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		<title>Letter: Present bridge plan has been in the expensive and unworkable planning stage far too long with no real end in sight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16252-bob-mattila-brush-prairie-i5-bridge-columbia-river-letter-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Brush Prairie resident Bob Mattila argues the I-5 Bridge plan doubles costs by including light rail on the span." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16252-bob-mattila-brush-prairie-i5-bridge-columbia-river-letter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16252-bob-mattila-brush-prairie-i5-bridge-columbia-river-letter-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16252-bob-mattila-brush-prairie-i5-bridge-columbia-river-letter-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16252-bob-mattila-brush-prairie-i5-bridge-columbia-river-letter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16252-bob-mattila-brush-prairie-i5-bridge-columbia-river-letter.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Brush Prairie resident Bob Mattila argues the I-5 Bridge plan doubles costs by including light rail on the span.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: IBR Models 2024 transit ridership, instead of using actual 2024 ridership data</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14941-douglas-tweet-letter-ibr-ridership-data-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Camas resident Douglas Tweet argues that IBR ridership projections rely on past data instead of actual C-TRAN usage, overstating demand for a light rail extension and justifying an unnecessary, costly expansion." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14941-douglas-tweet-letter-ibr-ridership-data-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14941-douglas-tweet-letter-ibr-ridership-data-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14941-douglas-tweet-letter-ibr-ridership-data-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14941-douglas-tweet-letter-ibr-ridership-data-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-14941-douglas-tweet-letter-ibr-ridership-data.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Camas resident Douglas Tweet argues that IBR ridership projections rely on past data instead of actual C-TRAN usage, overstating demand for a light rail extension and justifying an unnecessary, costly expansion. ]]></description>
		
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