Clark County Public Health is looking for local retail and community sites to help support proper battery disposal by becoming a drop-off location for household battery recycling. 

Improper disposal of batteries can pose significant fire risks and cause harm to sanitation workers and damage to equipment at Clark County transfer stations. Last year, Public Health and Waste Connections of Washington launched a new battery disposal program that provides residents with convenient locations to dispose of household batteries for free. 

Clark County Public Works Clean Water Division is hosting three community listening sessions to hear which services are most important to residents of Clark County. The listening sessions will offer residents small-group forums to share their comments prior to the Clean Water Division publishing a final Stormwater Rate Study for Clark County.

Clark County Public Works, Parks will replace Field 4-5 at Luke Jensen Sports Park in September. 

Work on the multiuse field will begin in the beginning of September and is expected to be completed by early November. Field 4-5 and a portion of the east parking lot will be closed during this time. Fields 1, 2 and 3 will remain open.

The Clark County Canvassing Board will convene at 1 pm Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 to canvass returns of a statewide manual recount of the Commissioner of Public Lands race from the Aug. 6, 2024 Primary and Special Election. The board will convene to perform any canvassing duties needed and certify the amended abstract.  

All meetings will be held in the Elections Department conference room at 1408 Franklin St., Vancouver. This building is wheelchair-accessible.  

Clark County Public Health has issued a warning advisory at Lacamas Lake due to elevated levels of cyanotoxins from harmful algae. 

Results from water samples taken from Lacamas Lake on Monday, Aug. 26 revealed cyanotoxins above the threshold levels recommended by the Washington Department of Health. Warning signs are being placed at public access points at the lake.

Millions of vaping devices and cartridges are sold in the US each month, and a growing number of vapes are designed to be disposable, single-use devices. In one month, more than 13 million disposable devices are sold in the US. With the rise in popularity of disposable vapes comes a rise in electronic and hazardous wastes.

Clark County Public Works in late August will begin reconstructing the intersection of Northeast 179th Street and Northeast 50th Avenue. The addition of a left-turn lane on the East and West legs of the intersection will serve as an interim project until such time as a roundabout is warranted at this intersection to handle increased traffic associated with residential and commercial development. With anticipated growth in the area over the next 20 years, these upgrades aim to accommodate future traffic volumes while ensuring safety and mobility.

Whooping cough has continued to spread throughout Clark County this summer, with 183 cases reported since June 1. So far this year, 229 cases have been identified in Clark County – that’s more than the total number of cases over the last five years combined.

With students beginning to return to classrooms, Clark County Public Health is concerned case numbers will continue to rise and students will miss learning time in school. 

The Clark County Climate Project Community Advisory Group will meet at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, Aug. 28. 

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has lifted its advisory at Lacamas Lake. The bloom of cyanobacteria at the lake dissipated and is no longer present.

The warning signs posted at the lake are being removed. However, harmful algal blooms may return as conditions change. Public Health encourages people swimming and recreating in the lake to watch for floating scum and avoid direct contact with water in those areas.