News

• Public Works

Vancouver, WA  ̶  A project at Whipple Creek Regional Park in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. day has been postponed because of the deep snow that has blanketed Clark County.

The event is rescheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 21. At it, participants will remove plant protectors from a mitigation planting site and cut blackberries from a future planting area.

Volunteers should wear long pants, closed-toe shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Tools, gloves and light refreshments will be provided.


• County

Vancouver, WA – Clark County offices will open at noon today, Thursday, Jan. 12, including Superior, District and Juvenile courts. All court proceedings scheduled for today will be heard.

The Clark County Courthouse, 1200 Franklin St., will open at noon. Superior Court dockets will begin at 1:30 p.m.

Public Works road crews have been plowing major thoroughfares since snow started falling Tuesday evening. Crews continue to spread gravel and salt on hills and curves.


• Community Development

Vancouver, WA  ̶  The Permit Center on the first floor of the Public Service Center is adjusting its business hours late this month to provide improved customer service.

The adjustment will add an hour to each business day, a step required to help meet the demand of those seeking building and other permits, said Marty Snell, director of Community Development, which runs the Permit Center at 1300 Franklin St.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, Permit Center hours will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.


• County

Vancouver, WA – Clark County will be closed all day today, Wednesday, Jan. 11, because of the heavy blanket of snow that fell overnight and continues to fall in some areas of the county.

However, to comply with the law, Clark County Superior Court will proceed with today’s first appearance docket at 1:30 p.m. in the ground floor arraignment courtroom at the Clark County Courthouse, 1200 Franklin St.

Juvenile Court first appearances will take at 1:30 p.m. in the Juvenile Justice Center, 500 W. 11th St.

All other court proceedings are canceled.


• Clark County Council

Vancouver, WA – Clark County will be closed all day today, Wednesday, Jan. 11, because of the heavy blanket of snow that fell overnight and continues to fall in some areas of the county.

The Board of County Councilors’ two morning work sessions will be rescheduled and the council’s afternoon Board Time meeting has been canceled.


CONTACT
Holley Gilbert
Chief communications officer
Public Information and Outreach
holleygilbert@gmail.com

• Clark County Council

Vancouver, WA – Clark County offices will open at noon today, Jan. 11, because of the heavy blanket of snow that fell throughout the county overnight.

The Board of County Councilors’ two morning work sessions have been canceled, as has the council’s afternoon Board Time meeting.


CONTACT
Holley Gilbert
Chief communications officer
Public Information and Outreach
holleygilbert@gmail.com

• Public Works

Vancouver, WA – Road crews are out in force this morning plowing county roads after a big snowstorm blanketed much of the region with more than a half foot of snow.

As of 5:30 a.m. today, Clark County Public Works had about 30 pieces of equipment working the roads. Most crews were plowing, although some road employees were responding to fallen trees and other problems.

The area from Hazel Dell north to Ridgefield seems to have some of the heaviest accumulations, with a foot of snow and even deeper drifts reported in some areas.


• County

UPDATE: Today's Commission on Aging presentation to the county council is canceled because of inclement weather.

Vancouver, WA – The Commission on Aging will present a summary of its fourth year of work to the Board of County Councilors on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The 4:30 p.m. meeting will be in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., and open to the public.


• County

Here are some events taking place around Clark County in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16:

Whipple Creek Regional Park planting, maintenance
When: 9 a.m.-noon Monday, Jan. 16
Where: Whipple Creek Regional Park, 17202 N.W. 21st Ave.
More information: www.clark.wa.gov/public-works/help-clark-county-parks-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-day


• County

Vancouver, WA – With Saturday’s forecast calling for snow followed by freezing rain, road crews were busy Friday spraying anti-icer on thoroughfares in preparation for the storm.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from 10 a.m. Saturday through 10 p.m. Sunday. Snow could begin falling Saturday morning before changing to freezing rain Saturday afternoon.