Hearing on proposed rural zoning corrections also moved to Feb. 16

Vancouver, WA – The Board of County Councilors will hold a public hearing Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. to reconsider the “preferred alternative” for the next growth management plan, at the Public Service Center,1300 Franklin St.

On Nov. 24, the Board adopted a “preferred alternative” for an environmental impact analysis, which must be completed before a plan is adopted. The Feb. 16 hearing could prompt changes in the “preferred alternative.”

Vancouver, WA ‒ Clark County Public Health has replaced a 100-year-old paper process for collecting death records with the state’s new Electronic Death Records System. Funeral directors, physicians, the Clark County Medical Examiner and local deputy registrars now can use a secure website to complete and approve death records without making a trip to the Public Health department.

Vancouver, WA – The Clark County Historic Preservation Commission and Downtown Camas Association will host a presentation Tuesday, Jan. 26, about the Clark County historic preservation program.

The event will be 6-7 p.m. at the library, 625 N.E. 4th Ave., Camas.

Jacqui Kamp, the county’s historic preservation officer, will talk about the program, including how residents can register their property, advantages to registering, and an overview of the registered historical sites in the Camas-Washougal area.

Vancouver, WA – The Acting County Manager is seeking applicants for a community representative opening on the Community Action Advisory Board. The opening is for district two, east of I-205. A district map can be found on the county website.

The term for the vacant seat is through December 2016 with the potential for two additional three-year terms. Applicants may not be county staff or board members of agencies receiving funds administered by the community action board.

Vancouver, WA — The report,  Review of Selected Internal Controls, provides a review of internal controls for receipting as well as handling of cash and checks in selected areas throughout the county.  Overall, we found cash handling and receipting well controlled. 

Vancouver, WA – The Board of County Councilors is seeking a person with intellectual/developmental disabilities to serve on the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board. A person familiar with self-advocacy is preferred.

The board includes members of public, private or voluntary agencies, representatives of local jurisdictions, citizens knowledgeable about services to persons with developmental disabilities and someone who receives services for developmental disabilities.

The group makes recommendations to County Councilors.

Vancouver, WA – How to have difficult conversations with aging parents will be the topic of the Tuesday, Jan. 19, meeting of the Commission on Aging.

The meeting will be 4:30-6 p.m. in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. It is open to the public, and a chance for Clark County residents to share concerns about needs of local residents.

Conditions vary across Clark County; commuters should use extreme caution on icy streets

Vancouver, WA – Clark County Public Works has crews out early Monday morning to improve difficult driving conditions following snow, sleet and freezing rain.

Crews are spreading gravel so drivers can get more traction as they head to work following the holiday weekend.

Public Works also is using snow plows, where feasible, to push snow and slush to the side. In some areas, the wintry accumulation isn’t deep enough for plows to be effective.

Vancouver, WA – Today marks the end of Clark County’s Legacy Lands program’s 30th anniversary year. The celebratory year included acquiring 355 acres for conservation, more acres than in any year for the past decade.

The acquired conservation lands are 51 acres along Rock Creek, 150 acres in the vicinity of Flume Creek and 154 acres on Spud Mountain.

Vancouver, WA  ̶  Clark County made history Tuesday when Presiding Superior Court Judge James E. Rulli swore in two additional members of the Board of County Councilors, bringing the legislative body to five people.

Former County Commissioner Marc Boldt was sworn in as chair, a countywide position, and Julie Olson was sworn in to represent District 2. They officially assume their duties Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.