DON'T MISS THIS: City Claims Unnamed Personnel with COVID-19 "Expertise" as Construction Resumes
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 17, 2020
UPDATE: The city released information to a third location that has not shown up on the city's main update page to date. These are the "Contractor's Safety Plans" which are part of the justification for the city resuming this project. This link was located 3/4 of the way down the page on the city's second lake road website.
Only two weeks ago, the city said,
" In order to focus all efforts on fighting COVID-19, the City of Camas has put construction of the Lake-Everett Roundabout on hold. In two weeks, on April 15, the City will revisit the construction stoppage and decide how to proceed."
Then, at 10pm on a Wednesday evening, exactly two weeks after announcing the pause and without any public display of the "revisit" that the mayor alluded to, the city posted this update on the City of Camas home page announcing they would proceed with construction.
10pm is a highly unusual time for the city to post updates on the city's home page. Who is the city paying to do this work at 10pm?
The city also produced a downloadable press release that was only linked through their Twitter account and not available on the city's home page update linked above. Here is that press release for easy distribution.
Here's a previously featured story from WATCH Camas if you're just getting caught up on the progress of this evolving concern:
So, has the city convinced you that this roundabout is now essential work only two weeks after Mayor McDonnell said he believed that, "stopping all construction in Camas at this time is the right decision for everyone’s health and safety”?
Do you think resuming these construction projects now is worth the potential risk to workers and their families?
Do you think resuming these projects now is worth the potential strain on our healthcare workers?
Thanks for the links to the forms. I filled out a complaint about the roundabout.
If anyone is moved to do so, you can contact Governor Inslee through this form for violations of his construction safety proclamation. Takes about 30 seconds to fill out the form.
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/09349a1c56844b539fea1c2cabd16d56
You can also contact Camas city officials here directly if needed:
Mayor Barry McDonnell (Term ending December 31, 2023) bmcdonnell@cityofcamas.us City Hall: 360.834.6864 Councilperson Greg Anderson (Term ending December 31, 2023) ganderson@cityofcamas.us Home Phone: 360.834.3426 Cell Phone: 360.281.3918 City Hall: 360.834.6864 Councilperson Don Chaney (Term ending December 31, 2023) dchaney@cityofcamas.us Home: 360.834.3242 City Hall: 360.834.6864 Councilperson Steve Hogan (Term ending December 31, 2021) shogan@cityofcamas.us Home: 360.834.2046 City Hall: 360.834.6864 Councilperson Ellen Burton (Term ending December 31, 2021) eburton@cityofcamas.us Cell Phone: 360.597.5339 City Hall: 360.834.6864 Councilperson Bonnie Carter (Term ending December 31, 2023) bcarter@cityofcamas.us Cell Phone: 360.281.6117 City Hall: 360.834.6864 Councilperson Shannon Roberts (Term ending December 31, 2023) sroberts@cityofcamas.us Cell Phone: 509.637.5192 City Hall:…
I completely agree with Todd's statements. The city does what the city wants. We were never really asked for our opinions, what a joke. The north shore development is coming, no matter what any of us think. The RAB is just step one. I for one is so incredibly disappointed in the city council and their decision to act like business as usual. What happened to Barry's vision for transparency and slowing things down a bit?
The deck is always stacked in the favor of the City of Camas, you can't stop the public steam roller. Gov Inslee put out hard guidelines for the State of WA, and of course the city finds ways around them so they can stay on track, and designate everything as "Essential". It's "Do as I say, Not as I do". Are these projects essential, of course their not?
Are these construction workers going to practice safe guidelines and be monitored; I'm sure they will, and will probably be fine. I think these moves by the City irritate some of us based on principle. So why can't the poor construction workers continue to work on the new houses below my prope…
The deck is always stacked in the favor of the City of Camas, you can't stop the public steam roller. Gov Inslee put out hard guidelines for the State of WA, and of course the city finds ways around them so they can stay on track, and designate everything as "Essential". It's "Do as I say, Not as I do". Are these projects essential, of course their not?
Are these construction workers going to practice safe guidelines and be monitored; I'm sure they will, and will probably be fine. I think these moves by the City irritate some of us based on principle. So why can't the poor construction workers continue to work on the new houses below my prope…