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Thank you, governors and port directors, for declaring last week that its time to get off the dime and replace the Interstate 5 Bridge. We hope four meddling micromanagers (two on each side of the river) were paying attention.
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski wrote in a letter to elected officials that citizens of this region have watched our two states discuss and plan for a new bridge for over 20 years, and they expect us to proceed. Later in the week, port directors Larry Paulson of Vancouver and Bill Wyatt of Portland took a similar stance, noting the need to expedite freight traffic. These four leaders are correct. The wrong stance was taken in a Jan. 19 letter from Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, Portland Mayor Sam Adams, Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart and Metro council President David Bragdon. They whined, essentially, for more local control. This begs the question: Where have Leavitt, Adams, Stuart and Bragdon been for the past five years? Consider:See the full content of this document
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In Our View: No More Meddling
In 2005 the bistate Columbia River Crossing Task Force was formed. Those 39 people from public agencies, businesses, freight, commute...
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