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December 5, 2024

Camas School District leaders prepare for more budget cuts

Camas School District leaders are set to announce what Superintendent John Anzalone has called “another small set of reductions” this week as they grapple with a revenue shortfall that will likely result in budget cuts totaling 10% to 12% of the district’s budget ahead of the 2025-26 school year.

December 5, 2024

Public meetings: Dec. 5-11, 2024

Camas Parks Commission: The Commission will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Camas City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, and online via Zoom. For more information, including remote log-in details, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgovernment/minuteagendavideo and click on the agendas for the Dec. 5 special meeting.

December 5, 2024
A truck drives through the intersection of Northeast 13th and Northwest Friberg-Strunk streets in Camas, near the site of a proposed gas station, car wash and convenience store development, March 4, 2024. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas hearings examiner to review 13th Street gas station appeals

Opponents of a proposed gas station, car wash and convenience store complex near the intersection of Northeast 13th Street and Northwest Friberg-Strunk Street in northeast Camas will have another chance to voice their concerns this month, during a Dec. 12 appeal hearing before Camas Hearings Examiner Joe Turner.

November 21, 2024
Camas Mayor Steve Hogan attends the grand opening of Gallery 408 in downtown Camas, Friday, May 31, 2024. The Camas City Council on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, approved the mayor's proposed revenue packages to shore up a $5.8 million revenue shortfall in the 2025-26 budget. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas City Council greenlights new revenues to close budget gap

In an effort to shore up a nearly $6 million budget shortfall, maintain the city’s streets and invest in the police department, the Camas City Council this week approved several revenue packages included in Camas Mayor Steve Hogan’s proposed 2025-26 budget.