Word is quietly spreading that Governor Jay Inslee is planing once again to slip into town, presumably avoiding those of us opposed to the CRC light rail project that he and others are now desperately trying to resurrect.
Word is that the ‘visit’ is meant to coincide with the Clark County Historical event on labor and a Union convention at the Hilton.
It has been heard that the unions in the convention are trying to organize a big “build that bridge” rally with out of state people coming in to help bring up the numbers.
As we know, the CRC allegedly died when the Senate Majority Coalition failed to vote on it and both Governor’s of Oregon and Washington announced pulling the plug on it. At the time, I, along with several others warned to not drop our vigilance as it would be back.
We know that discussions have continued since the alleged demise and efforts are still underway in hopes of still securing federal funding to move ahead, obtain the necessary permits from the Coast Guard and slip it in when we aren’t looking, not unlike TriMet did to Clackamas County Oregon against citizen wishes and votes.
This past March, Governor Inslee slipped into town to hold a private meeting with only pro-CRC factions, locking out any voice of opposition, but 17th District State Senator Don Benton got wind and managed to insert himself into the meeting. He was the only voice present questioning any part of it.
Citizens came out too, but where locked out, left to woefully look on as their future was being discussed.
The expected date and time Gov. Inslee is planning on quietly slipping in remains unknown, but will be added when it is learned is said to be between the 24th through the 26th of this month (July). The Governor’s office declines to provide a more specific time frame.
The Governor will make his appearance Friday, tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. and as expected, the public will once be left on the outside looking in, even though the taxpayers will be paying for the trip down.
It is still not being announced just where the meeting will take place.
We must continue letting them know that we, the citizens of Clark County, strongly oppose what has been proposed and will not support such a mega-project until our concerns are addressed and not those of the downtown mafia, Identity Clark County and other special interests hoping to grow their wealth off of our backs.
We must vote out pro-CRC officials and not vote in any pro-CRC candidates who will continue ignoring our voices to further their goals over ours.
