The Clark County Climate Project Environmental Justice Coalition will meet at 3:30 pm on Monday, Aug. 5. 

Beginning at 10 am Wednesday, Aug. 7, elections officials will perform a hand count 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 check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment. The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. 

Treatment targeting harmful algae at Vancouver Lake Regional Park is scheduled for Thursday, July 25, 2024.

AquaTechnex, a lake and aquatic plant management firm with expertise in managing harmful algal blooms, will apply an aquatic algaecide to the water at the Vancouver Lake swim beach. Boats will be used to apply the algaecide, which is designed to target and kill cells in harmful algae.

Clark County is seeking nominations of businesses and individuals for its annual Clark County Disability Employment Awareness Month Awards. The awards honor the role people with developmental disabilities have in assisting us to achieve a dynamic, productive workforce and recognize the leadership of the business community. The event also celebrates October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Awards will be given for the following categories:

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Works summer road preservation has begun.

As part of this work, there will be two single-day road closures on Aug. 1 and Aug. 5. 

Northeast 182nd Avenue/Northeast Ward Road between Northeast 172nd Avenue and Northeast 159th Avenue will be closed on Thursday, Aug. 1. Drivers are advised to take Northeast 172nd Avenue.

Clark County recognizes that older adults are valuable contributors to the vitality of this community. To encourage and support older adults for their contributions to their communities, the Clark County Commission on Aging established a program to recognize older adults by means of an annual award presented at a Commission on Aging event.

Clark County is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the seven-member Parks Advisory Board. 

The open position is for an unexpired term that begins immediately and ends Dec. 31, 2025.

Board members serve three-year terms. Upon expiration of a term, a member can apply again. There is no limit on how many terms a member can serve. 

Volunteers needed for committee that will advise on needs of persons with disabilities.

The Clark County Council this week approved an ordinance establishing the Clark County Accessible Community Advisory Committee or ACAC. The advisory committee will be tasked with advising policy makers on the needs of persons with disabilities both in general and in emergency planning. 

Clark County Public Works will replace the stop-sign-controlled intersection at Northeast 182nd Avenue and Northeast Risto Road with a roundabout. Other improvements will include reducing the slope at Northeast 199th Street/Northeast Risto Road and Northeast 176th Avenue  resurfacing Northeast 199th Street/Northeast Risto Road from Northeast 167th Avenue to the Salmon Creek bridge at Northeast 182nd Avenue. These changes will increase the safety and reliability of travel along this route and reduce traffic congestion. 

The county manager is seeking applicants to fill the position of a community representative from the county’s second district on the volunteer Community Action Advisory Board.

The opening is for an unexpired three-year term which begins immediately and ends Dec. 31, 2026. Incumbents have the opportunity for re-appointment to two additional three-year terms.