Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is seeking applicants for three openings on the Clean Water Commission.

Terms are for three years, beginning in January 2019 and ending in December 2021.

The nine-member advisory group makes recommendations to the Clark County Council about clean water services, policies and financing needed to meet federal and state requirements for water quality and to improve county stormwater management.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Manager Shawn Henessee has named Ahmad Qayoumi director of the county’s Public Works department, effective immediately.

Qayoumi last month was hired as Public Works deputy director. He has served as interim Public Works director since Sept. 12, after former Director Heath Henderson accepted a job with Clark Regional Wastewater District.

Vancouver, Wash. – Residents will have a chance next week to offer their thoughts before Clark County considers changing or setting speed limits on eight sections of county roadway.

The Clark County Council reviewed speed limit recommendations during a work session today. A public hearing has been scheduled for 10 am Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is accepting applications to fill two seats on a five-person board that advises the Clark County Council on controlling noxious weeds.

The Noxious Weed Control Board meets four times a year. Two board positions will be open, beginning in January 2019, in the following districts:

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Manager Shawn Henessee has named Ahmad Qayoumi interim director of the county’s Public Works department.

Qayoumi will take over the position on Wednesday, Sept. 12, after current Director Heath Henderson leaves for a new job with Clark Regional Wastewater District.

Qayoumi last month was hired as Public Works deputy director. Tuesday was his first day at the county.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County invites residents to attend a ceremony at 10 am Saturday, Aug. 25, to officially open Otto Brown Neighborhood Park.

The park is located on the south side of Northeast 96th Street west of Northeast 162nd Avenue. There will be short remarks, a ceremonial ribbon cutting and light refreshments.

Vancouver, Wash. – Each September, volunteers compile trail data for planning future trail projects and supporting grant applications and other funding requests.

Clark County is working with other agencies to marshal volunteers who will count runners, walkers and cyclists on trails and pathways in the Portland-Vancouver area. This year a new mobile app for counting will be tested at select locations.

Volunteers are needed to help with weekday trail counts from 5-7 pm Sept. 11-13 and weekend counts from 9-11 am Sept. 15-16. Volunteers will be trained.

Vancouver, Wash. – Starting Friday morning, a short section of Northeast 119th Street will close for construction at the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad crossing.

Northeast 119th Street, from east of Northeast 99th Avenue to west of Northeast 102nd Avenue, will be closed beginning at 7 am Friday, Aug. 10, and ending no later than 11 pm Sunday, Aug. 26.

Vancouver, Wash. – Northeast Padden Parkway, from Northeast 94th Avenue to Northeast 117th Avenue/State Route 503, will close for paving this weekend.

The closure will begin no earlier than 7 pm Friday, Aug. 3, and end no later than 5 am Monday, Aug. 6. The county will open this section of Northeast Padden Parkway to traffic as soon as paving and striping have been completed.

During the closure, the right-turn lane from Northeast 117th Avenue/SR 503 southbound to Northeast Padden Parkway westbound will be closed.

Vancouver, Wash. – As one contractor finishes improving one section of Northeast 119th Street, a different contractor is starting to upgrade another section.

McDonald Excavating Inc., a Washougal-based contractor, is completing a two-year project to improve Northeast 119th Street, from Northeast 50th Avenue to Northeast 72nd Avenue.

Rotschy Inc., a Vancouver-based contractor, is in the early stages of a two-year project to improve Northeast 119th Street, from east of Northeast 87th Avenue to Northeast 112th Avenue.