Vancouver, WA – Clark County is holding four open houses about planning for development and studying potential impacts as the next step in updating the local Comprehensive Growth Management Plan. All open houses are 7–8:30 p.m.:
• Aug. 19: Vancouver Community Library, 920 C St.
• Aug. 20: Lacamas Lake Lodge, 227 N.E. Lake Road, Camas
• Aug. 27: Ridgefield Community Center, 210 N. Main Ave.
• Aug. 28: Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St.
Vancouver, WA – County staff will ask the Board of County Commissioners to move forward with an ongoing update of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan in a public hearing set for 10 a.m. June 24. The Board will meet at the Public Service Center, Sixth-Floor Hearing Room, 1300 Franklin St. Commissioners will consider how to divide projected population increases and planned employment increases among local cities and unincorporated areas. If approved, staff will use the allocations to plan for new homes and jobs over the next 20 years.
Vancouver, WA – The Clark County Auditor’s Office is sponsoring a campaign workshop, “Winning Ways to Run for Office – A Candidate / Campaign Workshop.’’
The free workshop takes place on Monday, May 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin, Room 226, Vancouver, WA.
A panel of experts will describe what it takes to carry out an effective campaign in Clark County. Speakers will also offer helpful advice regarding political sign regulations, campaign finance, and resources available at the Elections Office.
Vancouver, Wash. – The county manager is seeking applications to fill one position on the Fairgrounds Site Management Group.The at-large appointment is for four years, and the term begins immediately.
The Fairgrounds Site Management Group manages, operates and markets the Clark County Fairgrounds facilities and Exhibit Hall year-round.
The group consists of five directors. Two are appointed by the Clark County Fair Association and three are appointed by Clark County.
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a man whose body was discovered 20 years ago.
The Medical Examiner’s Office recently identified James Orin Johnson Sr. as the unidentified person found in Ridgefield on Jan. 13, 2002. Johnson was 32 years old at the time of his death.
The last day for submitting a mail-in voter registration form for the Aug. 2, 2016 Primary and Special Election is Monday, July 4, 2016. All post offices will be closed on Monday, July 4 for the holiday, so be sure to have them postmarked before July 4.
Online registration applications can be submitted up to midnight on Monday, July 4, 2016. Visit the Elections Office website at clarkvotes.org and click on MyVote to register online.
Vancouver, Wash. – Northeast Washougal River Road opened to two-way traffic Monday after a contractor cut down a large Douglas fir that threatened to fall onto power lines and the road.
A short section of the road near Northeast Paradise Road had been closed since late Thursday after a small landslide sent rocks and other debris onto the road. Public Works crews pushed the debris off the road Friday morning, but the county kept the road closed through the weekend because of the potential for more rocks and other material to fall from the hillside.
Vancouver, WA ‒ While processing thousands of ballots submitted for the Nov. 8 general election, the Clark County Elections Office discovered an error on an extremely small number of ballots that were printed from the county’s website, marked and returned.
The error was confined to one race and one precinct. The outcome of the race will not be affected by the nine ballots with the error.
Auditor Greg Kimsey regrets the error. Both candidates have been notified of the mistake.
