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PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND MAIN STREET PROGRAM PRESENTATION AT BATTLE GROUND CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

Battle Ground, Wash., April 19th, 2013– Anyone who is interested in the growth and vitality of Old Town Battle Ground is invited to attend a City Council workshop focusing on the approach of the Washington State Main Street Program. Members of the Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce will be presenting information about the Main Street [...]

City of Battle Ground Receives Award for Financial Reporting

Nice work! Congratulations to City Finance Director Catherine Huber Nickerson The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to The City of Battle Ground by the Government Finance Officers Association.   The award recognizes the City for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for 2011 and is the highest form of recognition [...]

What Are We Doing About Suicide?

What Are We Doing About Suicide?

by Curtis Miller On January 17th, at the request of Battle Ground’s mayor, Lisa Walters – 76 pastors and community influencers (including the BGSD school board, BG city council, local counselors and non-profit organizations) gathered over breakfast at Mill Creek Pub.  The meeting was a response to recent teenage suicides in the Battle Ground School District. [...]

Taxation Without Representation: C-Tran Takes Away Voting Rights of 50,000 Clark County Voters

Taxation Without Representation: C-Tran Takes Away Voting Rights of 50,000 Clark County Voters

by Joshua Monen If you’re one of the 50,000 Clark County residents who don’t have Proposition One on their ballot… here’s why: Why can’t you vote on Proposition One, another C-Tran sales tax hike for light rail and BRT even though you must pay the C-Tran sales tax where you shop? Those voters said NO to C-Tran [...]

Voters Count More Than Votes

Voters Count More Than Votes

by Curtis Miller Earlier this year, US News ran an article saying 90 million Americans won’t vote today.  Some of the polled non-voters cited reasons such as nothing ever getting done, corruption, too busy, lack of faith in either candidate and doubt that their vote would make a difference. In addition to those that will not [...]

BG City Council Welcomes New Members and New Mayor

BG City Council Welcomes New Members and New Mayor

Press Release provided courtesy of the City of Battle Ground Wednesday, January 4, 2011   Three new Battle Ground Councilmembers, Shane A. Bowman, Adrian E. Cortes and Philip Johnson were sworn in and took their seats at the dais at last night’s City Council meeting. Also at the meeting, Council elected Lisa Walters to serve [...]

All Signs Point to Lisa Walters as Next Mayor of Battle Ground

All Signs Point to Lisa Walters as Next Mayor of Battle Ground

By Joshua Monen Thursday, December 22, 2011   The Battle Ground City Council will select a new mayor on Jan. 3. Mayor Mike Ciraulo announced he will not be seeking re-election in 2012 and posted the following comment on Facebook: “To everything there is a season. Tonight marked my final City Council meeting as the [...]

City of Battle Ground Annexes Cedars Golf Course: What Do You Think?

City of Battle Ground Annexes Cedars Golf Course: What Do You Think?

By Joshua Monen Monday, December 12, 2011   As you probably know, the Cedars Golf Course will become part of the City of Battle Ground on Dec. 21, 2011. The area that will become part of Battle Ground includes 20 acres totaling approximately 334 acres. The golf course owner and the City of Battle Ground [...]

BG City Council Meeting Agenda for Monday, December 5, 2011

BG City Council Meeting Agenda for Monday, December 5, 2011

Agenda Provided Courtesy of the City of Battle Ground Monday, December 5, 2011   CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Monday, December 5, 2011 City of Battle Ground Council Chambers 109 SW 1 st Street, Second Floor Battle Ground, WA 98604 7:00 p.m. The public is invited to review the City Council packet at the following locations: [...]

Interview with Mike Ciraulo, Mayor of Battle Ground

Interview with Mike Ciraulo, Mayor of Battle Ground

My interview with Michael Ciraulo, Mayor of Battle Ground (my questions are in bold).   1. So if my math is right you started serving in the Fire Department at age 21. What made you decide to do this?   I wanted a job that didn’t put me behind a desk all the time. And [...]

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