I hope that someone can explain to me, as a resident of Vancouver, how the city annexing a portion of Clark County will benefit me. With the city already underwater financially, why would they even consider an annexation burdening the city’s residents with an additional millions of dollars? I have no interest in living in the second-largest city in Washington and paying more taxes to support the expansion of Vancouver city government. Looks like classic empire building to me. Enough is enough. Would be nice to clean house down at City Hall. Hope that some DOGE-inspired candidates can be found to run for city council and mayor this year. I’ll vote for them.