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Here are some of the stories that grabbed our readers’ attention this weekend.
After Dmitriy Manzhura spent about a decade building houses and accessory dwelling units in Seattle, his cousin Ed Gavrish told him Vancouver needed more rentals. So, Manzhura bought a lot on Washington Street in the Carter Park neighborhood that used to be part of the parking lot at First Baptist Church.
He built a 2,900-square-foot house, where he lives, and a 655-square-foot ADU stacked on top of a garage that he will rent for $1,250 per month.
“It’s really cute and different. People want different,” Manzhura said. “People hate neighbors upstairs, neighbors to the side, all the noise.”
Read more about the pros, cons and rules of accessory dwelling units.
While talking about hiring in Clark County, a WaferTech official mentioned its online job board where a handful of entry-level positions have been affixed for some time.
It’s not because people aren’t applying. The Camas-based semiconductor manufacturer employs close to 1,000 people and is hungry for more workers. But so is everyone else.
Learn more about the challenges local companies are having finding employees.
Lacee Hooper has a number of things she has to do before she dies. After a family vacation stop in Vancouver that list was shortened by one.
“Riding a Segway was on my bucket list!” the Powell, Wyo., resident said in an email. A few weeks ago, and despite some rain, she and her family made it happen and took in some local history in the process.
Find out more about learning local history while on 2 wheels.
C-Tran is trying to work its way out of a bad cycle with its bus operators.
The agency is facing a driver shortage. Although it’s trying to hire enough drivers to adequately fill its ranks, it’s having a hard time keeping drivers around. Meanwhile, it’s got a schedule to keep, and many of the drivers it does have are working more and longer hours than they may want to be. That can make it hard to keep them around.
C-Tran spokeswoman Christine Selk said the agency is 22 drivers short of its 2017 budget of 205 drivers, but the problem is more about retention than it is recruitment.
Learn more about driving for C-Tran.
This spring and summer for Evergreen Public Schools Superintendent John Deeder have and will continue to be, like for the district’s students, full of lasts.
Last school board meeting. Last classroom visit. Last school assembly. And finally, the last day of school.
Deeder, 70, will retire this summer after 48 years in education, 11 of those as the district’s superintendent. His last day is July 31, and Deputy Superintendent John Steach will step into his position Aug. 1. Deeder’s final salary, including base and annuity, was $272,226, while Steach’s base salary is $230,000, according to their contracts.
Read more about Deeder’s time with the district and what is next.
