Candidates addressed water quality issues and harmful algal blooms in Vancouver Lake and its surrounding watersheds. Improving the Salmon Creek watershed was highlighted as a critical step to help flush the lake and reduce these recurring blooms. Additionally, long-term investments in clean water programs were emphasized as necessary to protect the area's wildlife and preserve the lake as a recreational asset.
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Election 2026: League of Women Voters Primary Candidate Forum · Jul 02, 2026 · 34:08–34:18 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: Habitat wildlife Salmon watershed corridors
What was said
33:07 with problems caused by lack of parking and neighborhood character? - I don't think lack of parking is an actual problem. I think too many cars is a real problem. I am a C-Tran user. I love riding the vine, it's great. It's super fast, it's nice. I hate to tell you guys this, but it's actually really nice. So I was riding a bike. I'm a huge fan of more forms of active transportation. I firmly think that we should be building in the corridors we've already established and extending that service. As far as affordable housing goes, we need lots more options. I am a huge fan of these little cottage-style homes and developments that are creating real little communities for people to be a part of. We're not talking Soviet-style affordable housing here. It can be nice, it can be places that people actually want to live. And we can incentivize people putting them in. Wolf Industries is a fantastic company. I'm really impressed with a lot of work that they've done with nonprofits like Community Roots here in town.
34:06 I would love to see those models expanded and for us to continue to fund that, Habitat for Humanity, et cetera. - Thank you. Candidate Bardu, how does the county address the need for more affordable housing while balancing increased housing density with problems caused by lack of parking and neighborhood character?
34:29 - It's interesting that my district is the city of Vancouver and they are doing a very good job of bringing forth a plan to address those issues. But we can address that by making sure that we have specific parking regulations for a certain amount of density. But we need that density in order to increase our tax base to pay for our services and not to increase our taxes. That is what I would say is the most important thing, but growing up and not out. - Thank you. Candidate Young, should I read that again? - No. - Okay. - So I would say the biggest thing here is we all have to realize that we have a massive housing shortage. That's what's leading to the unaffordability of our housing here locally.
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direct keyword 34:08–34:18 Habitat, wildlife, Salmon, watershed, corridors
ople putting them in. Wolf Industries is a fantastic company. I'm really impressed with a lot of work that they've done with nonprofits like Community Roots here in town. I would love to see those models expanded and for us to continue to fund that, Habitat for Humanity, et cetera. - Thank you. Candidate Bardu, how does the county address the need for more affordable housing while balancing increased housing density with problems caused by lack of parking and neighborhood character? - It's inter