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Employment jump
tops state, Portland
STEVE KADEL
staff reporter
Clark County added jobs at a
faster rate than the state of Wash-
ington, Portland and the state of
Oregon during the 12-month pe-
riod ending in August.
The county’s employment
numbers grew by 5,800 full-time
jobs, or 4.2 percent, according to
figures from the state of Washing-
ton Employment Security Depart-
ment. Regional economist Scott
Bailey, who compiled the report,
said the trend is almost certain to
continue in the near future.
“There are some developments
that have been announced that
will help job growth, such as the
Banfield veterinary offices that
will move here (from Portland)
in 2015,” he said. “That will add
to our job count in Clark County,
and they are in expansion mode
and will be hiring new people.”
The county’s 4.2 percent job
growth rate compares with 2.5
percent for the state of Washing-
ton, 2.4 percent for Oregon, 3.0
percent for the Portland metro
area, and 1.8 percent nationwide
for the same period.
Clark County Commissioner
David Madore cheered the find-
ings, saying the county began
increasing its employment num-
bers last year.
“There was a major turn-
around then,” he said. “This is a
very positive report. Clark Coun-
ty is taking off and there are lots
of good indicators. We are much
healthier than other places in
Washington or Oregon.”
Three major employment ar-
eas led the surge. Transportation
and utilities added 1,500 jobs for
a 5.9 percent increase, profes-
sional and business services was
up 1,200 jobs or 7.3 percent, and
construction added 1,000 jobs for
a 10 percent boost.
“Every major sector was up
over the year,” Bailey said. “We’ve
seen pretty broad growth.”
Clark County
nonfarm
employment
2010: 130,000 jobs
2011: 130,000 jobs
2012: 131,500 jobs
2013: 135,000 jobs
2014: 140,000 jobs
at a glance
Clark County job growth soars
Photo by Mike Schultz
CLARK COUNTY’S ECONOMY is booming, as evidenced by
single family home construction such as this house in the
Hockinson area.
Opponents, supporters
stake out turf Sept. 23
STEVE KADEL
staff reporter
Four dozen people attended
an informational meeting Sept.
23 on the proposed Clark County
Home Rule Charter during a ses-
sion that sometimes resembled a
football game with rival fans.
Audience members at the
Battle Ground Community Cen-
ter applauded statements they
liked, and one charter foe tried to
shout down a pro-charter speak-
er. Several citizens rose to make
long-winded statements rather
than ask questions as the ground
rules dictated.
Even Peter Silliman, a former
member of the Board of Freehold-
ers that wrote the charter propos-
al, got into the act by calling out
Tempers
flare at
county
charter
meeting
Learn more
Fort Vancouver Regional
Library will sponsor
educational forums
about the proposed
Clark County Home Rule
Charter in coming weeks.
A meeting is scheduled
Tue., Oct. 7, from 6:30-
7:30 p.m. at Ridgefield
Community Library, 201
N. Main Ave. Another
public session will be
Thu., Oct. 16, from
6:30-7:30 p.m. at Battle
Ground Library, 1207 SE
Eight Way.
at a glance
Months of discussion
on membership may
end with no changes
Marvin Case
Publisher Emeritus
What began in June 2013
as a routine, periodic review of
C-TRAN board membership
and included numerous meet-
ings and even a lawsuit may
soon end with no changes in
board make-up.
C-TRAN spokesman Jim
Quintana said last week that
county Superi-
or Court judge
David Gre-
gerson has de-
cided that if ei-
ther Vancouver
or Clark Coun-
ty loses a board
seat, then the
bloc veto pro-
visions of the
bylaws are void for both parties.
The bloc veto issue had been
a stumbling block in the board
membership issue.
Long-time C-TRAN board
member and past chair Bill Gan-
ley said the court decision likely
will mean that board membership
will remain unchanged.
State law requires organi-
zations such as the C-TRAN
board to review their composi-
tion every four years and to de-
cide whether to make changes
in their representative structure.
The 9-member C-TRAN board
established a 10-member com-
mittee for the purpose of con-
ducting this review.
The committee first met in
June 2013. Despite several meet-
Judge rules on C-TRAN bloc veto issue
bill ganley
See c-tran on Page A3
See growth on Page A3
See charter on Page A5
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Highly-ranked Hawks soaring
HOCKINSON HIGH SCHOOL football coach Rick Steele (right) congratulates senior running back Austen Johnson (33) after one of
his three touchdowns during the Hawks’ 49-0 win over Mark Morris Friday at Hockinson High School. The Hawks, ranked No. 5 in
the Associated Press state Class 2A poll, are now 4-0 this season and have outscored their opponents 167-3.