Vancouver, Wash. –Clark County Community Services is seeking applications to maintain fiscal year 2023 emergency housing service capacity. As intended by the legislation, these funds will go to existing services and contracts, to maintain service levels that would otherwise drop due to funding that is expiring. There will be approximately $4,465,000 available in Emergency Housing Funds for fiscal year 2024. Programs that Clark County has identified as having shortfalls will be prioritized.
• Public Health
Clark County Public Health’s Vital Records office will be closing early on Tuesdays throughout September and into October. The early closures will allow for staff training as the office prepares to launch a new records management system.
Here are the Vital Records office hours beginning Sept. 11, 2023:
- Monday, Thursday and Friday: 8 am to 4 pm
- Tuesday: 8 am to 1 pm
- Wednesday: 9 am to 4 pm
The office will resume regular hours – closing at 4 pm on Tuesdays – beginning Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.
• Public Works
The Parks and Lands division of Clark County Public Works is seeking the community’s input about a five-acre addition to the historic Hazel Dell Community Park.
• Public Health
The Clark County Board of Health is seeking applicants for seven positions representing various community and professional groups on the volunteer Public Health Advisory Council.
The board is accepting applications from Clark County residents for five, three-year terms beginning Oct. 1, 2023 and ending Sept. 30, 2026:
• Public Health
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has lifted its warning 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
Construction on a water quality project will begin Sept. 3 on Northeast Highway 99 between Northeast 68th Street and Northeast 78th Street. The project includes installation of stormwater treatment basins and vaults to improve water quality in Cougar Creek. The project also includes downstream improvements to the stormwater collection and treatment system.
• Elections
At 2 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Clark County Elections Office will conduct a logic and accuracy test of the programming of the accessible voting units for the Nov. 7 General and Special Election.
At 10:30 am on Friday, Sept. 8, the logic and accuracy test of the programming that is used to tabulate ballots for the Nov. 7 General and Special Election will be conducted.
• Public Works
Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands division, is convening an advisory group comprised of local residents to review the cleanup actions at Camp Bonneville. The first meeting of the Camp Bonneville Advisory Group (CAG) is Aug. 30.
• Community Planning
The Clark County Council is accepting applications from local organizations for grants that encourage historic preservation and programs, including preservation of historic documents.
The deadline for submitting completed applications is 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
• Public Works
Clark County Public Works Parks and Lands is seeking public comment on the Parks Capital Improvement Plan. The proposed six-year plan includes preventative maintenance projects, major maintenance projects and recreation enhancements at existing parks, and development of new parks. Projects in the plan address needs identified in the 2022 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, which was created with input from the community and adopted by the Clark County Council in April 2022.
New projects and programs in the proposed Parks Capital Improvement Plan include: