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  Illegal vehicle registration

  I live in Vancouver. I have noticed an increasing number of Vancouver, WA residents (& surrounding area) sporting Oregon license plates. Some of these individuals live in my apartment complex. One person that lived here actually had an Oregon drivers license with her WA address. Oregon says they do not issue licenses to WA residents but that is not true. There is not adequate policing of these processes in Oregon. ...more »

  I live in Vancouver. I have noticed an increasing number of Vancouver, WA residents (& surrounding area) sporting Oregon license plates. Some of these individuals live in my apartment complex. One person that lived here actually had an Oregon drivers license with her WA address. Oregon says they do not issue licenses to WA residents but that is not true. There is not adequate policing of these processes in Oregon. They should be stricter when issuing licenses. I suggest that the State of WA require managers at mortgage companies/banks and apartment complexes collect license plate numbers from residents and submit them to local authorities so they can notify these people to update their plates. There is thousands of dollars in lost revenue from unpaid sales tax for the purchase of these vehicles not to mention sales tax for every day purchases since all they have to do is show their Oregon Driver's License to be exempt from sales tax. A general notice can go out giving them a 45-day amnesty to get legal or pay taxes and penalties if they do not comply. Our license fees are low enough that there is no excuse for not complying.

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  Submitted by Linda Bowman 2 years ago

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  Saving money and waste

  All agencies should stop providing disposable items that are used for food. Employees should be required to bring their own dishes, utensils, etc. whether reusable or disposable. State agencies that have institutions like WSH, SCC (DSHS), and prisons (DOC) should look into buying ALL reusable serving trays instead of throwing away thousands of dollars a month on disposable cups, lids, utensils, plates, etc. since EVERYTHING ...more »

  All agencies should stop providing disposable items that are used for food. Employees should be required to bring their own dishes, utensils, etc. whether reusable or disposable. State agencies that have institutions like WSH, SCC (DSHS), and prisons (DOC) should look into buying ALL reusable serving trays instead of throwing away thousands of dollars a month on disposable cups, lids, utensils, plates, etc. since EVERYTHING THAT IS USED IS NOT REUSABLE.

  Schools/colleges should also require students/visitors to pay a fee if they want to use the disposable, one time use, take out style food trays/items.

  I read an article in a food service magazine about how multiple food businesses have started to charge a fee for their disposable food storage items. the article stated that this idea helped with costs and becoming a greener business. This idea can also be used as an incentive for students to possibly buy an eco-friendly reusable food storage item that they can bring along with them when buying food for take out from the school stores. They would want to do this to avoid a fee for using the disposable tray provided by the school.

  Some of the businesses in the magazine article stated that they also allowed people to rent reusable trays. At a school they had people purchase the reusable tray for about 3 dollars. If people did not want to take the tray with them to wash and carry around they could trade the tray in for a card/token so that they could come back whenever and trade their proof of purchase back in for a tray next time they needed to.

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  Submitted by S. T. 2 years ago

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  Waterway Trail Heads: Allow overnight parking at day use parks & collect a yearly fee for this pass.

  Allow overnight parking at day use parks & collect a yearly fee for this pass. Kayakers would love the opportunity to park a vehicle overnight at day use parks while they are kayaking on multiple day trips.

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  Submitted by Karen Scharer 2 years ago

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  LICENSE TO DRIVE RETESTING CYCLES

  After so many years (when a person reaches a certain age, if they have had X amount of accidents/traffic violations, or another factor of time) WA state citizens should be required to retake the drivers license test, written and/or physical. This will help in multiple ways. First, the fee to take the test will increase revenue. Second, it will prevent more accidents and traffic violations because it will keep people unable ...more »

  After so many years (when a person reaches a certain age, if they have had X amount of accidents/traffic violations, or another factor of time) WA state citizens should be required to retake the drivers license test, written and/or physical. This will help in multiple ways. First, the fee to take the test will increase revenue. Second, it will prevent more accidents and traffic violations because it will keep people unable to drive properly off the road. Third, this will ensure that as generations become older and new laws are created everyone stays on the same page and follows the rules of the road.

  Also, the educational pamphlet that is currently given out to the public to study for the test should be available online for free and if someone wants a printed out version they should have to pay for the cost to print.

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  Submitted by S. T. 2 years ago

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  Reduce the size of the State Government

  Yes, cut the state of Washington Government by 50% removing unnecessary programs, useless bicycle paths. Remove taxes on candies, latest new fees and costs for business to collect taxes for different areas of the state.

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  Submitted by Allan Emigh 2 years ago

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  Privatized pay parking for state parking lots

  I'd like to suggest that the state get out of the parking lot business, and turn all these huge concrete slabs from a cost center to a money maker. They should contract all government building parking lots, garages and transit park and rides out to private companies who can manage and maintain them for a share of the parking revenue. The people using these gray parking lots should be paying user fees - just like the ...more »

  I'd like to suggest that the state get out of the parking lot business, and turn all these huge concrete slabs from a cost center to a money maker. They should contract all government building parking lots, garages and transit park and rides out to private companies who can manage and maintain them for a share of the parking revenue.

  The people using these gray parking lots should be paying user fees - just like the people using our state's green parks pay user fees.

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  Submitted by Bill K 2 years ago

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  Red Light cameras

  The state if it is going to keep thse cameras up at city intersections- should get some, or all of the ticket fees charged not the local cities. This is because it is the state that funds many city projects already. This extra cash flow for all these cities with these cameras- to them it is "extra money" , and no one is saying where it will go. IF the state took that chump change, you bet it would help pay down the debt ...more »

  The state if it is going to keep thse cameras up at city intersections- should get some, or all of the ticket fees charged not the local cities. This is because it is the state that funds many city projects already. This extra cash flow for all these cities with these cameras- to them it is "extra money" , and no one is saying where it will go. IF the state took that chump change, you bet it would help pay down the debt ballance the budget too. Twenty dollars here and there in these days is nothing to laugh about.

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  Submitted by Robert Christian 2 years ago

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  Generate Revenue off of Motorcyle Riders

  Change the motorcycle helmet law so those who wish to ride with out a helmet can.

  Charge a hefty fee for a special license plate or tag for those who wish to ride helmet free.

  Alter the traffic law so that anyone who causes an accident with a motorcyclist not wearing a helmet receives a lighter penalty.

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  Submitted by Jerrod Smith 2 years ago

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