Opponents of light rail who sued the city of Vancouver for refusing to place an anti-light rail measure on the ballot now have a court date set for oral arguments.
The case will be heard by Superior Court Judge John Nichols at 1:30 p.m. July 30 at the Clark County Courthouse, 1200 Franklin St.
State initiative king Tim Eyman, who has been advising the local group, hailed the court date in an email as a “HUGE VICTORY,” because the deadline for the November ballot is Aug. 6.
Attorney for the plaintiffs, Stephen Pidgeon of Everett, wants Nichols to rule that the proposed initiative “is within the scope of the initiative power as defined and declared in the Vancouver City Charter,” and that the proposed language is “clear and -unambiguous.”