Vancouver, Wash. – Each September, volunteers compile trail data for planning future trail projects and supporting grant applications and other funding requests.

Clark County is working with other agencies to marshal volunteers who will count runners, walkers and cyclists on trails and pathways in the Portland-Vancouver area. This year a new mobile app for counting will be tested at select locations.

Volunteers are needed to help with weekday trail counts from 5-7 pm Sept. 11-13 and weekend counts from 9-11 am Sept. 15-16. Volunteers will be trained.

Vancouver, Wash. –  Clark County Public Health lifted the swim beach warning at Klineline Pond today, after the latest water samples did not show elevated levels of bacterial contamination.

Public Health closed Klineline Pond to swimming and wading on Tuesday, after routine testing revealed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria. Test results from water samples taken on Wednesday showed improved water quality, prompting Public Health to lift the closure on Thursday.

Vancouver, Wash. – Today, Clark County Manager Shawn Henessee named Emily Zwetzig to direct the county’s budget office. Zwetzig currently serves as the interim budget director.

Zwetzig joined the county in 2014 and has worked in the Budget Office as a senior budget, policy analyst since February 2017. Prior to that, she served as the department finance manager at District Court, Corrections and as a business manager at Clackamas County. She has worked in public service at the county level for more than 16 years.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has lifted the closure at Klineline Pond but has issued a warning for the swim beach. Health officials advise against swimming or wading in the water at Klineline Pond.

Public Health closed Klineline Pond to swimming and wading on Tuesday, after routine testing revealed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria. Public Health has continued to monitor the swim beach. Test results from water samples taken on Wednesday showed improved water quality.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is closing Klineline Pond to swimmers due to elevated levels of E. coli bacteria detected during routine testing. Some E. coli bacteria can cause serious gastrointestinal illness if water is accidentally swallowed.  

Due to the elevated bacteria levels, Public Health is closing the pond to swimming and wading. People who fish at Klineline should take precautions to avoid water contact.

Vancouver, Wash. – Walking and biking can contribute to healthy aging by improving seniors’ mobility, access to services, and physical and mental health. Improving and developing well-connected, attractive bike and pedestrian routes that are safe, convenient and user-friendly can support aging-in-place. Learn more about active transportation at the next meeting of the Commission on Aging, 4:30 pm Tuesday, Aug. 21.

The meeting will be in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open to the public.

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Each year, the Clark County Auditor’s Office partners with the state to publish a voters’ pamphlet for the general election and mails it to all households in the county. It includes statements by and photographs of candidates for elective offices as well as local ballot measures with supporting and opposing statements written by citizens.

Vancouver, Wash. – Starting Friday morning, a short section of Northeast 119th Street will close for construction at the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad crossing.

Northeast 119th Street, from east of Northeast 99th Avenue to west of Northeast 102nd Avenue, will be closed beginning at 7 am Friday, Aug. 10, and ending no later than 11 pm Sunday, Aug. 26.

Vancouver, Wash. – Northeast Padden Parkway, from Northeast 94th Avenue to Northeast 117th Avenue/State Route 503, will close for paving this weekend.

The closure will begin no earlier than 7 pm Friday, Aug. 3, and end no later than 5 am Monday, Aug. 6. The county will open this section of Northeast Padden Parkway to traffic as soon as paving and striping have been completed.

During the closure, the right-turn lane from Northeast 117th Avenue/SR 503 southbound to Northeast Padden Parkway westbound will be closed.

Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8:30 am Wednesday, Aug, 8, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. But for this comparison, the County Council Chair – At Large race on those ballots will also be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.