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Public commenters urge alternatives to bridge shelter, question timber sales and stress need for voter input on light rail
Summary
Multiple members of the public criticized the proposed bridge shelter and light-rail proposals and raised concerns about state timber sales on legacy lands; commenters urged the council to pursue alternative shelter sites, question light-rail voter processes, and requested more transparency on timber-sale decisions.
Several residents used the council’s public-comment period to raise concerns about homelessness services, a proposed bridge shelter project, light rail, and state timber sales.
Carmen De Leon (who said she goes by Melo) criticized plans for a bridge shelter near Vancouver, argued the county should lease an existing nearby building rather than build a new shelter, and linked what she described as the county’s homelessness problem to drug use and border enforcement. De Leon said the county “used to be” able to repurpose nearby county buildings…
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