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Published on: 1/25/2006
Last Visited: 1/26/2006
Ron Hart, review board chairman and a former Vancouver city council member, said he heard late Friday about the county's plan to kill the board."It came as somewhat of a surprise," said Hart, who has been on the board for a dozen years.
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Hart said that during his tenure only one board decision was challenged, and that decision was upheld.
Abolition of the review board would presumably affect other annexations now in the pipeline, including two from Washougal and several more expected "in a matter of days," Hart said."As a citizen, I would have concerns about that."
The board's members in addition to Hart, who was appointed by the city of Vancouver, include Sandie Schwary, the county's representative; and Ron Morrison and Bud Seifert, both named by the governor.