Vancouver, WA – Written comments will be accepted until 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 for the Planning Commission to consider before recommending a “preferred alternative” for the county’s next growth management plan. The Planning Commission will meet to deliberate at 6:30 that evening on the sixth floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The public hearing for oral comments ended Sept. 10. Anyone interested may review and comment on the supplemental draft environmental impact statement released Aug. 5 covering four alternatives. Those alternatives range from little or no change in planning and zoning to substantial changes in rural, agricultural and forestry zoning districts. The growth plan currently in effect was adopted in 2007. It included a full environmental impact statement that still applies to much of the county. The supplemental statement examines issues not covered in 2007 and now under consideration. View the report. Reference copies also are available at local city and town halls and public libraries.

Submit comments:

• Online OR http://www.peakdemocracy.com/2963
• Email: comp.plan@clark.wa.gov
• In person: Community Planning, Public Service Center, Third Floor, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver. Call (360) 397-2280 for more information or visit the county website: www.clark.wa.gov