Vancouver, Wash. ̵ To allow our staff and residents to prepare for the holiday season, the Clark County Joint Lobby will close early on Dec. 24, 2024. The lobby will close to the public at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, phone services will be available until 12:30 PM.
County offices are closed on Dec. 25. The Joint Lobby will resume normal operating hours on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.
Clark County residents who are among the millions of people buying natural Christmas trees this holiday season can utilize local recycling options to give their trees purpose long after the holidays are over.
Recycled Christmas trees are chipped into mulch – a natural and low-cost product that can help conserve water and beautify garden beds and landscaping. When organic waste, like trees, is left to rot in landfills it creates methane, a toxic greenhouse gas.
Every election, the Clark County Auditor’s Office provides an online and printed voters’ guide with information about candidates and ballot measures for voters to make an informed decision when voting. The February voters’ guide includes local ballot measures with supporting and opposing statements written by citizens.
The county manager is seeking applicants to fill the position of a low-income representative from the county’s first district on the volunteer Community Action Advisory Board.
Term periods start Jan. 1, 2025, and are three years, ending Dec. 31, 2027. Incumbents have the opportunity for re-appointment to two additional three-year terms.
Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council this week voted 3-2 to approve the annual budget for 2025. The total expense budget for 2025 is $871.74 million.
The Clark County Canvassing Board will convene at 1 pm Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 to canvass returns of machine recounts of the Legislative District No. 18 – Senator and County Council District No. 4 – Councilor races from the Nov. 5, 2024 General 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.
2025 annual parking passes for county regional parks are now available for purchase. Daily parking fees are charged year-round at four county regional parks – Frenchman’s Bar, Lewisville, Salmon Creek and Vancouver Lake – and range from $2 to $8 depending on vehicle type. The daily parking fee can be paid at the fee booth when fee collection staff are present, via the Flowbird mobile app, self-pay stations or by displaying a valid annual parking pass.
The Clark County Canvassing Board convened at 2 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, and directed the Elections Department to conduct machine recounts for the 18th Legislative District Senator and County Council District No. 4 contests.
The canvassing board gives authority to perform all functions necessary to prepare and conduct the recount for the positions of 18th Legislative District - Senator and County Council District No. 4 - Councilor, from the Washington State General Election held on Nov. 5, 2024.
Clark County District Court’s DUI Court held an event today, Nov. 26, to kick-off National Impaired Driving Prevention Month which runs through the end of December. During the event, District Court representatives encouraged attendees to take a pledge to not drive while impaired from alcohol or drugs.
The event was held at the courthouse and included presentations from Target Zero and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). District Court Administrator Bryan Farrell also read a statement from Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
The Clark County Climate Project Environmental Justice Coalition will meet at 3:30 pm on Monday, Dec. 2.
