Camas residents will be paying a higher levy rate starting in 2013 thanks to a levy rate increase approved by voters. The six-year levy received over and above the required simple majority by earning 55.83 percent approval in the Aug. 7 Primary Election.
Police have identified the man killed Wednesday in a single vehicle accident north of Camas.
Due to the heat wave forecast to hit Clark County, with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees, the Camas-Washougal Fire Department will be opening a fire hose sprinkler for kids at Hamllik Park, 4285 Addy St., in Washougal, today and tomorrow, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In recent months, a dedicated group of Washougal residents, primarily members of the Friends of the Washougal Community Library, have been working to drum up support for finding an existing space or constructing a new building that would be offer a bigger, better location for the Washougal Community Library. The current facility, operated by the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, is housed in a 2,400 square foot space adjacent to the Washougal Community Center in the City Hall complex. Approximately 1,800 square feet is dedicated to public use, while the remainder is reserved for staff space and storage.
In the wake of its first Washington State Audit finding in 35 years, the city of Camas is now in the throes of working to strengthen its finance department. During a recent Camas City Council workshop, Camas City Administrator Lloyd Halverson and Finance Director Joan Durgin presented a work plan that includes making changes to elements of its cash reconciliation process, improving internal control procedures and reducing the workload of several key finance department employees. The estimated cost in 2012 of accomplishing these goals is $26,000. "This is our effort to address and improve things to be sure we don't have a subsequent finding to bring to you," Halverson said. On July 30, the Washington State Auditor’s Office released to the public the results of its 2011 audit of city finances, which found that when costs are shared between one city department and another, those actions were not being adequately documented.
Local and state elections officials have released updated results for the Aug. 7 Primary Election.
We often hear about the importance of taking care of our community and helping our neighbors, but we sometimes forget pets should be included in that concept as well. There appears to be a cat population problem in Southwest Washington. And it's a problem we should all be involved in solving.
The Clark County Elections Department will start releasing the results of the Primary Election at approximately 8:30 p.m. tonight. Ballots can be hand-delivered up until 8 p.m. today to Camas sites at Dorothy Fox Elementary School, 2623 N.W. Sierra St., Grace Foursquare Church, 717 S.E. Everett Road, Helen Baller Elementary School, 1954 N.E. Garfield St., and Prune Hill Elementary School, 1601 N.W. Tidland St. and in Washougal at the community center, 1681 "C" St.
It's safe to say that at first glance nobody is ever happy to hear about a proposal to raise property taxes, no matter what the purpose. But sometimes, when those proposing the increase have done their homework and it becomes clear based on the facts that it is justified, it just makes sense.
For the first time in more than 30 years, the Washington State Auditor has issued a finding following an audit of city of Camas financial records. A report released to the public yesterday states that a recent accountability audit of records from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011, found that the city "does not have adequate support for its allocation of shared costs, resulting in a shift of general government costs to restricted funds," and that the city "is unable to show documentation that it complied with state laws that prohibit shifting restricted resources to other funds."
heather.acheson@camaspostrecord.com
