News

• County

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement organizations will perform a training exercise this Friday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 3. The training will take place in the Public Service Center parking garage and some meeting rooms in the building located at 1300 Franklin St.

Residents and visitors in the area can expect to see a larger presence of law enforcement vehicles and personnel than would normally be seen on the downtown county campus.


• Public Works

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands division is hosting an open house about the future Minnehaha neighborhood park, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Three park concepts and name options will be presented for residents to review and provide feedback. The concepts and name options will also be available for review and feedback via an online survey open through Jan. 5.


• County
Artists’ reception scheduled for Friday, Dec. 1, 6-8 pm

The art exhibit Colors of Abstraction featuring the photography of Jeff Gracz and the paintings of Gregory Manin is on display at the Rebecca Anstine Gallery through February 2024.

The gallery is on the sixth floor of the Clark County Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.


• Public Works

Clark County is seeking applicants to fill one vacancy on the five-person board that advises the county on noxious weed control. Applicants must live in weed board district 2, south of Northeast 99th Street and east of Northeast 50th Avenue. Weed board districts are not identical to county council districts; please refer to the map on the weed board webpage. Residents of the district engaged in farming or ranching activities, including growing Christmas trees, hay, grapes, or raising cattle or other livestock are encouraged to apply.


• Elections

Beginning at 8 am on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, Clark County Elections Department will begin taking candidate filings for the commissioner positions of: Drainage District 2 positions 1 and 2; Drainage Improvement District 5 positions 1, and Diking Improvement District 14 positions 2. All terms are for 6 years except Drainage District 2 position 2 which for an unexpired term of 4 years.

The filing period will end at 5 pm on Friday, Dec. 13, 2023.


• Clark County Council

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Arts Commission is seeking applicants for Clark County Poet Laureate. The position is for two years beginning May 1, 2024.

The commission has extended its deadline for applications to Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.

Every two years the Clark County Arts Commission selects a Poet Laureate to engage our county in the literary arts. Duties include promoting poetry as an art form, expanding access to the literary arts, and encouraging poetry as a regional voice that contributes to a sense of place.


• Auditor

Vancouver, WA — The Clark County Auditor’s Office is accepting letters of interest from citizen volunteers who wish to serve on the county’s official Audit Oversight Committee, along with the County Auditor and a member of the County Council.

Responsibilities of the committee include:


• Elections

Today, Nov. 21, the United States Postal Service delivered 13 general election ballots to Clark County Elections that were discovered in “out-of-service” USPS mailboxes within the county.

Twelve of the ballot return envelopes were signed and dated on or before election day and will be counted. One ballot return envelope did not have the date the voter signed and cannot be counted. These ballots will not affect the outcome of races or measures in this election.


• Public Health

Clark County’s Solid Waste Education and Outreach team encourages the community to celebrate this holiday season by taking steps to reduce waste and properly dispose of items that cannot go in curbside garbage or recycling carts.

Reducing holiday waste

When planning gatherings with friends and family, these tips can help reduce waste and make the holiday season a little greener:


• Public Health

This holiday season Clark County Public Health urges residents to safely dispose of batteries – and doing so just got easier! Several retail stores across Clark County are now accepting batteries for safe disposal at no charge. 

Batteries that end up in household garbage or inside of recycling carts can explode, posing significant fire risks during transportation and at transfer stations. These fires can cause serious harm to sanitation workers and can damage costly equipment at Clark County transfer stations.