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MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2005 Clark Public Utilities gets
$15 million Clark Public Utilities and the Bonneville Power Administration have tentatively reached a settlement of BPA’s payment obligation to Clark under the residential exchange program. Clark will receive $15 million in benefits. Before the settlement is final, it is subject to public comment on the proposal. Deadline for public comment is January 16. The settlement is a result of Clark’s request to receive benefits under BPA’s residential exchange program, which allows utilities to receive a payment to help offset costs of power they produce or purchase from sources other than BPA to serve residential customers. The program, in effect for several years, has mainly benefited residential customers of private utilities, but also benefits Clark Public Utilities’ customers who receive electric power from the utility’s River Road generating plant, which produces power generated by natural gas. County building fees decreasing While some Clark County building fees were increased for 2006, overall building fees for the coming year will be decreased 4.7 percent from the current year, reports Richard Carson, Clark County Community Development Department director. Building permit fees were decreased 2.9 percent, according to Carson. To improve services during 2006, the department is hiring three additional building inspectors and will expand the Battle Ground office, Carson said. Van de Water memorial service Wednesday A memorial service for Eleanor Van de Water, a founder of the Fort Vancouver Tapestry Project, who died last week, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, in the First Presbyterian Church, 1200 SW Alder Street, Portland. Mrs. Van de Water was a well-known fiber artist who had commissions throughout the world. Born in Sioux Falls, S. D., Mrs. Van de Water was a graduate of Vancouver High School and Eastern Washington University. Survivors are her daughter, Gretchen, a son, Peter, a brother, Donald Jones, and one grandchild. Remembrances may be made to the Fort Vancouver Tapestry Project. People Nadine Robertson has been elected president of the Vancouver Rotary Club. n Debbie Abraham and Joe Cote have been reappointed to the Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee. n Dennis Campbell, Walt Gordon and Maradee Potter have been reappointed to the Clark County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board. News briefs The Clark County fire marshal reminds residents of unincorporated Clark County and the City of Vancouver that fireworks may not be set off on New Year’s Eve. Fire works have been banned in unincorporated Clark County since 1997. This is the first year they have been banned in Vancouver on New Year’s Eve, however. The fine for the first violation is $250. n Parking pay stations, which take credit cards as well as money, will be installed on Esther Street between 6th and 8th Streets in January. Similar to those in Portland and Seattle, parkers will select the amount of time they want to park and the pay station will issue a receipt that is to be placed in the car window. The new pay stations have been installed in the city’s Park & Go parking facility in the Vancouvercenter. Parkers there need not note their parking space, but will only have to affix a receipt on the driver’s side window. Calendar The Vancouver City Council
meets in workshop session at 5 p.m. this evening and will hear a report
on Clark County’s proposed ten-year homeless plan. The council also
meets in regular session at 7 p.m.
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Clark Public Utilities’ commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 20.
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Clark County commissioners meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 20.
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