The Clark County Board of Health is seeking applicants for a newly created position on the Public Health Advisory Council. The board is accepting applications from Clark County residents representing the Clark County Commission on Aging or the aging community.

Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper will be opening the drive-through tax payment drop-off window for the last two days of the tax season.

The drive-through kiosk is located at the east parking structure entrance at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The kiosk will be open from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday, April 29, and Monday, May 2.

The drive-through option is meant as a convenience and is for pre-written checks only. The Treasurer’s Office will not accept any other forms of payment at the kiosk.

Residents can access licensing services at nine subagent locations

Vancouver, Wash. – Due to a staffing shortage, the Clark County Auditor’s Office will be closed to walk-in customers at its Auto Licensing Office located at 1408 Franklin St. This change takes effect Friday, April 15.

The intersection of Northeast 149th Street and Northeast 10th Avenue in the Salmon Creek area of Clark County will close April 25 as contractors for Clark County Public Works begin construction of several roadway improvements.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council earlier this month approved an interlocal agreement with Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) allowing DNR to establish a forward operating base for helicopter operations at Camp Bonneville to support wildfire suppression efforts.

The agreement allows DNR space at Camp Bonneville for one helicopter, a fuel truck and building space for seven crew members. DNR’s helicopter operations at Camp Bonneville will assist its efforts to mitigate and improve response times for wildfires in the area.

Clark County’s Master Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free webinars this spring. The six webinars will highlight personal changes that can help protect the planet.

Here are the webinars offered this spring:

April 20 meeting will feature moderated discussion with local service agencies

The Clark County Commission on Aging (COA) is focusing this year on “Innovation through Connection," and the need to connect people to resources, to information and to each other on a personal level. These connections have been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and will remain a challenge into the future.

Clark County Public Health has launched a community survey to learn about the challenges and successes of raising young children in Clark County. The survey is part of a multi-phase project, Raising Clark County, that aims to help Public Health and community partners identify ways to build community supports for infants, young children, parents and caregivers.

County Manger Kathleen Otto yesterday announced her appointment of Eva Haney as the director of Clark County Public Works.

“Eva joined Clark County in June 2020 as the department finance manager for Public Works and later became the interim Public Works director in July 2021. Her vast experience in finance, audit, and operations has allowed her to support and lead the Public Works team,” Otto said. 

Neighbors and community members are invited to learn about upcoming construction on Northeast 68th Street, between Northeast Highway 99 and Northeast St. Johns Road, which serves a densely populated residential area. Much of the road segment has no sidewalks. This project will construct sidewalks between segments of existing sidewalks, and construct four crosswalks.