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City Councilmember Bart Hansen announced today he will run to retain his seat on Vancouver’s City Council. Hansen was appointed by City Council in January to the seat vacated by Mayor Tim Leavitt following an open application and extensive interview process.
Hansen has deep ties to the community. Born and raised in Vancouver, Washington, he attended Vancouver public schools and is currently ...

City Councilor Bart Hansen announced Thursday that he will run to retain his seat on the Vancouver City Council.
Hansen, 35, was appointed in January to fill Position 4, the seat vacated by Mayor Tim Leavitt.
Though he’s been on the council for just six weeks, he said he’s sure that he wants to remain in the position.
“I’m absolutely positive and excited to do this. It’s an opportunity to give back to the community once again,” Hansen...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – City Council member Bart Hansen announced today he will run to retain his seat on Vancouver’s City Council. Hansen appointed by City Council in January to the seat vacated by Tim Leavitt following an open application and extensive interview process. “I’m honored to serve my community and I’m looking forward to continuing to meet the needs of our citizens,” Hansen stated.
Hansen has deep ties to the community. Born and raised in...

Bart Hansen’s first day on the job next week as a Vancouver city councilor likely will be more enjoyable than his second day. It won’t take long for him to realize the magnitude of the recession-ravaged financial crisis into which he ventures. City Manager Pat McDonnell quantified that severity in a Jan. 19 letter to the council, noting that the city is eliminating 65 to 75 positions starting this week. How much of that will be achieved by limited retirement incentives,...

Bart Hansen, a father of two young children and Clark Public Utilities office manager, was appointed to fill Mayor Tim Leavitt’s vacant Vancouver City Council position Monday night.
The council narrowed its two top choices to Hansen and Lee Rafferty, a former small-business owner and downtown activist, before voting 4-2 in Hansen’s favor.
Retired math teacher Anne McEnerny-Ogle, who was defeated in November’s general election by incumbent Councilor Jeanne...