Vancouver, WA – The Board of County Councilors is accepting applications and nominations to fill two vacancies on the Planning Commission. Both terms begin immediately.

One position’s term will end Dec. 31, 2017, and the other will end Dec. 31, 2019.

The Planning Commission is a seven-member group that makes recommendations to the council on land-use planning, zoning and development in areas outside cities. Topics include growth management, roads, public facilities, development regulations and county ordinances.

An 18-hole course to be built on undeveloped 40-acre parcel off Northeast 119th Street

Vancouver, WA – The first disc golf course in a Clark County park could open in 2018 on an 40-acre parcel at Hockinson Meadows Community Park.

The Board of County Councilors today approved plans to build an 18-hole course in the park at Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 119th Street.

Vancouver, WA – The Clark County Arts Commission will review a two-year strategic plan at its next meeting.

The meeting will be 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6, in room 678 of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open to the public.

The 11-member arts board advises and collaborates with the Board of County Councilors and city councils and reports accomplishments to the community. Members advocate for the arts at public hearings and other public forums.

Vancouver, WA – Would your holiday kitchen pass a food safety inspection? Proper food storage, preparation and serving are important. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly one in six Americans gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases each year.

Don’t take any chances with the health of your family and friends this holiday season. Follow these food safety tips:

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Vancouver, WA ‒ The Youth Now video and graphics contest running through Nov. 30 provides a forum for youth 12 to 20 to document why they choose not to use marijuana. The contest encourages youth to enter creative, high-impact messages to win cash and other prizes. Posters, hand-drawn or digital, and 30-second to two-minute videos must illustrate the theme, Why do you choose not to use?

Entry instructions are available at www.youthnow.us.

Since 1983, the state agency has awarded Clark County nearly $100 million in grants

Vancouver, WA – Community Development Director Marty Snell has been named to the board of directors of an agency that awards transportation grants to communities across Washington.

The Washington State Transportation Improvement Board distributes transportation construction and maintenance grants generated by 3 cents of the state’s 49.4 cents per gallon gas tax.

Vancouver, WA ‒Taking antibiotics for viral infections such as a cold, the flu or most bronchitis strains will not cure the infection or help you feel better. Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses.

Clark County Public Health is urging people with colds and flu not to seek treatment with antibiotics.

“Taking antibiotics when you have a virus may do more harm than good,” said Clark County Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick. “Taking antibiotics when they are not needed increases your risk of later getting an infection that resists antibiotic treatment.”

Vancouver, WA – Clark County’s Green Business program will host a free Morning Blend networking event from 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the first-floor community room at LSW Architects, 610 Esther St.

This month, Morning Blend participants have the opportunity to learn how LSW Architects is incorporating sustainability into its design projects and day-to-day practices.  

Staff from LSW, which designed the newly completed STEM building at Clark College, will lead the Morning Blend and answer questions.  

Vancouver, WA – Vancouver resident Susan Wilson is the proud owner of a new iPad mini. Selected at random, Wilson was one of 1,500 people who successfully completed an online quiz about recycling in Clark County.

The quiz is part of Public Health’s Recycling Done Right project, a community effort to reduce the amount of non-recyclables in blue residential recycling carts.

Vancouver, WA – The Board of County Councilors is seeking applicants to fill volunteer positions representing southwest Clark County and agricultural interests on the Solid Waste Advisory Commission.

Commission members provide recommendations to the county about issues such as recycling, garbage collection, landfills, transfer stations and waste reduction.

Members meet quarterly at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of February, May, August and November at the Center for Community Health, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.