Clark County is revising its Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, a 20-year guide for managing growth and development with respect to the natural environment and available resources. As a part of the update, the county is conducting an agricultural resource lands study.

The Clark County Council this week appointed Megan Petyon to District Court to fill the seat currently held by Judge Kelli E. Osler who retiring on Dec. 31.

Peyton has 19 years of experience practicing law in Clark County most recently as the supervising attorney at Vancouver Defenders. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Western Washington University and earned her law degree from Willamette University College of Law. 

Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper reminds residents that second-installment 2025 property taxes are due Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

Tax statements will be mailed Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. If taxpayers are expecting a mailed statement and don’t receive one or have questions, please visit www.clark.wa.gov/treasurer or contact the Treasurer’s Office at 564.397.2252 for a duplicate statement.

The Clark County Council is requesting applications for two openings on the Mosquito Control District Board of Trustees.

The terms for the positions begin on Jan. 2, 2026, and end Dec. 31, 2027.

The Board of Trustees oversees the work of the Clark County Mosquito Control District. The board establishes policy, manages expenditures, and approves contracts for services. 

The Clark County Council will hold a special meeting 10 am Monday, Sept. 15, to interview two candidates for an open position on District Court. The position is open due to Judge Kelli E. Osler retiring on Dec. 31, 2025. Councilors will interview Megan Peyton and Erin Priest. 

The Clark County Council this week held public interviews with six applicants to fill two open seats on District Court. The openings are due to Judge Sonya L. Langsdorf retiring on Sept. 30 and Judge Kelli E. Osler retiring on Dec. 31.

The county council voted to appoint Clark County District Court Commissioner Leslie Lopez to fill the seat currently held by Judge Langsdorf. 

The Clark County Commission on Aging will hold its annual retreat on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

The in-person meeting will be held in the sixth-floor Training Room in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The retreat will not include provisions for virtual attendance, and will not be recorded, but is open to the public. 

Topics at the retreat include the 2026 work plan and 2025 Silver Citizen nominees. 

The county manager is seeking applicants with an interest in government and educational access television and cable television franchising to fill an opening on the volunteer city/county Telecommunications Commission. Applicants must be Clark County residents.

The unfinished three-year term begins immediately and ends May 31, 2027.

The Clark County Auto License office will temporarily change its office hours Sept. 8-12. The office is open 9 am to 4 pm, but it will be closed from noon to 1 pm on those days. 

Regular office hours will resume on Monday, Sept. 15. 

Clark County Public Works is partnering with community members to paint a mural on the retaining wall on the north side of Northeast 117th Street, just west of Northeast Highway 99 and across from Klineline Pond/Salmon Creek Regional Park. The mural, which will feature salmon and a watershed pollution prevention theme, will be painted by more than 60 artists during the first two weekends of September (Saturday, Sept. 6; Sunday, Sept. 7; Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14).