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Ridgefield petitioned by the port
to extend its city limits east of I-5
Port of Ridgefield commissioners last
night unanimously approved a petition to the city of Ridgefield to extend the
city limits east of Interstate-5 to include 30 acres of the port’s Discovery
Pointe Corporate Park.
Forty-five acres of the corporate park
already lie within the city limits west of I-5. “This annexation is critical to
the development of our business park,” says
Brent Grening, port executive director. “Having the contiguous 75-acre
parcel all within city limits will greatly expedite the permitting and planning
process by our not having to deal with two separate jurisdictions. It’s also a
positive move for Ridgefield citizens because they will then receive the direct
tax benefits from the development.”
In addition to the port’s 30 acres,
another 89 acres are included in the petition for annexation. The proposed
annexation area is bounded by I-5 on the west, NE 289th Street on the north, NE
11th Avenue on the east and NE 279th Street on the south.
The port’s request will be presented
to the city of Ridgefield at its Thursday, Oct. 14, city council meeting.
Provided the city accepts the request, it will then be forwarded to the state
Boundary Review Board.
The Port of Ridgefield was formed in
1940. Nearly 11,000 people live within the port district’s 57 square miles. In
addition to developing Discovery Pointe Corporate Park, the port is the lead
agency on the massive cleanup of the former Pacific Wood Treating plant site on
Lake River in Ridgefield.
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
board endorses C-TRAN .03 percent tax plan
The board of directors of the Greater
Vancouver Chamber of Commerce this morning endorsed the “YES for C-TRAN” ballot
measure, Proposition 1.
Proposition 1, if approved by voters
on Nov. 2, would replace funding that the transit agency lost when voters
approved Initiative 695 four years ago. That measure removed the automobile
excise tax collected by the state and replaced it with an across-the-board
annual $30 motor vehicle tax on passenger cars. Prior to that the excise tax,
based on the value of the passenger car, could run into several hundreds of
dollars a year. Transit agencies across the state had received about one-third
of their operating budget from the excise tax.
If the proposed .3 percent sales tax
measure to restore the C-TRAN operating budget fails, commuter routes between
Vancouver and Portland would be cut back to light-rail centers. C-TRAN commuter
service to Portland would extend only to TriMet MAX stations at Gateway and
Delta Park. In addition, C-TRAN routes, which currently extend to all cities in
the county, would shrink to the metropolitan area of Vancouver only.
County Fair court tryouts scheduled
Tryouts for the 2005 Clark County Fair
Court will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, in the Clark County Fair Arena,
17402 NE Delfel Road, Ridgefield.
A clinic to help contestants prepare
for tryouts will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in the arena.
Members of the court must be at least
16 years old, single, and either own their own horse or have a horse available
for the duration of the fair.
Horses are required at the tryouts.
For further information, call Staci Shoemaker,
263-0188.
Nominations for top 40 being accepted
Nominations for the
Vancouver Business Journal’s annual Top
40 Under 40 are being accepted through Friday, Oct. 15, reports
John McDonagh, business journal
publisher. This year the awards to the leading business and community leaders
under 40 years of age is being co-sponsored by Leadership Clark County.
The young movers and shakers will be
named at a luncheon at noon, Friday, November 12, in the Healthman Lodge.
For further nomination information,
call McDonagh at 695-2442, extension
12, or
Gail Spolar, Leadership Clark County, at
750-7500, extension 175.
City University moving to larger
campus
City University is moving its
Vancouver campus from its current location near Vancouver Mall to 12500 SE 2nd
Circle, Suite 200, Vancouver, reports W. Michael
Easton, the university’s interim president. A ribbon cutting and
diversity scholarship ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29.
The Vancouver campus has 350 students.
The university has 12,000 students enrolled worldwide, according to Easton.
News briefs
Clark County Animal Protection & Control
Advisory Board meets at 6:30 p.m. this evening in the Hazel Dell Sewer District
offices, 8000 NE 52nd Court. g
Michael McCabe, “Solo acoustic
contemporary fingerstyle guitarist,” performs selections from his recent CD
releases at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in the Battle Ground Community Library, 12
W Main Street.
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