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Executive Director Message - Monday, August 04, 2008
Storm Water Utility Rates Will Affect Washougal Businesses
On July 7th, I attended the Washougal City Council Meeting to represent the businesses of Washougal regarding the new Storm Water Utility fees. These new fees are being created to off-set the costs of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Phase II Storm water permit issued by the State. However, the proposed fee structure is a big burden on the shoulders of Washougal Businesses.
For example the Camas-Post Record stated “At $11 per 3,900 square feet… Hambleton Brothers Lumber would pay more than $4,600 a month with the new fee. The Port would pay close to $6,000 a month and Pendleton Woolen Mills... read more ... |
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President's Message - Tuesday, July 01, 2008
It looks like summer has finally arrived! It’s a great time to take advantage of the Farmers’ Markets in both Washougal and Camas. They’ve had a late start on produce but with the warmer weather, there are great choices for us now. It’s easy to hit both markets on a Saturday morning.
We also have a lot of choices if we want to take a nice walk. There are dozens of parks and trails to choose from. Both cities web sites have excellent information: http://washougal.biz/cow/index.htm, http://www.ci.camas.wa.us/. I particularly like the Lacamas Creek trail.
There are events happening just about every weekend. The big ones are Camas Days and Washougalfest. They both take place on the weekend beginning Friday, July 25. I plan to go to both! I’ll be volunteering to pour wine again at Camas days, so stop by and see me there. I’m looking forward to the first Washougalfest ever. There is another concert at the Port featuring Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts on July 13. The Port’s web site is also really useful for finding out what’s goi read more ... |
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