November 6, 2019
Camas voters sink aquatics center
Camas’ Proposition 2, also known as the “$78 million pool bond,” has failed.
Camas’ Proposition 2, also known as the “$78 million pool bond,” has failed.
One hour after the first results flowed in from the Nov. 5 general election, one thing was certain in the city of Camas: voters were not happy with…
Earlier this year, the Port of Camas-Washougal released three conceptual designs for the first phase of its Waterfront at Parker’s Landing development, but Port officials were adamant that they weren’t going to simply pick one of them.
“There have been a lot of studies, but no actions,” Camas City Councilman Greg Anderson told his council peers in April when the group first brought up the idea of bringing a community center bond proposal to voters in the next general election. “I would rather do something and fail than do nothing.”
April Engle brings up Kerr Park on Google Maps and sighs, clearly dismayed with what she’s seeing. She points to the 16-acre parcel of land directly south of the Washougal park.
By the time Barry McDonnell felt called to local politics, it was far too late to enter the Camas mayoral race as anything other than a write-in candidate.
Dozens of Camas-Washougal community members attended the League of Women Voters’ annual candidate forum last week to hear local candidates running for city council, school board, port commission and county council seats answer questions composed by League members.
Camas candidates vying for county and city councils as well as the Camas mayor’s seat attended the Camas Youth Advisory Council (CYAC)’s 17th annual candidate forum last week to answer questions crafted by Camas youth.
It has been less than three weeks since money manager Ken Fisher, founder of Fisher Investments, Camas’ largest private employer, was called out in national media for making…
By Ken Fisher Guest Columnist It is unfortunate but inevitable that recent national news stories about me and Fisher Investments cause some concern in our community. …
