Southwest Washington Medical Center's $146 million expansion information

Is the proposed project at our Daybreak property in the public interest? You decide.

Interest from the conservation endowment will be used to fund habitat restoration projects on the East Fork Lewis River.

Call 397-2232 and let the commissioners know that
solid science and not politics must guide their decision regarding the project.

Above, Southern California girl, Madison Bacon, visits newly named Propstra Square in Ester Short Park, Vancouver, Wash. Below, Carolyn Propstra, who with husband George donated $3 million to create public plaza in the park, and Jacob Mears, great-grandson of the founder of Burgerville USA, helped celebrate putting the Propstra name on the city's grandest public facility Saturday.

Commissioners seeking property-owner
comments on comp plan next week

Clark County commissioners have scheduled two public meetings beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, and Wednesday, July 6, to hear specific requests from property owners for changes in the county’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.

The growth plan was adopted last December but almost immediately became subject of appeals from the business community and environmentalists. Since commissioners have begun a process of amending the plan, the appeals from the business community have been dropped.

Commissioners have unanimously indicated that their intent is to restructure the local plan to provide for greater job growth.

Written comments can be sent to the Board of Clark County Commissioners, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666-5000, or emailed to boardcom@clark.wa.gov.

Updates and additional information on the current Comprehensive Growth Management Plan review process can be found by going to www.clark.wa.gov/longrangeplan/review/index.html.

ESD 112 gets $400,000
state reading grant

A grant of $400,000, one of only two awarded in Washington by the state Higher Education Coordinating Board, has gone to Education Service District 112, serving southern Washington schools.

The three-year grant is aimed at improving the skills of teachers in classes other than reading, so that they can incorporate reading in their regular classes to help poor readers.

C-TRAN eradicating six miles
of bumper-to-bumper traffic

If 11,260 passengers ride C-TRAN buses to and from the Fourth of July Celebration Monday, July 4, as they did last year, the transit agency will help eliminate what otherwise would be six miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic.

C-TRAN shuttle buses will provide express shuttle service between the Vancouver Mall Transit Center and the Fort Vancouver Regional Library parking lot every ten minutes between 6 and 9 p.m. Return service will depart from the library immediately following the conclusion of the fireworks display, expected at 10:30 p.m.

Adult round-trip fare is $1. Regular monthly C-TRAN monthly passes and tickets will also be accepted.

County Wetlands Work Group
holding its first meeting Tuesday

The organizational meeting of the Clark County Wetlands Work Group is at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin Street.

The group is charged with preparing recommendations on updating the county’s wetland protection ordinance.

Members of the group are as follows: Gary Bock, Bob Burns, James Howsley, John Karpinski, David Lugliani, Tammy MacKey, Steve Madsen, Tim Schauer, Bridget Schwartz. and Dean Swanson

People

Vancouver City councilor Pat Jollota has been appointed to the Clark County Animal Control Advisory Board. n Patty Page and Ronald Wilson have been appointed to the Clark County Clean Water Commission.

Calendar

The Vancouver City Council meeting in workshop session at 4 p.m. today, will discuss tobacco-free city parks. During a consent agenda session that begins at 6 p.m., the council will hear a report from George C. Marshall Leadership Award winner Jennifer Kampsula, who will report on her trip to Lexington and Williamsburg, Virginia, and Washington D.C. n Clark Public Utilities commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 28. n Clark County commissioners meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 28. n Clark County commissioners continue their public meetings regarding change in the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 28.

 Headlines at home and from around the world:
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County commissioners angry over Columbia Basin Railroad's treatment of volunteer group BYCX may revisit lease agreement--Columbian, Erin Middlewood

La Center art teacher Don Landes-McCullouch donating art to school--Columbian, Margaret Ellis

RBlooms, Another gem for downtown Vancouver--Columbian, Mike Bailey

City workers donating leave to troops on duty--Oregonian

Reserve the fourth: A letter from Mayor Pollard--Columbian

Envelopes in today's Columbian when returned with checks will help pay for July Fourth activities

Supreme Court split on commandments; they are all right outside the state capitol in Texas, but unconstitutional in courtroom in Kentucky--USA TODAY, AP

Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam [updates every five minutes]--USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
 

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