Campaign Trail: 49th District

49th District, Position 1, House race: Republican House candidate Debbie Peterson will host a meeting from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday to discuss the impact of C-Tran’s Proposition 1 on local businesses and neighborhoods. The discussion will take place at Meadow Lark Tea Room and Antiques, 1803 Main St., in Vancouver. Proposition 1 allows voters living in the C-Tran district to approve or reject a 0.1 percentage-point sales tax increase to pay for maintenance and operation of light rail, as well as some bus rapid transit construction costs. For more information, contact Peterson at 360-356-4437 or debbie@debbiepeterson.org.