Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County’s Master Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free composting and green cleaning workshops this fall.
The composting workshops will teach people how to set up successful composting operations at home, highlighting different composting methods. The green cleaning workshop will teach participants how to make environmentally friendly alternatives to cleaning solvents that contain hazardous chemicals.
Vancouver, Wash. – In the mid-1990s, Clark County Public Works Clean Water division installed watershed signs where named streams cross streets to help familiarize the community with Clark County’s various waterways. Nearly 25 years later, Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington is asking the community to choose the next sign design.
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health’s Green Neighbors program is turning 7 this year, and the public is invited to help celebrate!
Green Neighbors is throwing a birthday party 2-4 pm Sunday, Oct. 13 at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 SE Columbia Way. Register to attend the free party on the Green Neighbors website.
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County invites residents to participate in a facilitated forum for local surface mine operators of the Yacolt Mountain and Livingston Quarries and nearby residents.
A public meeting of the Surface Mining Advisory Forum for Yacolt Mountain will be 6-7:30 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. This is the fourth meeting in a series regarding Yacolt Mountain Quarry. Forums for other quarries in Clark County will be scheduled in coming months.
Vancouver, Wash. – The number of older adults will dramatically increase over the next 10 years. Transforming how we think about the value of an aging population and how communities position themselves to harness the tremendous resource older adults provide will be beneficial for all.
Learn about the importance of engaging older adults within our communities at the next meeting of the Commission on Aging, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16.
The meeting will be in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ At 10 am on Monday, Oct. 7, the Clark County Elections Office will conduct a logic and accuracy test of the programming to be used to tabulate ballots and the accessible voting units for the Nov. 5 general and special election.
The test will be held at the Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St. Members of the news media, jurisdictions with measures on the ballot and the general public are invited to attend this test, which is required under Washington law.
Ballots will be mailed Friday, Oct. 18.
Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council is seeking applicants to fill five vacancies to represent the active farming community on the Clark County Farm Advisory Committee.
The term is one year from January through December 2020, and the committee shall convene a minimum of once per year.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ County Manager Shawn Henessee is seeking applicants for several open positions on the volunteer Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board. These terms will be expiring at the end of October.
The five positions are for Clark County residents that represent:
Terms for the positions begin Nov. 1, 2019 and end Oct. 31, 2023.
Vancouver, Wash. – The season is changing, which means leaves are falling from trees all around Clark County. Residents of Vancouver and Clark County can dispose up to five cubic yards of leaves for free with coupons provided by Clark County Public Works and the city of Vancouver.
Coupons can be downloaded from the Green Neighbors website, https://clarkgreenneighbors.org/en/green-blog/free-leaf-disposal, and used at four locations:
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County invites residents to participate in a facilitated forum to discuss and review feedback and questions generated during a previous rural event venue forum conducted on July 31.
The forum is scheduled from 6-7:30 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The meeting is open to the public.
