Arne MortensenJun 7, 20206 minThe abbreviated history of the Headquarters LandfillPrologue: My principal objective is to make the very most possible value of the landfill for the public, all 108,000 county residents. ...
Arne MortensenJun 7, 20202 minWho defines "essential business"The very first section of the Washington State Constitution: SECTION 1 POLITICAL POWER. All political power is inherent in the people,...
Arne MortensenJun 7, 20202 minIs this how we prove Khrushchev was right that we will hang ourselves?UPDATE: 20 Apr2020 After some amount of pressing, I was able to get the complaint form moved off of the County Website, or so I...
Arne MortensenJun 7, 20205 minMy May 2020 Kelso Longview Chamber Newsletter postingSome readers probably do not know about the monthly Kelso Longview Chamber Newsletter, so I present here. Even though it is now almost...
Arne MortensenFeb 3, 20202 minCastle Rock RTA follow-upIn my last post here I gave a limited accounting of an action taken by the BoCC, that action violating common sense and property rights. ...
Arne MortensenDec 28, 20195 minCastle Rock RTA - County residents lose more property rightsPreface On 23December2019 I posted on my blog the resolution that the BoCC passed regarding the UGA/RTA (urban growth area/rural...
Arne MortensenDec 23, 20194 minThe Son of the Castle Rock UGA (urban growth area)Tuesday, 17 December 2019, at the regular Tuesday hearing, the BoCC adopted the resolution below. Both Dennis Weber and Joe Gardner...
Arne MortensenDec 9, 20193 minA Facebook posting - government regulations are the problemWith good reason, some people avoid Facebook. I think the below posting might be of interest to some of those people. A day or so ago, I...
Arne MortensenDec 7, 20191 minEconomic Angst - an apropos read for allRecently Judy Baker posted on Facebook a Forbes article about a potential economic outcome of significance. (Judy, thank you.) That...
Arne MortensenDec 5, 20197 minA tough day at the officePROLOGUE: What is in our future if we don't fix government? Here is one likely answer. ============================ Part One: ...
Arne MortensenOct 24, 20193 minKalama Postmaster - An Unsatisfactory BureaucratTo save you time, I go straight to the point, and offer backup material toward the bottom. Problem statement: The postmaster in Kalama...
Arne MortensenSep 15, 20194 minKalama Calamity?The new Kalama River Road construction between I-5 and Haydu Park (inclusive) is well underway. At the county, we received, from a...
Arne MortensenSep 11, 20192 minPart 5 - About the Longview School Bond Nov2019Our bond analysis continues with looking at the fourth published bond priority, “Large Repair Projects,” at a cost of $9.4 million before...
Arne MortensenSep 1, 20192 minPart 4 - About the Longview School Bond Nov2019Our bond analysis continues with a look at the third bond priorities, “School Replacements.” To have the schools built now, we will be...
Arne MortensenAug 25, 20192 minPart 3 - About the Longview School Bond Nov2019Our bond analysis continues with a look at the second bond priorities, “Safety and Security.” The total cost for this effort actually is...
Arne MortensenAug 24, 20192 minMore about the Nov2019 Longview School BondThe Longview Public Schools put out a four page well done pamphlet titled “Capital Bond Information.” It has all the right pictures and...
Arne MortensenAug 23, 20193 minAbout the Nove2019 Longview School Bond ballot measureThe Longview School Board has placed a bond measure on the November Ballot to fund various “educational” purposes. I’ll go over those...
Arne MortensenAug 3, 20193 minAgainst LRLDOn 5Jun2019, I wrote about a high-level principle of private property rights violated by a proposal to tax citizens for library services....
Arne MortensenJul 5, 20191 minPax Romana IIAn article well worth the read. History provides us valuable lessons; "this time it's [not] different." Let me add: Economics and liberty...