State loses appeal; Washington's blanket primary out--Seattle P-I,
AP, Gina Hollard
Rebels tighten hold on Haiti; 50 U.S. Marines arrive to protect
embassy--New York Times, Lydia Polgreen
Court to decide Wednesday whether Columbia Credit Union board faces
up or down vote--Columbian, Julia Anderson
Mixed use, commercial/residential, mixed bag--Columbian, Erin
Middlewood
Jim
Parsley Community Center is popular with kids, parents--Columbian,
Margaret Ellis
Foes of Storedahl project on East Fork of the Lewis River call
public forum--Columbian, Kathie Durbin
Parents in learning look in Hockinson School District--Columbian,
Amy McFall Prince
'Aristocrats of junk' proving mother lode for old car
collectors--Oregonian, Foster Church
Local sex offender
population increasing
Although it
isn’t a constant number, from 20 to 30 new sex offenders move into
Clark County each month, according to
Dene Rogers, Clark County
Sheriff’s officer in charge of monitoring sex offenders for the
county.
When Rogers
first came to the Sheriff’s Department tin 1996, about 500 sex
offenders were registered in Clark County.
Today the number
has grown to over 1,000. And the trend is continuing, according to
Rogers.
Unless the terms
of their probation say otherwise, sex offenders being release from
prison may live anywhere they want.
The caveat is
that they must register and they are monitored.
The most serious
sex offenders, those with the most likelihood of repeating the
offense are listed as Level III.
On Feb. 12, 42
were being monitored in the county. Level III offenders are
monitored monthly by the sheriff’s department. Level II offenders,
of whom there are 389, are monitored every six months, and the
county’s 649 Level I offenders are monitored annually.
Whenever a Level
III sex offender is released to or moves to Clark County from
elsewhere, property owners within a one-block radius are notified,
according to Rogers.
Information on
all sex offenders is posted on the Sheriff’s Department website,
www.clark.wa.gov/sheriff/community.
County
wetlands inventory underway
Project
scientists and Clark County staffers will present information on the
county’s Regional Inventory and Wetlands Restoration Strategy
project at a public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Jim
Parsley Center, 2901 Falk Road.
The current
county wetlands inventory was completed in 1980. The purpose of the
current project is to verify wetlands locations, identify individual
wetland functions, and develop a strategy for maintaining and
enhancing wetlands, according to
Linda Small, project manager.
For further
information, call Small at 397-6118,
extension 4753.
Airport noise compatibility
study continues Tuesday
The Port of
Portland Noise Compatibility Study Advisory Committee for Portland
International Airport meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the
Port of Portland Administration Building, 121 NE Everett Street.
Under discussion
are airspace and capacity issues as well as operational noise
abatement alternatives. For further information, call
(800) 547-8411, extension
4837.
Dramatic changes in election process subject
of Auditor’s Office town hall meetings
New legislation
having a dramatic impact on how Clark County citizens will cast
their ballots and how the ballots will be counted are subject matter
of three county Auditor’s Office town hall meetings, the first of
which is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Elections Office.
According to
auditor Greg Kimsey, optical
readers will be replacing the current punch card process, and the
state legislature will be fashioning a new primary system to replace
Washington’s blanket primary.
Additional town
hall meetings are scheduled for mid-March.
People
Michelle Wynne, Clark College
Penguin’s women’s basketball high scorer, has been named college
Athlete of the Month, as has Matt
Frey, the Penguin’s men’s basketball leading three-point
scorer.
News briefs
The Vancouver
City Council workshop is at 4 p.m. today, followed by a regular
session at 7 p.m. nnn
Deadline to register to vote for the March
9 library election is 5 p.m. today, in the Clark County Elections
Office, 1408 Franklin Street. nnn
The
Camas School District board meets at 7 p.m. tonight, at 1621 NE
Garfield Street, to discuss changes in locations where elementary
school students will be taught. nnn
Clark Public
Utilities' commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
nnn
The public
hearing on updates for the Clark County Comprehensive Plan continues
before Clark County Commissioners at their 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24,
meeting in the Public Service Center. nnn
Answer
correctly ten questions found on Clark County's new website,
www.clark.wa.gov,
and you will be eligible to win a new Hewlett-Packard computer,
according to county spokeswoman
Lianne Forney.
Deadline is 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29.
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Monday on the air
Vancouver City Council Workshop—4 p.m. CVTV
Portland Blazers at Miami (live)—4:30 p.m. FSN, KXL, KRMZ
Vancouver City Council (live)—7 p.m.
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