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Letter: The IBR’s concrete obscenity

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|Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Letter: The IBR’s concrete obscenity

Bob Ortblad argues $17.7 billion buys one extra lane for five miles — and 30 years of debt for future gen ...

Bob Ortblad argues $17.7 billion buys one extra lane for five miles — and 30 years of debt for future generations. ...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Opinion: The IBR shell game for TriMet at Ruby Junction

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|Date: Monday, June 8, 2026

Opinion: The IBR shell game for TriMet at Ruby Junction

IBR allocates $320M for a TriMet maintenance facility 20 miles from the actual bridge project. ...

IBR allocates $320M for a TriMet maintenance facility 20 miles from the actual bridge project. ...

Monday, June 8, 2026
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Letter: TriMet’s history of over-predicting light rail ridership

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|Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026

Letter: TriMet’s history of over-predicting light rail ridership

TriMet's MAX Green Line carried ~10,000–11,000 weekday riders in 2024–2026, less than a third of its 2020 ...

TriMet's MAX Green Line carried ~10,000–11,000 weekday riders in 2024–2026, less than a third of its 2020 forecast. ...

Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

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|Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

Rep. John Ley argues that the Interstate Bridge Replacement proposal is unpreferred, unaffordable, and fa ...

Rep. John Ley argues that the Interstate Bridge Replacement proposal is unpreferred, unaffordable, and failing to address congestion, cost transparency, and community concerns. ...

Friday, December 19, 2025
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Letter: Upcoming meetings will help ‘shape the future’ of Clark County

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|Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Letter: Upcoming meetings will help ‘shape the future’ of Clark County

Margaret Tweet urges residents to participate in several Nov. 18 meetings that will influence C-TRAN boar ...

Margaret Tweet urges residents to participate in several Nov. 18 meetings that will influence C-TRAN board composition, transit funding and Clark County policies. ...

Friday, November 14, 2025
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Opinion: $1.8 trillion for nothing

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|Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

Opinion: $1.8 trillion for nothing

Randall O’Toole argues that despite $1.8 trillion in taxpayer funding since 1991, transit use has decline ...

Randall O’Toole argues that despite $1.8 trillion in taxpayer funding since 1991, transit use has declined, delivering little public benefit for massive spending. ...

Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Opinion: TriMet & C-TRAN – Who pays versus who gets service

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|Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Opinion: TriMet & C-TRAN – Who pays versus who gets service

Rep. John Ley argues TriMet’s financial mismanagement and C-TRAN’s funding model unfairly burden Clark Co ...

Rep. John Ley argues TriMet’s financial mismanagement and C-TRAN’s funding model unfairly burden Clark County taxpayers, especially small cities and rural residents, while Vancouver receives most of t ...

Friday, August 29, 2025
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POLL: Should Clark County’s smaller cities pull out of the C-TRAN Board of Directors and refuse to help fund light rail maintenance & operations?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

POLL: Should Clark County’s smaller cities pull out of the C-TRAN Board of Directors and refuse to help fund light rail maintenance & operations?

This week’s poll asks if Clark County’s smaller cities should pull out of the C-TRAN Board and stop fundi ...

This week’s poll asks if Clark County’s smaller cities should pull out of the C-TRAN Board and stop funding light rail maintenance and operations. ...

Friday, August 29, 2025
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Camas considers opting out of C-TRAN

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|Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Camas considers opting out of C-TRAN

Camas city leaders say they may leave C-TRAN if the agency funds TriMet light rail operations, citing fin ...

Camas city leaders say they may leave C-TRAN if the agency funds TriMet light rail operations, citing financial imbalance, loss of representation, and disproportionate costs to small cities. ...

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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C-TRAN board member regrets vote that could leave Clark County taxpayers on the hook for light rail

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|Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025

C-TRAN board member regrets vote that could leave Clark County taxpayers on the hook for light rail

C-TRAN board member Tim Hein says he regrets a 2023 vote that could commit Clark County to funding light ...

C-TRAN board member Tim Hein says he regrets a 2023 vote that could commit Clark County to funding light rail O&M. He’s now urging the board to reverse course and protect taxpayers. ...

Thursday, July 17, 2025
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POLL: Did the Clark County Council make the right decision by rejecting the auditor authority proposal?

👍 Yes, it would have given too much power to one office
👎 No, voters deserve more financial information
⚖️ The proposal needed revisions, not rejection
🤔 Not sure

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