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C-TRAN will accept written comments
prior to final decision to cut service
C-TRAN will accept written comments on its proposal to
reduce service by nearly one-half, the C-TRAN board decided last night after
nearly 100 individuals offered oral comments on the controversial proposal. No
testimony will be taken at the next regularly scheduled board meeting at 5:15
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. That’s when the board is expected to make its final
decision on service cuts.
The issue is not how, but when.
November 2, 54 percent of the voters rejected a proposed
.03 percent sales tax increase that would have made the transit agency’s budget
whole on November 2. The service cuts were promised by the agency if the ballot
measure failed.
However, some contend that C-TRAN has reserves enough to
postpone cuts for a year or more.
John Cox named CEO of new substance
abuse treatment organization
John Cox,
executive director of the Clark County Council on Alcohol & Drugs, has been
named chief executive officer of the new substance treatment organization formed
by the merger of the county council and Pacific Crest Consortium, which provides
chemical dependency treatment, alcohol and drug testing and case management
services.
Lynn Samuels,
executive director for Pacific Crest Consortium, will be the director of
operations and program development for the new organization. Director of
clinical services and program improvement will be
Paul Kubiak.
The newly merged nonprofit organization, which has not
yet been named, will be housed in the new Community Health Facility being built
at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs campus on Fort Vancouver Way.
Collectively the two organizations serve over 3,100
clients and have a combined budget of over $3 million a year.
WinterFaire takes over two floors of
the Water Resources Education Center this weekend
WinterFaire, in its fourth year, has grown large enough
to take over two floors of the Water Resources Education Center this weekend,
when local one-of-a-kind arts, crafts and gifts will be offered.
The WinterFaire Café operated by the Clark County Skills
Center Culinary Department will provide hors d’oeuvres during the opening
reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, and entrees from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 20, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.
HIV/AIDS consortium seeking
additional membership
The Southwest Washington Consortium on HIV/AIDS is
seeking new members for 2005, reports county Health Department spokesperson
Debra Coss-Fricke.In addition to seeking
new members who are individuals living with HIV and AIDS the consortium is
seeking new members who have personal or professional experience with HIV or who
have experience in providing community services.
For further information, call Coss-Fricke at
397-8215, extension
3183.
People
Karen Stanley, who
heads up Transitions for Success, has been named a nominator for the Ford
Foundation-sponsored Leadership for a Changing World program, which offers
two-year $100,000 awards for individuals who are successfully providing
solutions to social problems. For further information on nominations, call
Stanley at 254-4119.
News briefs
An open house to provide information on Salmon Creek area
public works projects is from 5 to 8 p.m. today in the Salmon Creek Elementary
School, 1601 NE 129th Street. Presentations will be made by the Clark County
Public Works Department, Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation, Hazel Dell Sewer
District and the City of Battle Ground. g
A free basketball youth clinic precedes Clark College varsity basketball
scrimmages today in the O’Connell Sports Complex Gym. The events are free. The
youth clinic is at 5:30 p.m. Scrimmages begin at 7:15 p.m.
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