During the holiday festivities, Clark County Solid Waste and Environmental Outreach encourages people to take steps to reduce their holiday waste.

Household waste in the U.S. increases by more than 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Trash cans fill up with holiday food waste, shopping bags, bows and ribbons, packaging, and wrapping paper that contribute an additional 1 million tons a week to our landfill. But by taking a few simple steps to reduce, reuse and recycle, the holiday season can be a little greener.

Vancouver, Wash. - Concerned that a large influx of residential evictions may hit communities and courts after state and federal moratoria on evictions are lifted, Clark County has joined several other counties in adopting an Eviction Resolution Program (ERP) that requires problem-solving steps before the cases come to court.

Clark County Superior Court is one of six pilot counties which experience the majority of the state’s eviction cases – Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, and Thurston counties.

The fees to reclaim a lost pet picked up in unincorporated Clark County by Clark County Animal Protection and Control or community members will increase on Jan. 1, 2021, by $15 per animal.

The county partners with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington to provide high-quality, full-service sheltering and care during impound periods.

Fees are set on a graduated scale and increase with the number of times an animal is picked up. The increases are as follows: 

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Superior Court has suspended jury trials through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021.

All hearings will be conducted via Zoom. It is expected that litigants will appear via video or telephonically. Zoom hearing login can be found at https://www.clark.wa.gov/superior-court/zoom-information. If a litigant must appear in-person, hearings will take place with strict observance of social distancing and other public health measures.

The Clark County Council today adopted an ordinance updating county code restricting sales, possession and use of fireworks to “safe and sane” fireworks. The update to the code prohibits fireworks that fly, explode or travel more than 1 foot into the air or more than 6 feet on the ground.

Vancouver, Wash. – Annual parking passes for four of Clark County’s biggest, most popular parks will go on sale starting today.

2021 passes cost $30 and will be valid at Frenchman’s Bar Regional Park, Lewisville Regional Park, Salmon Creek Regional Park/Klineline Pond and Vancouver Lake Regional Park.

Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 1, passes can be purchased online at: www.clark.wa.gov/public-works/parking-fees.

Clark County’s Green Business program is hosting a virtual event on Dec. 8 for businesses to learn about the upcoming statewide plastic bag ban.

Beginning in 2021, single-use plastic carryout bags will be prohibited, and a fee will be charged for approved carryout bags at all retail, grocery and convenience stores. The ban also applies to restaurants offering takeout or delivery food or goods.

Interim County Manager Kathleen Otto is seeking applicants for several open positions on the volunteer Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board. All the openings are for terms that begin immediately.

The positions are for Clark County residents that represent:

The Clark County Council is seeking applicants for two volunteer positions on the Solid Waste Advisory Commission.

One position represents north Clark County, and the other represents the county at-large. Applicants for the north Clark County position must live north of 179th Street or the extension thereof. The three-year terms begin Jan. 1, 2021. Upon expiration of a term, a member can apply again. There is no limit on how many terms a member can serve.

Clark County Public Health continues to work through an influx of COVID-19 cases. Last week, more than 1,100 COVID-19 cases were reported in Clark County.