News

• Community Services

The county manager is seeking applicants to fill the position of a community representative from the county’s second district on the volunteer Community Action Advisory Board.

The opening is for an unexpired three-year term which begins immediately and ends Dec. 31, 2026. Incumbents have the opportunity for re-appointment to two additional three-year terms. 


• Elections

Beginning Wednesday, July 17, Clark County Elections will mail ballots to all eligible registered voters.

If a voter does not receive a ballot by Thursday, July 25, they should contact the Elections Office at 564.397.2345 to request a replacement ballot. Starting July 22, replacement ballots may also be requested or accessed electronically at VoteWA.gov to print out and return by mail or drop box. Email requests should be sent to elections@clark.wa.gov. The mailing address is Clark County Elections Office, PO Box 8815, Vancouver, WA 98666-8815. 


• Community Planning

The Clark County Council is accepting applications from local organizations for grants that encourage historic preservation and programs, including preservation of historic documents.

The Historical Promotion Grants program is designed to increase awareness and education to better preserve, exhibit, and/or interpret local history and historic preservation.


• Community Planning

The Clark County Planning Commission will hold a work session on climate change planning at 5:30pm on Thursday, July 18, 2024. 


• Community Planning

The Clark County Planning Commission will hold a work session on the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review project at 5:30pm on Thursday, July 18, 2024. 

The work session is intended as an informational update for the planning commission about the project’s environmental impact statement scoping process. 

The work session is open to the public however there will be no public comment as part of the event.


• Community Development

Due to the extreme fire danger, recreational fires will be prohibited throughout unincorporated Clark County effective immediately. 


• Public Works

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands is installing partial fencing along the north and south property lines of the Cougar Creek Woods Property, along Northwest 16th Avenue. 

Work is scheduled towards the end of July and is expected to be complete by September. Visitors may encounter inconveniences such as short-duration traffic delays, temporarily closed sidewalks, and construction noise. Visitors are reminded to stay out of work zones. 


• Community Planning

The Clark County Commission on Aging continues the “Prepare in a Year” discussion series. This month’s topic is all about knowing your community. Experts from CRESA, Clark County’s regional emergency services agency, will discuss the topic and answer questions from the audience. 

The meeting will be 4:30 pm Wednesday, July 17.


• Public Works

Clark County Public Works Parks and Lands is seeking public comment on the Parks Capital Improvement Plan. The proposed six-year plan includes preventative maintenance projects, major maintenance projects and recreation enhancements at existing parks, and development of new parks. Projects in the plan address needs identified in the 2022 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, which was created with input from the community and adopted by the Clark County Council in April 2022. 

Comments must be received by Tuesday, Aug. 6.


• Community Planning

Clark County Council will hold a work session on climate change planning the morning of Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Council work sessions begin that day at 9 a.m. The climate change work session will be second item on the agenda.