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Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands will be revising the entrance of Lewisville Regional Park to reduce congestion and address safety concerns. These changes will remove parking along the sides of the park entrance road. Visitors will need to enter the park and park in designated parking areas, and pay the daily parking fee at the booth, parking meter, via the Flowbird app, or using an annual pass. Annual passes can be purchased online or at the fee booth when staff are present.


• Public Works

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands is hosting a public meeting about the budget and plans for parks projects for the 2023 fiscal year. The projects being reviewed are part of the Capital Improvement Plan, which consists of plans for major maintenance projects, preventative maintenance and the creation of new facilities and amenities at county parks, including:


• Public Works

Clark County Public Works Parks and Lands will start another stewardship thinning at Camp Bonneville this summer. Thinning will include a timber sale and hazard tree abatement.

The Clark County Forest Stewardship Plan calls for selective timber thinning and other techniques to create a healthy forest ecosystem. Selective thinning will target removal of approximately 30% of the stand. Modest income generated from these wood products will be used at Camp Bonneville for forest operations, property management and other activities, such as road maintenance.


• Public Works

Klineline Pond at Salmon Creek Regional Park will be closed to the public Wednesday, Aug. 24 for maintenance crews to safely remove a damaged picnic shelter and repair the splash pad water-play feature.


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Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is accepting applications to fill all five positions on the 78th Street Heritage Farm Technical Advisory Team. All positions would begin in the fall of 2022.

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


• Public Works

The intersection of Northeast 99th Street at Northeast 94th Avenue will be closed beginning Monday, Aug. 15. Drivers will need to take a detour route to allow Clark County’s contractor to construct a new roundabout. A detour route map can be found on the project website.

The closure is expected to be in place no more than 40 days. Closure start and end dates are weather dependent.


• Public Works

The Northeast 10th Avenue roadway between Northeast 149th Street and Northeast 154th Street in the Salmon Creek area of Clark County is now open to through traffic.


• Public Works

Recently, the Clark County Council approved a change to Clark County Code exempting Washington State Parks Disabled Veteran Lifetime Pass holders from paying the parking fees charged at four county-regional parks. The exemption goes into effect on July 29.


• Public Works

Neighbors and community members are invited to learn about proposed plans for the 179th Street corridor at an upcoming open house.

Public Works staff will host a hybrid open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11.

People can attend in person in the sixth-floor hearing room at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.


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Vancouver, Wash. – On July 25, Confluence Tree Service will begin removing hazardous trees in Lacamas Regional Park. Work is expected to be complete by July 29.

Work areas will be identified on a map posted at the site. Trails inside the project area will be closed to the public. Park users should adhere to posted signage, remain outside of the work area, and use alternate trail routes during the scheduled closure.