Beginning Friday, June 17, Northwest 11th Avenue will be closed between Northwest 149th Street and Northwest 179th Street as a private contractor, Rotschy INC, installs a new sanitary sewer line. Construction requires a 200-foot work area that does not allow for traffic to safely use the road while sewer work is underway. This closure will allow for completion of a project that began in November 2022. The initial approved project-related closure ended in May. This closure extension is necessary for completion of the project.

County Manager Kathleen Otto is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Clark County Development and Engineering Advisory Board.

The opening is for a three-year term that begins immediately and ends Mach 31, 2026.

The vacancy is for a public-sector engineer or planner.

Clark County formed the Development and Engineering Advisory Board to review policy and code changes and work with the Community Development and Public Works departments on process improvements and fee issues.

Clark County Jail Services and Human Resources staff will hold an information open house and a testing event for individuals interested in a career as a corrections officer.

Open house
The open house will be Wednesday, June 27 from 6 to 8 pm in the sixth-floor hearing room in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. Seating is limited, and reservations are required by sending an email to DLCntyJailServicesRecruiting@clark.wa.gov.

lark County Community Services is seeking applications for programs providing prevention assistance services. There will be approximately $4,300,000 available in prevention assistance for each fiscal year 2024 and 2025. At least 10% of the total award will be subgranted to organizations that serve and are substantially governed by marginalized populations (By and For Organizations).

Clark County is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the seven-member Parks Advisory Board. The term would begin upon appointment and end Dec. 31, 2025.

Board members serve three-year terms. Upon expiration of a term, a member can apply again. There is no limit on how many terms a member can serve.

Clark County is seeking applicants for a position on the Public Facilities District board of directors. The two-year term begins immediately.

The Public Facilities District was created in 2002 to participate in development of regional centers, such as the convention center in Vancouver and exhibition hall at the Clark County Fairgrounds.

Board members receive $50 per day while attending meetings.

The board typically meets on the first Monday of February, May, August and November. Meetings are held on the Teams platform.

Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington is proud to announce the winners of the third annual Students for Clean Water Video Contest. Clark County middle and high school students submitted more than 60 videos for the contest. Five $500 first place and five $100 honorable mention prizes are awarded to:

At 10 am on Wednesday, June 7, the Clark County Elections Office will conduct a logic and accuracy test of the programming that is used to tabulate ballots as well as the accessible voting units for the Aug. 1 Primary and Special Election.

The test will be held at the Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St. This test is required under Washington state law before every election. Members of the news media, jurisdictions with measures on the ballot and the public are invited to attend this test.

Ballots for this election will be mailed on Friday, July 14.

Clark County Public Health’s summer swim beach monitoring begins Tuesday, May 30. Throughout the summer, Public Health will monitor water quality at the county’s three designated swim beaches – Vancouver Lake, Klineline Pond and Battle Ground Lake – checking the waterbodies every two weeks for bacteria that could make swimmers sick.

The disc golf course at Hockinson Meadows Community Park is now open. Clark County Public Works thanks the community for helping make this project possible. We also thank the community for their patience as we worked through unexpected delays to complete the project.

A scorecard for the course is available on the park website: clark.wa.gov/public-works/hockinson-meadows-community-park.