C-Tran board to seek injunction blocking state’s demand to reduce representation of small cities

Faced with an impasse over what the state requires and what its own advisory group has suggested, C-Tran’s board of directors has agreed to seek a court-ordered solution.

On Tuesday, after meeting privately in executive session for nearly an hour, the board voted unanimously to seek an injunction blocking the state’s requirement that C-Tran’s board substantially reduce its representation of Clark County’s small cities.

C-Tran’s current board includes three seats representing the city of Vancouver, two seats for unincorporated Clark County and four seats for the county’s smaller cities and towns, including Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, Washougal and Yacolt. The board also includes a nonvoting seat for a labor representative.

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