Philip Johnson, Battle Ground City Council responds.

In keeping with my policy, anyone is entitled to respond to any post about them (With few exceptions... right, Greg?) and here is Councilman Johnson's unedited reply in response to my post on avoiding future problems like this with the CRC:

Before you condamn Bill, Alex and I too badly, let me run a paragraph from the Columbian explaining what we voted for.

The city’s resolution supported replacing the bridge and making improvements to the Mill Plain and Fourth Plain Boulevard interchanges. It also stated that if additional money is requested by any agency to pay for the maintenance and operation of light rail and bus rapid transit from Portland to Clark County, the request should go to the voters.

I believe that falls under #5 of your posting and falls into line with what I believe a good portion of the community wants.

Also if the folks of BG think that I or the others are not looking after their interest in total, then come November 2015 in my case they can make that statement and I'll take what comes. Today I am one of the few who has voted against every tax increase put forward, just like I said I would back in November 2011. You should ask some of those on your list of champions if they have done the same.

Honest to God I am sick of the CRC, and I believe Alex may have the best point of all. He believes that the pro and anti sides keep this going, so that everyone can continue to feed at the trough. I'm just cynical enough to start believing that as well.

Philip Johnson