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The Longview City Council approved a temporary business and occupation tax relief for small businesses and approved about $2.9 million in amendments to the 2019-2020 budget Thursday. The council also rejected a motion to update property maintenance codes because councilmembers said it was not enforced equally, especially at the Alabama Street camp the city set up as a temporary housing site for homeless people. Mayor Pro Tem Mike Wallin said he was against the state-mandated updates because “unequal enforcement of our code on those who are able to pay” and added that “public he...

Plans for a managed encampment for people without shelter inched forward Tuesday, as Longview City Council agreed to work with Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners to expand a draft plan. This is the first joint step forward after the ad hoc committee formed last December to identify a potential site for a hosted encampment disbanded in June. After two-and-a-half hours of discussion and some public comment, the council came to a general consensus to move forward with developing the plan and giving the county staff a list of priorities, while acknowledging the potential camp won’t fix ev...