The Clark County Council recently updated its meeting calendar for the rest of 2023.
Council’s Tuesday hearings will be held:
It is anticipated that Dec. 5 will be the council’s last hearing in 2023.
The council will not meet the weeks of Nov. 20, Dec. 18, and Dec. 25.
Council meetings that take place on Wednesdays will be scheduled as follows on Nov. 1, 8, 15 and 29:
Beginning at 10 am Wednesday, Nov. 8, 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, the race for City of Vancouver, Council Position No. 6 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.
If a voter has not received their ballot, they should contact the Elections Office at (564) 397-2345 or elections@clark.wa.gov.
Visitors to three regional parks this fall and winter will see construction of RV pads for park hosts at Lucia Falls, Frenchman’s Bar and Salmon Creek regional parks. Two pads will be installed at Salmon Creek Regional Park: one at the softball fields and one at the Klineline Pond area. Construction is not anticipated to cause significant closures or impacts to visitors, however, visitors are reminded to stay clear of work areas and never enter areas closed with signs, caution tape, cones, barricades or other devices.
Clark County is working with an outside forensic consultant to investigate an incident involving suspicious activity on the county network.
The county council today approved an emergency resolution that allows the county to expedite any necessary repairs.
Clark County, on Saturday, Oct. 21, became aware of suspicious activity on the countywide network. County Information Technology immediately began investigating the situation.
Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper will be re-opening the drive-through tax payment drop-off window for the last three days of the tax season.
The drive-through kiosk is located at the east parking structure entrance at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The kiosk will be open from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday, Oct. 27, Monday Oct. 30 and Tuesday, Oct. 31.
The drive-through option is meant as a convenience and is for pre-written checks only. The Treasurer’s Office will not accept any other forms of payment at the kiosk.
Clark County Community Planning is starting the process of developing a climate change and resiliency element for the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, as required by new legislation that amended the state’s Growth Management Act.
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Beginning Friday, Oct. 20, Clark County Elections will mail ballots to all eligible registered voters in the county.
Clark County on Saturday, Oct. 21, became aware of suspicious activity on the countywide network.
County Information Technology is actively looking into the situation and working on a solution. Updates will be posted on the county website at www.clark.wa.gov, and linked to the information ribbon at the top of the page.
Currently, some parts of the county website are not available including the Property Information Center and Geographic Information Services. Some county services may not be available at this time.
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has issued a warning advisory for Lacamas Lake due to elevated levels of cyanotoxins from harmful algae.
Results from water samples taken from Lacamas Lake on Tuesday, Oct. 17 revealed cyanotoxins above the threshold level recommended by the Washington Department of Health. Warning signs are being placed at public access points at the lake.
Cyanotoxins can be harmful to people, especially young children, and deadly for small pets that drink the water. When a warning advisory is in place, health officials recommend:
A project to improve tree health and address hazardous trees at Pacific Community Park will close sections of the park in October and November. Arborists have identified trees that need pruning and a limited number of trees that require removal. Dead limbs and hazardous double trunks will be removed from 58 trees, and five hazardous and/or dead trees will be removed.
