Applicants with railroad or railroad-related experience, or business experience using freight-rail service, are desired
VANCOUVER – Clark County is seeking applicants to fill up to five seats on a fifteen-person board that advises the county on matters related to the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad.
Applicants with railroad or railroad-related experience, or business experience using freight-rail service, are desired.
Board members serve three-year terms. Terms are anticipated to begin after Jan. 1, 2024.
Residents interested in serving should submit a letter of interest and/or resume to PWRailAdvisoryBoard@Clark.wa.gov or by mail to 4700 NE 78th St., Vancouver, WA 98665. Applications must be received by 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27.
More information about the Railroad Advisory Board is available at clark.wa.gov/public-works/railroad-advisory-board-39.
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Information provided by Clark Co. WA Communications.
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