News

• Public Health

Clark County Public Health has lifted its advisory at Vancouver Lake. Water samples collected from the lake show water quality has improved over the last two weeks and toxin levels are no longer elevated.


• Public Works

The intersection of Northeast 99th Street and Northeast 107th Avenue will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, Aug. 14 for construction of a roundabout. The closure is expected to last 20 working days (through Sept. 2). Exact closure start and end dates are weather dependent. 

Signs and flaggers will direct traffic onto a detour. Drivers will be directed onto Northeast 105th Avenue on the east side and Northeast 110th Avenue on the west side of the closure. 


• Elections

Every election, the Clark County Auditor’s Office provides an online and printed voters’ guide with information about candidates and ballot measures for voters to make an informed decision when voting. The November General voters’ guide includes a local ballot measure with supporting and opposing statements written by citizens.


• Community Services

Clark County Community Services is working on updating its Strategic Plan. As part of the update, Community Services is asking stakeholders, partners and collaborators to complete a strategic planning survey.

The survey will be open until 5 pm Friday, Aug. 11 and is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DDHTZPV.


• Public Works

Klineline Pond at Salmon Creek Regional Park will be closed Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8 for parking lot repairs. The pond area of the park will be inaccessible to visitors. The closure will allow crews to resurface and restripe the parking lot. Visitors are reminded to avoid work sites and never enter areas that are closed with ropes, cones, signs, barricades or other devices.


• 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, Aug. 9. Participants can join in person or online. The park property is located on Northeast 17th Avenue, north of Northeast Minnehaha Street. 


• Internal Services

The board of the Clark County Public Facilities District will hold a public meeting 4-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.


• Community Planning

Clark County recognizes that older adults are valuable contributors to the vitality of this community. To encourage and support older adults for their contributions to their communities, the Clark County Commission on Aging established a program to recognize older adults by means of an annual award presented at a Commission on Aging event.


• Public Works

County Council July 19 work session available on county website

Clark County is seeking public input on a draft Vancouver Lake Management Plan (VLMP). The goal of the plan is to restore and maintain the health of Vancouver Lake.

After receiving public comment during a July 19, county council work session, the county has extended the deadline for public comment to Wednesday, Aug. 2.


• Elections

Beginning at 9 am Wednesday, Aug. 2, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results for the Aug. 1, 2023, Primary and Special Election.

For this comparison, a race in the City of Battle Ground will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment. The selected ballots will be included in the total returns on Election Day.