Contractor to upgrade optical fiber cable spanning dog park along Northeast 18th Street

Vancouver, WA – The Dakota Memorial Off-Leash Dog Park in Pacific Community Park will be closed Oct. 22-23 so a contractor can upgrade an overhead optical fiber cable.

Wilson Construction Co., a Canby, Ore.-based contractor working for the Bonneville Power Administration, will use a helicopter to string a larger cable over the dog park just outside east Vancouver.

Vancouver, WA  ̶  Businesses and individuals who are making a difference in the lives of people with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Disability Employment Awareness Event.

Five Community Awards will be presented at the event, which will be 4-6:30 p.m. at the Heathman Lodge, 7801 N.E. Greenwood Drive. The event also celebrates October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Vancouver, WA – Clark County’s Green Neighbors Program is celebrating its fourth anniversary from 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be provided.

Vancouver, WA – Clark County’s Master Composter/Recycler program will hold two composting classes this month at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. Both classes are free, but registration is required.

A “worm shop” will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. Participants will receive a free worm bin and worms and information on what worm composting is, why it is beneficial and how to build and maintain a worm bin.

Vancouver, WA – County Manager Mark McCauley is seeking applicants for an opening on the Clean Water Commission.

The term runs from January 2017 through December 2019.

The nine-member volunteer commission is an advisory group that makes recommendations to the Board of County Councilors about services, policies and financing needed to meet federal and state requirements for water quality, including stormwater management.

Vancouver, WA ‒ The Board of County Councilors has canceled a work session scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the sixth-floor training room of the Public Service Center.  

The work session was to focus on the city of Vancouver’s proposed annexation of the commercial and residential area north of Vancouver Mall. The proposed annexation area includes all of the Green Meadows neighborhood and portions of the East Minnehaha, Sunnyside and Andresen/St. Johns neighborhoods.

Residents are asked not blow, rake or sweep fallen leaves onto county roadways

Vancouver, WA – Clark County and the city of Vancouver are providing coupons that allow residents to drop off up to 5 cubic yards of leaves at no charge through Dec. 31.

Free disposal is for leaves only. Coupons can be downloaded from the county’s website, www.clark.wa.gov/public-works/leaf-disposal, and used at four locations:

Vancouver, WA – The number of seniors who will need public housing is growing, as are the costs to provide it. Nationwide, public housing authorities are working to meet the needs of seniors so they can age in public housing safely, independently and comfortably.

Learn how our local public housing agency is working on the issue at the Tuesday, Oct. 18, meeting of the Commission on Aging.

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.

Vancouver, WA – On Saturday, the Clark County Fire Marshal will lift a burning ban for all land clearing fires. A ban on recreational fires was lifted earlier this month.

The risk of wildfires has significantly declined because of recent rainfall, the forecast for more rain and cooler temperatures. A regional ban typically is in place from      July 15 to Oct. 1.

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, beginning at 2 p.m., the Clark County Elections Office will conduct a logic and accuracy test of the programming to be used to tabulate ballots and the accessible voting units for the Nov. 8, 2016 General Election. The test will be held at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin Street, Vancouver. Ballots will be mailed on Oct. 19. Members of the news media, candidates and the public are invited to attend this test, which is a requirement of Washington State law.

For this election, all registered voters in Clark County will receive a ballot.