Vancouver, Wash. – As housing costs rise in Clark County, people who have behavioral health needs, and often fixed incomes, have been disproportionately affected. Clark County has responded by utilizing a portion of local behavioral health funding for capital costs to build affordable housing that serves people with behavioral health needs.

This innovative approach has already helped create housing projects for this population such as Meriwether and Rhododendron, with more in the development pipeline.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council invites the community to the 2020 State of the County on Wednesday, March 11 from 6-8 pm. The event will be in the sixth-floor hearing room in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

Councilor Eileen Quiring, chair of the county council, will present State of the County remarks followed by comments given by councilors Temple Lentz of District 1, Julie Olson of District 2, John Blom of District 3 and Gary Medvigy of District 4. County Manager Shawn Henessee also will speak at the event.

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey this week announced the Elections Office has two new ballot drop boxes.

The new drop boxes are open 24-hours a day, seven days a week and are located at:

• Shahala Middle School, 601 SE 192nd Ave.
• Washougal Community Library, 1661 C St., #2391

There are seven existing ballot drop boxes that also are open 24-hours. They are:

Vancouver, Wash. – The 2020 Clark County Farm Advisory Committee will meet 9-11 am Friday, Feb. 28, in the sixth-floor training room in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

The meeting is open to the public.

The committee serves as an advisory group to the Assessor in implementing assessment guidelines as established by the department for open space, farm and agricultural, and timber land classified under the provisions of Chapter 84.34 RCW and WAC 458-30-345.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is seeking nominations for the annual Public Health Community Award. The award recognizes both an individual and an organization in Clark County for outstanding contributions to promoting and protecting community health.

Nominations are due by 5 pm Friday, Feb. 28. Visit the Public Health website to submit a nomination online or download a nomination form to submit by mail.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Commission on Aging will present a summary of its seventh year of work to the County Council on Wed., Feb. 19. The 4:30 p.m. meeting will be in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open to the public.

The Jan. 15 Commission meeting was canceled due to the winter weather and was rescheduled to this Feb. 19 meeting.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council is seeking nominations and applications to fill a vacant position on the three-member board that oversees Drainage Improvement District No. 5.

This position is for an unexpired term that ends in February 2022. The position will then be put on the special district general election ballot for a four-year, unexpired term.

Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8:30 am Wednesday, Feb. 12, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. But for this comparison, ballots with the Vancouver Public Schools proposition also will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.

Vancouver, Wash. – Due to a scheduling conflict, the upcoming public meeting of the Surface Mining Advisory Committee has been rescheduled to 6-7:30 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. This forum is part of a series of meetings regarding quarries in Clark County.

The meeting is open to the public.

The purpose of this facilitated forum is to:

Vancouver, Wash. – Due to a scheduling issue, the county council has rescheduled its usual hearing times for the month of March.

Hearings in March will be:

• 10 am Tuesday, March 10
• 6 pm Tuesday, March 24

In April, the hearing times will be held at the usual set time of 6 pm on the first and third Tuesdays.

Council hearings are held in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.