The White Salmon City Council on Wednesday evening will consider Mayor David Poucher’s veto of a single-use plastic bag ban ordinance over the inclusion of requiring retailers to charge ten cents per paper bag.  Poucher says he is in favor of the plastic bag ban, but he also doesn’t believe the citizens need the charge to encourage them to do what is best for the environment, adding he doesn’t think government should tell businesses what to charge for any item.  Proponents of the charge say it is necessary to encourage people to switch to reusable bags.  Poucher has suggested alternate wording for the ordinance to encourage retailers to charge the fee, and requiring the Council to review that each year and allowing it to adopt a bag fee by resolution after 2020, which would not be subject to a veto.  The Council had passed the ordinance on a 4-0 vote two weeks ago, and can overturn the veto with four votes.  The meeting will be at 6 p.m.