News

• Clark County Council

The Clark County Council is looking for a volunteer who resides near the former Larch Corrections Center to serve on the Larch Correction Center Task Force. The task force will identify, plan, and make recommendations for the conversion of the former corrections facility to an alternate use. 

The one-year term of this position begins immediately and ends on June 30, 2025. The volunteer will be selected by the county council and may be reimbursed for travel expenses per state statute. 


• County

Artwork from local artist David Van Zandt is on display at the Rebecca Anstine Gallery. The show, which Van Zandt titled Incantation will run through the end of August. 

The gallery is on the sixth floor of the Clark County Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.


• Public Works

Construction will begin in July to install safety improvements along Northeast 130th Avenue between Northeast 76th Street and Northeast Padden Parkway. A marked crosswalk with lighting and a flashing beacon will be installed at the intersection of Northeast 130th Avenue and the Padden Parkway multiuse trail. Additional improvements include: 


• Auditor

The Clark County Auditor’s Auto License Office is moving from its current location at 1408 Franklin St. to the first floor of the Public Service Center located at 1300 Franklin St. 

The office will be closed for the move on Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26. 


• Public Works

Delivery of new water tanks for Camp Hope may impact park use and access at Lewisville Regional Park in Battle Ground. Clark County owns a 107-acre property across the East Fork Lewis River from Lewisville Regional Park. The property is leased to Camp Hope of Southwest Washington, which offers day and overnight camps, facility rentals and community events. The property’s water system is aging and no longer meets drinking water requirements. Public Works is making necessary improvements to the water system this summer.


• Public Works

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands is coordinating a project to repair and preserve the iconic wooden arch bridge at Moulton Falls Regional Park. The work, to be performed by a contractor, will include minor repairs to maintain the bridge’s structural integrity and refinishing the wood stain to protect the structure from weathering. 


• Community Planning

The Clark County Planning Commission will hold a work session on climate change planning on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.


• Public Health

The number of whooping cough cases in Clark County in 2024 is more than four times as high as the same time last year. Most of the 60 cases identified so far this year are among people who have never been vaccinated against whooping cough.


• Public Works

Northeast 68th Street between Northeast 10th and Northeast 14th avenues will be closed to through traffic beginning June 24 for construction associated with the Northeast 68th Street Sidewalk Project. The project’s goal is to make the area safer for pedestrians by adding sidewalks and marked pedestrian crossings. Northeast 68th Street between Highway 99 and Northeast St. Johns Road serves a densely populated residential neighborhood with an average daily traffic of 3,288 vehicles. It currently has few sidewalks. 


• Public Works

Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington is proud to announce the winners of the fourth annual Students for Clean Water Video Contest. The contest, for middle and high school students in Clark County, encourages students to think about their impacts on and connections to local streams. Students are asked to show their creativity by producing short videos about their connection to water or ways to protect water. This year more than 65 students from 12 Clark County middle and high schools submitted videos. A panel selected nine winners from 35 finalists.