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Clark County Council debates temporary FBI training agreement at Camp Bonneville amid cleanup and transparency concerns
Summary
After extensive public comment opposing renewed FBI use of Camp Bonneville, councilors asked staff to mark up a revised agreement with cost-recovery and cleanup clarifications and proposed limits such as a two-year term and no on-site storage of firearms and ammunition.
The Clark County Council on Dec. 3 weighed whether to allow the FBI to continue training at Camp Bonneville under a temporary, tightly limited agreement while staff drafts updated contract language for later council review.
Public commenters pressed the council to refuse renewed FBI use, arguing the Camp Bonneville conveyance requires the land be used for conservation and warning of contamination and inadequate cleanup. "The FBI's use of Camp Bonneville is far more than a training facility," Mary Panovich, assistant special agent in charge with the FBI's Portland office, told the council during public comment. She said more than 90 FBI…
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