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Battle Ground council weighs joining legal fight over C‑TRAN board composition and grant risk
Summary
Council debated whether small cities should fund legal action to challenge a new board-composition rule for C‑TRAN that could shift seats and put grant funding at risk; council requested staff follow-up and direction on possible legal costs.
Council members spent substantial time on Sept. 15 discussing a regional dispute over C‑TRAN board composition after a change in state law. The discussion centered on competing proposals (a 3-3-3 small-city representation plan versus a proportional 4-3-2 approach) and whether smaller cities should jointly fund legal counsel to seek a judicial stay.
Mayor McCoy and several council members framed the…
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