The Commission on Aging’s charge is to provide leadership in addressing the special needs of the aging population and to manage and assist with the implementation of the county’s Aging Readiness Plan. This month, the Commission focuses on Chapter 2 of the Aging Readiness Plan—Healthy Communities. The COA and their guests will discuss opportunities and programs oriented towards older adults and social connections. 

The meeting will take place at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and is open to the public. 

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Community Services is seeking applications for projects that strengthen Severe Weather Response services for unhoused residents. Funding is intended to reduce harm during extreme weather events through coordinated planning, sheltering, outreach, and supply distribution- working as part of the Homeless Crisis Response System (HCRS). There will be approximately $800,000 available in severe weather response funds for fiscal year 2026 and 2027 combined.

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 November voters’ pamphlet includes local ballot measures with supporting and opposing statements written by citizens.

Clark County Public Works is reconstructing the intersection of Northeast 179th Street and Northeast 29th Avenue. The existing single-lane, all-way stop-sign-controlled intersection will be replaced with a roundabout. This change is necessary to accommodate increasing traffic volumes associated with residential and commercial development in the area.

Clark County is seeking applicants to fill four positions on the nine-member Clark Communities Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Members age 21 and older serve four-year terms and youth members age 11 – 20 may serve a one-year terms. Two positions will fill existing vacancies with unexpired terms that begin immediately, while the remaining two will begin on Jan. 1, 2026. 

The Clark County Council has scheduled a work session on climate change planning. 

The Clark County Council is seeking community members with expertise in or experience with people with intellectual/developmental disabilities to serve on the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board. 

Seven positions must be filled. One position is for a vacant unexpired term expiring Dec. 31, 2027. The remaining positions are for three-year terms that begin Jan. 1, 2026, and end Dec. 31, 2028. 

Beginning at 9 am Wednesday, Aug. 6, elections officials will perform an audit of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.  

For this comparison, approximately 600 ballots from the City of Vancouver, Council Position No. 1 race will be counted by hand, to confirm that the ballot tabulation equipment tabulated votes properly. The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day.

Clark County recognizes that older adults are valuable contributors to the vitality of this community. To encourage and support older adults for their contributions to their communities, the Clark County Commission on Aging established a program to recognize older adults by means of an annual award presented at a Commission on Aging event.

Clark County Public Works’ Clean Water division presented an overview of Phase 2 of the Vancouver Lake Management Plan to the Clark County Council at a work session on July 23. The third phase of the project was put on hold after funding was removed from this year’s state budget. At the work session, staff requested council policy direction for the investment of county resources in implementing the management plan.