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Morning Press: Tolling, sex ed in Battle Ground, Clark County dog parks

By Amy Libby, Columbian Web Editor
Published: July 14, 2018, 6:02am

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In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week:

Portland pushes immediate tolls on I-5, I-205

Southwest Washington officials were dismayed Wednesday to learn that the Portland City Council is pushing for immediate tolls on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in lieu of a proposal to phase in tolling on a few sections of the interstate.

The council’s position was outlined in a letter sent to the Oregon Transportation Commission in advance of a special public hearing Thursday as the commission considers a recommendation from the Portland Metro Area Value Pricing Policy Advisory Committee last month.

Clark County Councilor Eileen Quiring, who served on the 25-member advisory board, said she’s not surprised to learn about Portland’s renewed tolling platform, given Portland’s previously expressed views on tolling.

Battle Ground schools table new sexual health curriculum

BATTLE GROUND — Under public pressure, the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors delayed its decision to adopt new comprehensive and sexual health curriculum.

By a vote of 3-0, the board voted Monday to table the adoption of “Comprehensive Health,” a general health textbook, as well as “High School FLASH,” or “Family Life and Sexual Health,” for its high school health classes. Board members Monty Anderson and Troy McCoy were both absent from the evening meeting.

Infant dies, mother critically hurt in rollover crash

An infant died and its mother was critically injured Thursday in a single-vehicle rollover crash in east Clark County, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash was reported at 6:53 p.m. in the 26000 block of Northeast Bradford Road.

Vancouver’s Igloo Restaurant closes

The Igloo Restaurant closed down this spring, but it’s still unclear what will happen to the two-story, 2,200-square-foot building.

Keys Limited Partnership, which owned the building since 2000, said restaurant owners Jorge and Andrea Estrada did not renew their lease this spring amid personal health concerns. Now, the firm is weighing whether to lease another restaurant or to convert the Edgewood Park neighborhood building into offices.

Dog parks in danger in Clark County

On a weekday morning at Dakota Memorial Dog Park, Diesel, a Jack Russell terrier, eagerly leapt at a tennis ball held by his owner, Cindy Rotermund.

Rotermund, a retiree who recently moved to the area, said she regularly comes to the off-leash dog park with Diesel and Newton, her pointer. She said it’s good for her pets to be off leash so they can run around, play with and sniff other canines — just be dogs.

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