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.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Clark County Auditor’s Office for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year that ended Dec. 31, 2020.

This is the 35th consecutive year that the Auditor’s Office has received this award.

Kathleen Otto, county manager for Clark County is seeking applicants with an interest in government and educational access television and cable television franchising to fill a position on the volunteer city/county Telecommunications Commission. 

The position is for an unexpired three-year term that begins immediately and ends March 31, 2023. Applicants must be Clark County residents.

The board of the Clark County Public Facilities District will hold a public meeting 4-5 p.m. Monday, Monday May 2, 2022.

The meeting will be on the Cisco Webex platform. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can use this link https://clarkwa.webex.com/clarkwa/j.php?MTID=m0b73be8862d81c3fac34579884304242 and use the meeting password qmPvFefm225, or call 1.408.418.9388 and use the access code 24827661523##.

This Earth Day, Clark County Public Health is celebrating community leaders in environmental sustainability being honored with 2022 Green Awards. The annual Green Awards highlight the accomplishments of community members and businesses and celebrate their commitment to reducing harmful environmental impacts, educating others, and giving back to the community.

Here are the 2022 Green Awards winners:

Alexandra Yost – Green Apple Award for school employee

The Clark County Youth Commission is recruiting youths from all walks of life to fill 11 positions for the 2022-2023 program year.

The commission is a group of 30 people ages 11-19 which serves as a voice for Clark County youth. It advises the Clark County Council, county departments and community organizations about how their work can affect young people. It identifies and takes action on youth concerns, educates the community about building strong youth-adult partnerships, and provides leadership opportunities for youth.

Beginning at 9 am Wednesday, April 27, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. But for this comparison, the Evergreen School District ballot measure will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.

If a voter has not received their ballot, they should contact the Elections Office at 564.397.2345 or elections@clark.wa.gov.

Clark County’s Master Composter Recycler program is hosting a free, family-friendly Earth Day event this weekend to highlight how composting can help protect the planet.

Join the Master Composter Recyclers 10 am to 1 pm Saturday, April 23 at the Natural Gardens at Pacific Community Park, 1515 NE 164th Ave., in Vancouver. People who attend the event will learn the basic principles of composting, including how to:

The Clark County Law Library will increase in-person service hours beginning Monday, May 2 when it will open for in-person assistance from 9 am to 2 pm Mondays through Fridays. Law Library staff will continue to offer remote help by phone or email during those hours as well.

The Law Library is located on the first floor of the county courthouse at 1200 Franklin St. Residents can contact the Law Library by phone at 564.397.2268 or email at lawlibrary@clark.wa.gov.

Construction of an inclusive playground and new overflow parking lot at Felida Community Park will begin Monday, April 25.

The existing overflow gravel parking lot, located just west of the park’s main entrance, will be upgraded during the first phase of construction. A Children’s Celebration Garden Playground, designed for use and enjoyment by people of all abilities will be constructed during the second phase of the project.

Clark County awarded the construction contract to NW Construction General Contracting of Battle Ground. The project is funded by park impact fees.