition--Oregonian,
Allan Brettman
Clark County residents offer tips for better roads
ahead--Oregonian, Bill Stewart
Feb. 2: Make-up snow day--Columbian, Amy McFall
Prince
Potential judges told to be ready for long
hours--Columbian, Stephanie Rice
Carlson wins coveted position on budget
panel--Columbian, Don Jenkins
Harriet Wilson's car rolls into Wild
Oats--Columbian, Margaret Ellis
VHA, Seattle developer plan 200-unit Four Seasons
project--Columbian, Gretchen Fehrenbacher
A passion for piano: Vancouver Symphony goers in for
treat--Columbian, Brett Opegaard
Krispy Kreme opens--Oregonian, Allan Brettman
Clark Public Utilities asks
State Supreme Court to review ruling on appliance
repair
Clark Public
Utilities CEO/general manager
Wayne Nelson
said the electric utility filed an appeal with the
state Supreme Court today asking for review of the
Dec. 16, 2003 Sate Appeals Court ruling that
declared the utility’s 60-year-old appliance repair
program illegal.
Specifically,
Clark’s petition for review to the highest state
court asks: “Does Clark PUD have legal authority to
operate its 60-year-old appliance repair service,
whether or not it also sells or leases the
appliances or equipment, where: a) both legally and
factually, it is part of the PUD’s electric utility
operations; b) it is part of the PUD’s conservation
and energy efficiency efforts, its customer service
activities, and its promotion of the sale of
electricity; c) it assists in making Clark’s
electric utility efficient and beneficial to the
public and in making prudent use of PUD resources;
and d) pursuant to case law and statute, a PUD’s
authority is to be liberally construed, with
deference given to public utility decision-makers?”
Clark’s
popular program is limited to servicing permanently
installed major electrical appliances and equipment,
air conditioning, heat pumps, baseboard heating,
ceiling cable heat, and ovens. The program also
includes a 24-hour on call program for water heater
repair.
The suit
seeking to prevent the utility from making such
repairs was filed in 2001.
Meanwhile,
Clark continues to offer the service.
City
withdraws recognition of Rosemere Neighborhood
Association
By a 5-2 vote
the Vancouver City Council last night formally
withdrew recognition of the Rosemere Neighborhood
Association. Council members
Jeanne Stewart
and Tim Leavitt
voted against the resolution.
The decision,
first of its kind in Vancouver, followed several
months of strife between the association, its
neighborhood detractors and, finally, the city.
SWIFT art
auction set for Saturday, Feb. 7
The 7th
annual Southwest Washington Independent Forward
Thrust art auction will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
7, in the Heathman Lodge.
Tickets are
$50 each and are available by calling
397-1091.
Artist information is at
www.swiftgrants.org.
Chairs
Today was
rotation day at three governmental agencies.
Nancy Barnes
was elected by her board as president of Clark
Public Utilities, board of commissioners. She
succeeds Carol
Curtis. ---
Betty Sue Morris,
was elected chair of the three-member board of Clark
County commissioners. She succeeds
Craig Pridemore.
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Arch Miller
was elected president of the Port of Vancouver board
of commissioners. He succeeds
Tom Bradley,
whose term as port commissioner ended Dec. 31, 2003.
Economic
Forecast Breakfast features
NPR Marketplace host David Brown
Peabody
Award winning David
Brown, host of
Marketplace,
which airs on National Public Radio, is the keynote
speaker for the 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, Economic
Forecast Breakfast sponsored by the
Columbian.
The most
listened-to radio business broadcast in America,
Marketplace
is heard by 7 million listeners a week.
A panel
of 11 local business persons will review past
forecasts and make predictions for 2004. in sessions
that follow.
The breakfast
is in the Centennial Room at the Red Lion Hotel at
the Quay. Call
567-1092 for $30 tickets.
News
briefs
The YWCA
volunteer orientation that was scheduled for 6 p.m.
today has been set over to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20.
--- The Police
Athletic League boxing open house has been
rescheduled for 5 p.m. today.
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