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C-TRAN service cuts
on Tuesday agenda
In order to fully discuss proposed service cuts in C-TRAN
service necessitated by voter failure to approve a .03 percent sales tax measure
November 2, the C-TRAN board is postponing its capital spending budget
discussion at its Tuesday, Nov. 16, board of directors meeting. The meeting is
in the Rose F. Besserman room at the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center.
Despite having gotten suggestions from some other elected
officials to the contrary, the board nevertheless will consider budget cuts that
would eliminate nearly one-half of the transit agency’s service effective Jan.
1, 2005.
C-TRAN’s board is composed of elected officials,
including all three members of the board of county commissioners and city
council members representing most of the cities in the county.
The service cuts under consideration include elimination
of all C-TRAN service to downtown Portland. Rather, C-TRAN routes would take
commuter passengers to and from TriMet’s Max stations at Gateway and Delta Park.
In addition, all service beyond Vancouver and its urban
growth boundary would be curtailed.
The tax proposal that would have maintained C-TRAN’s
current level of service was soundly beaten by voters casting nearly 54 percent
of the votes against the proposal. The vote tally today showed voters opposed
the sales tax measure 84,919 to 73,263 votes.
Funeral mass for Marguerite
Harrison was today
A funeral mass for
Marguerite Harrison, who died last week at the age of 92, was this
afternoon at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Mrs. Harrison, one of Mother Joseph’s Miracle Workers, a
group of women who were largely responsible for successfully raising money in
1966 to create St. Joseph Community Hospital, which later became Southwest
Washington Medical Center, was active in community activities, including St.
Joseph Church, St. Jude’s Circle and the Clark County Medical Society Auxiliary.
Mrs. Harrison was preceded in death by her husband of 51
years, John, in 1992. Survivors include four daughters,
Kathy Worner and Meg Larson, both
of San Francisco, Elizabeth Kudo, Tokyo,
and Cecilia Pfieffer, Daniels, Wash.;
four sons, John, Vancouver,
Michael, San Francisco,
Terry, Yakima, and
Pat, Seattle; 24 grandchildren and 6
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph Church building fund.
Salmon Creek projects subject
of Wednesday open house
Clark County Public Works Department officials will
describe a series of Salmon Creek area projects at an open house at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the Salmon Creek Elementary School, 1601 NE 129th Street.
Under scrutiny are the Salmon Creek Interchange project,
the I-5 widening project, the Salmon Creek Wastewater Management System, Salmon
Creek Park, the Highway 99 realignment project and the NE 117th/NW 119th Street
improvement project.
Representatives of a number of jurisdictions will be on
hand to provide answers to questions.
Applicants sought for Clark
County Planning Commission
Applications are being sought for a position on the Clark
County Planning Commission to succeed Lonnie
Moss, whose six-year term ends Dec. 31. Other members of the seven-member
organization are chair Vaughn Lein,
Dick Deleissegues,
Ron Barca,
Carey Smith,
Jeff Wriston and
Jada Rupley.
The planning commission makes recommendations to the
county commissioners on land-use planning, zoning, and development issues. For
further information, call Louise Richards,
393-2232.
News briefs
The Vancouver City Council meets in workshop session at 4
p.m. today. Included in the agenda is final discussion of the proposed 2005-2006
biennial budget. The city council meets in regular session at 7 p.m., at which
time a number of decisions will be made, including preliminary adoption of the
biennial budget and setting a date for a public hearing before final adoption of
the budget. The council is also expected to give preliminary approval to a
number of revenue items in the proposed budget. These include a slight increase
fees for business licenses, a new schedule of fees for storm water programs, and
setting the city property tax levy for 2005, which, although in the aggregate
would be higher than for 2004, would show up as a reduction in individual
property tax on a $150,000 residence of $10 for 2005.
g The Evergreen High School Band’s
Jazz Night Concert is at 7 p.m. The high school is at 14300 NE 18th Street.
g Clark Public Utilities’
commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16., and will
discuss the agency’s 2005 budgets. g
Clark County commissioners meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16.
g Esther Short Commons, the low cost
housing complex just west of Esther Short Park, which will also be the permanent
home of the Vancouver Farmers Market, will be opened with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16.
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MIRIAM GREEN 
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