Goodbye to Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart. When he found he was no longer in charge he started working with the mayor of Vancouver on county situations and with a possible five-member board, and then he decided to leave. Prospective employers remember he has to be in charge.
Since Commissioner David Madore is new, he asks questions before he will approve paying automatically, so meetings are longer. He asks in public hearings and not closed meetings. He was able to obtain a lifeguard for Klineline Pond and asked why pay thousands every year to the City of Vancouver on parks when the county could do it cheaper. When the animal control contract was presented as certain dollar per animal, he questioned it, e.g., cost same for a bird as a dog? He was trying to save more money.
Commissioner Tom Mielke finally seems to get his voice and opinions heard and is not shut out as previously was noticed.
Regarding hiring Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, I’m sure everyone has worked somewhere when someone was hired who they did not think qualified and later found out they turned out good, so get over your disappointments.
