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start falling apart once the confer-ence began. Shortly after madore finished stating the purpose of the meeting, Vancouver City Council Member Jack Burkman moved to leave the boundaries alone and ef-fectively end the conference.

“I don’t see a need to change the boundaries,” Burkman said. “I believe what we have is working.”

Madore fought the motion, asking for the process to advance enough to allow for public com-ment. It wouldn’t be fair to vote on whether or not the boundar-ies need to be expanded, he said, without hearing from the people who would be affected.

“I’ve had senior citizens call and appeal to me to go to bat for them,” Madore said during a

phone interview with The Reflec-tor Friday, adding one man called him immediately after the con-ference, upset, to request mailed copies of the minutes.

“He expressed how disap-pointed he was in those rascals who didn’t care about him,” Ma-dore said. “He’s paying the tax-es and he’s not getting the help. That’s not right.”

Madore has called the situa-tion a case of “taxation without representation” because rural Clark County residents who have no vote or service are still forced to fund C-TRAN through sales tax on purchases made in town.

The vote was 5-4 that it was not desirable to change the boundar-ies. The Public Transportation Improvement Conference is the only body with the authority to modify C-TRAN’s boundaries.

Voting with Burkman to end the conference early were La Cen-

ter mayor Jim Irish, Wood-land City Council Member Al Swindell and Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow. Yacolt Mayor Jeff Carothers, Battle Ground City Council Member Lyle Lamb, Madore and County Councilor Tom Mielke voted to contin-ue. County Councilor Jeanne Stewart and Washougal Mayor Sean Guard, who acted as con-ference chair, abstained.

There are no immediate plans to continue with the ef-fort, but Madore said the is-sue has not been settled. He expects the Board of County Councilors will call another conference, taking extra steps next time to require a public hearing instead of allowing a “short-cut” ending.

The final outcome, he said, will depend heavily on the re-sults of Tuesday’s election.

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Most La Center homeowners will pay an additional $3 to $5 a year with the new 1 percent increaseKELLY MOYERstaff reporter

LA CENTER – After a rather non-contentious public hearing that drew no comments from the public, the La Center City Coun-cil voted unanimously last week to increase property tax revenues by one percent.

The increase is unlikely to have any adverse financial effects on property owners. With the one-percent increase, a homeown-er in La Center with a $265,000 home will pay $376 – about $3.71 cents more than last year – to the city of La Center in 2016. For a property owner with a $350,000 home, the increase will be about $5 more than they paid in 2015.

In total, the one-percent in-crease will give the city an addi-tional $4,043. City staff said the increase will help offset unavoid-able “cost of doing business” in-creases for the city – things like increased fuel costs that the city

has no control over.Property taxes account for a

little more than 10 percent of the city’s annual revenue. Most of the revenues collected in La Center come from the city’s three card rooms, which provided more than $2.5 million – 65 percent – of the city’s total budget in 2015.

La Center property taxes pay for state and local schools, county revenues, fire and rescue services, the local library and cemetery dis-tricts and the city of La Center. The bulk of the property taxes collect-ed in La Center – about 70 percent – pay for state and local schools, as well as Clark County services. Only about 12 percent of the prop-erty tax bill goes to the city of La Center, where it is used to pay for such things as city streets, local parks and police/safety services. A little less than 14 percent goes toward fire and rescue services and the remainder – four percent – pays for the local cemetery district and the La Center library.

The council has set tentative dates throughout November to discuss the city’s 2016 budget. The council will meet for a bud-get work sessions at 5:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 12 and again at 5:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 18 at City Hall, 214 E. 4th St., La Center.

For more information about upcoming work sessions and council meetings, visit the city’s website at www.ci.lacenter.wa.us/city_council/minutes.php.

La Center approves slight increase in city’s property tax revenues

city, said Williams is currently unavailable for comment.

A news organization that covers the Columbia Basin area, iFIBER ONE News, recently re-ported that Williams was being offered the job of city manager in Moses Lake.

According to an article on the iFIBER ONE News website dat-ed Oct. 23, the Moses Lake City Council voted to offer the city

manager position to Williams the evening of Thu., Oct. 22. The ar-ticle states that the vote followed a roughly hour-long executive session by the Moses Lake City Council to discuss the qualifica-tions of candidates.

Williams has been a finalist in two different city manag-er job searches in the past two years, one in Pasco and one in Longview. He has served as the city manager for Battle Ground since 2009 and worked as the deputy city manager for two years before taking the job.

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Children of all ages, some in costume, participated in the event; from toddlers tossing ap-ples perched in their parents’ arms to teenagers learning the inner workings and history of the mill. Bluegrass music emanated from the mill’s back porch area as a long, winding line snaked from the front door, crossed the covered

bridge over Cedar Creek, and dou-bled back again as families tried to stay out of the rain. Raincoats and umbrellas were everywhere.

“And everybody that you’re meeting is happy,” Berry said. “Everybody that walks in the door is out with their family hav-ing a good time. You can’t not be happy when you’re at the mill.”

Berry even kept a stack of pa-per cups nearby so he could give kids samples of “the best drink in the world” to show them what

they’re making.After losing some of its long-

time volunteers in the past few years, berry said the mill is hop-ing to bolster its ranks with a few more volunteers from the com-munity. Different roles for vol-unteers include tour guides and equipment operators. Volunteers learn how to run the mill, or learn its history and how to give tours and answer visitors’ questions.

Volunteers from all age groups are important, berry said. retired

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volunteers could allow the mill to open for tours during the week. Equipment operation consists most-ly of turning a large wheel which controls water flow, or scooping grain and flour which requires a lot of bending. Operating equipment is not necessary, and time commit-ments are flexible. It generally takes six or seven volunteer sessions to get the hang of everything.

“If we can get a couple of people who can learn and commit to even one day per month,” Berry said, “We could rotate and have different people help out every week.”

Also, a healthy love of histo-ry helps.

“You’re learning the last 100 years of history of the place and sharing that with everybody who

comes through,” Berry said. “I meet people, literally, from around the world.”

A check of the logs showed visitors from 46 states and 13 dif-ferent countries over the course of a single year, berry said. In addition to the Halloween Apple Cider Pressing, the mill holds Bread And Butter Day in May, Strawberry Shortcake Day in June, Blueberry Pancake Day in July, Treat Day in August, and Cornbread Day in September.

The mill is open Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. and Sundays from 2-4 p.m. weekly for tours. Any-one interested in finding out more about volunteering, tours, or events can email tours@cedar-creekgristmill.com.