Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is responding to the need for a greater variety of housing options. The proposed Housing Options Study and Action Plan identifies housing challenges within the unincorporated Vancouver Urban Growth Area and includes recommended strategies as solutions to support a wider range of housing options affordable to a variety of household incomes. The strategies are recommendations only and will require County Council direction to move forward with implementation. Many of the strategies require a separate legislative approval process to be implemented.

Vancouver, Wash. – Neighbors and community members are invited to learn about construction of Curtin Creek Community Park in the Glenwood area, off Northeast 72nd Avenue to the north of Northeast 119th Street.

The Clark County Council today voted unanimously to forward the names of three individuals to Governor Jay Inslee to fill an unexpired term on the county council. Governor Inslee will have 30 days to appoint one of the individuals to the open seat which is in District 5.

Eileen Quiring O’Brien earlier this year vacated the seat when she retired.

The current term for District 5 ends Dec. 31, 2022, and the seat will be open for election later this year.

Clark County is seeking applicants for three positions on its Commission on Aging. The commission manages and implements the county’s Aging Readiness Plan and fosters countywide awareness, dialogue and insight into challenges and opportunities for residents of all ages, incomes and abilities.

The submission deadline has been extended to 4 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2022. Applicants should submit a résumé and letter of interest to Michelle Pfenning, County Manager’s Office, at Michelle.Pfenning@clark.wa.gov. Applications also may be mailed to P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666-5000.

The Clark County Auditor’s Office is aware of door-to-door canvassing by the “Clark County Voter Research Project.” These canvasses are not associated with the Clark County Elections Office.

Clark County Green Business is hosting a three-part virtual workshop series this spring focused on waste reduction.

The workshop series includes:

Clark County Council Chair Karen Dill Bowerman released the following statement regarding the invasion of Ukraine.

“I, and the entire Clark County Council, stand in solidarity with our Ukrainian neighbors; we send our thoughts and prayers for peace in Ukraine. We join local, state, national, and global leaders in condemning the invasion of Ukraine.

At 10 am on Thursday, March 17, the Clark County Elections Office will conduct a logic and accuracy test of the programming to be used to tabulate ballots and the accessible voting units for the April 26 special election.

The test will be held at the Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St. Members of the news media, jurisdictions with measures on the ballot and the public are invited to attend this test, which is required under Washington law.

Ballots will be mailed Friday, April 8.   

The Commission on Aging will hold a joint meeting with the Clark County Council and present a summary of its ninth year of work on Wednesday, March 16. The 4:30 p.m. meeting will be held in a virtual format via Webex.

This meeting was rescheduled from its original date of Feb. 16.

The Parks and Lands division of Clark County Public Works will be working with a tree service contractor to remove several hazardous trees along the Lacamas Heritage Trail. The trees are located near the 2 Creeks Condos southeast of the Heritage Trail trailhead.

A concerned neighbor reported the trees to the City of Camas in 2021. The trees were evaluated by a certified arborist who determined that the trees present a hazard to structures on adjacent properties.