Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey has released photos of the ballots burned in a fire in the ballot drop box located at the Fisher’s Landing C-Tran Transit Center at 3510 SE 164th Ave. during the early morning hours on Monday, Oct. 28.
• Community Planning
The Clark County Climate Project Environmental Justice Coalition will meet at 3:30 pm on Monday, Nov. 4.
• Elections
Beginning at 10 am Wednesday, Nov. 6, elections officials will perform an audit of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.
For this comparison, approximately 600 ballots from the 3rd Congressional District race will be counted by hand, to confirm that the ballot tabulation equipment tabulated votes properly. The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day.
• Elections
5 PM UPDATE: The Clark County Sheriff’s Office will increase patrols around ballot drop box locations in the unincorporated area in Clark County as calls for service allow. The Vancouver Police Department also will have increased patrols around ballot boxes in the city of Vancouver as calls for service allow.
• Community Development
Clark County Manager Kathleen Otto is seeking applicants for three open positions on the volunteer Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board. All the openings are for terms that begin immediately and end Oct. 31, 2027.
The positions are for Clark County residents that represent:
• Community Planning
Members of the Clark County community are invited to participate in a Clark County Climate Project Community Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Reduction. This event is part of a series of activities throughout the project that will inform the county’s new climate chapter for its comprehensive plan. An online survey is also being launched for those who cannot attend the in-person event.
• Public Works
The Parks division of Clark County Public Works invites residents to an open house to view three draft concepts for a new neighborhood park. The property becoming a new neighborhood park is located along Northeast 27th Avenue and Northeast 162nd Street in the Mount Vista neighborhood (near Northeast 29th Avenue and Northeast 159th Street). The open house, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7th, will allow residents to view the draft concepts and provide feedback to project staff.
• Clark County Council
The Clark County Council recently updated its meeting calendar for the rest of 2024.
Council’s Tuesday hearings will be held:
- Nov. 5 at 10 am
- Nov. 12 at 1 pm
- Nov. 19 at 6 pm
- Dec. 3 at 10 am
It is anticipated that Dec. 3 will be the council’s last hearing in 2024.
The council will not meet the weeks of Nov. 25, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Dec. 23, and Dec. 30.
• Treasurer
Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper will be re-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 Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 31.
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.
• Clark County Council
Clark County has agreed to settle a lawsuit arising from the October 29, 2020, deputy-involved shooting of Kevin Peterson, Jr. The county and its insurers have agreed to pay Mr. Peterson’s family a sum of $1.25 million.