Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has downgraded the advisory at Vancouver Lake from warning to caution. Blooms of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are still present at the lake, but results from recent water samples indicate low levels of toxins in the water.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council last night voted to remove a ban on marijuana businesses in the unincorporated area. The ban had been in place in the county since May 2014.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has lifted the advisories at Lacamas and Round lakes in Camas. The blooms of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, at the lakes dissipated over the weekend and are no longer present at either lake.

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ The Clark County Audit Oversight Committee will meet at 2 pm Tuesday, July 2, to review a recent performance audit of the county’s Risk Management function. The meeting will be in conference room 698 on the sixth floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

Copies of the audit are available on the county website at https://www.clark.wa.gov/auditor/audit-reports.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has upgraded its advisories at Vancouver Lake and Round Lake after test results revealed elevated levels of cyanotoxins in the water. Cyanotoxins can be harmful to people, especially young children, and deadly for small pets that drink the water.

Public Health has been monitoring blooms of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, at Vancouver Lake since June 12, and Round and Lacamas lakes in Camas since Monday.

Vancouver, Wash. – Fireworks remain potential sources of fire and injury long after they light up the night sky. Improper disposal of fireworks puts waste and recycling workers at increased risk of injury from fires in their trucks and at transfer stations.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Election Offices in each of Washington State’s 39 counties have been working with the Office of the Secretary of State to develop and implement VoteWA – a new election management and voter registration system. An extraordinary effort has been made by the VoteWA implementation team to ensure that VoteWA will be implemented well in advance of the 2020 Presidential election.

Commission members to provide a report to the county council this fall

Vancouver, Wash. – The Correction Facility Advisory Commission, CFAC, a volunteer advisory commission tasked with evaluating options to replace the county jail, decided this week to provide a report detailing possibilities for a future jail to the Clark County Council this fall.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has created an option for food establishments interested in creating dog-friendly outdoor patios.

Vancouver, Wash. – New rules for fireworks go into effect this year for the unincorporated areas of Clark County. For the Independence Day holiday, fireworks can be used only from 9 am to midnight Thursday, July 4.

This is a change from last year when discharge of fireworks was permitted as early as June 28 in areas north of Northeast/Northwest 219th Street.