Clark County, participating cities and community stakeholders are recruiting for two volunteers to join a collaborative policy group addressing the issue of homelessness in the community known as ECHO, Ending Community Homelessness Organization.

The Clark County Commission on Aging will continue their four-part series on housing at its May meeting. The COA welcomes professionals from the Bridge Meadows and Cathedral Park CoHousing communities for a discussion about intergenerational housing, as an affordable housing option. 

The meeting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, and is open to the public.

The Clark County Charter Review Commission will hold a series of town hall meetings to get feedback from county residents. The town hall events will be held in each of the five county council districts. 

The meetings are scheduled as follows: 

Clark County is seeking applicants for one position on the Clark County Historic Preservation Commission. The three-year term will begin on July 1, 2026. The position will be appointed by the County Council.

The seven-member volunteer commission is responsible for:

Attendees encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations to benefit Clark Neighbors Food Project

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Council Chair Sue Marshall will present the 2026 State of the County address at a May 19 event at the county’s Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. in the sixth-floor hearing room. Doors open at 4:45 pm, and the program begins at 5:20 pm. 

The Clark County Council is seeking applicants for two volunteer positions on the Solid Waste Advisory Commission, which provides input to the council and staff on solid waste issues and planning for recycling, garbage collection, landfills, waste transfer stations, and waste-reduction programs. The advisory commission also provides feedback to staff throughout the process of updating the county’s Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. This process is currently underway.

The county manager is seeking applicants for two positions on the volunteer Community Action Advisory Board. These positions include a community representative from the county’s fifth district and a low-income representative from the county’s fourth district.

Term periods start immediately and are three years, ending Dec. 31, 2028. Incumbents have the opportunity for re-appointment to two additional three-year terms. 

Clark County’s Environmental Public Health permitting system will be unavailable May 11-17, 2026 as the department transitions to a new system. 

During the closure, Public Health will be unable to accept online or in-person applications and payments for Environmental Public Health permits. Public Health also will be unable to access application or permit records for customers. Food Worker Card testing will continue to be available online.

The Clark County Joint Lobby on the second floor of the Public Service Center is closed for renovations, but the Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper will open the drive-through tax payment drop-off window for the final two days of April, adding a convenient payment option for customers to meet the April 30 property tax due date.

The drive-through kiosk will be available from 9 am to 4 pm on Wednesday, April 29, and Thursday, April 30, at the east entrance of the parking structure at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

The board of the Clark County Public Facilities District will hold a public meeting 4-5 p.m. Monday, May 4, 2026.

The meeting will be on the Teams platform. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can click here to join the meeting and use the meeting password u8iR77Dj or call +1.213.262.7043 and use the access code 173 339 292#.