News

• Public Works

Vancouver, WA – Road crews continue to respond to snowy and icy roads from Wednesday's snowstorm that blanketed the region.

Clark County Public Works is spreading rock and salt on hills, curves and other trouble spots following the brief but intense snowstorm that snarled traffic in parts of the Portland-Vancouver area.


• Auditor

Vancouver, WA — The report, Review of Selected Internal Controls, provides a review of internal controls for receipting as well as handling of cash and checks in selected areas throughout the county. Overall, we found cash handling and receipting well controlled.


• Public Health

Vancouver, WA – Clark County’s Green Business program will host a free Morning Blend networking event from 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Habitat for Humanity Store, 10811 S.E. 2nd St.

The Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store is a discount home-improvement outlet that sells donated building material, appliances, furniture and other products. The store is a source of financing for local Habitat for Humanity home-building projects and functions as a local hub for reuse and recycling.


• Clark County Council

Vancouver, WA  ̶  Councilors-elect John Blom and Eileen Quiring are scheduled to be sworn in as members of the Board of County Councilors at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29.

The swearing-in ceremony will be in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. Presiding Superior Court Judge James E. Rulli is scheduled to administer the oath.

The ceremony is open to the public.

Quiring will succeed retiring Councilor Tom Mielke and represent District 4, which covers north Clark County.


• Public Health

Vancouver, WA – During the holidays, Americans will generate about 1 million extra tons of garbage each week. This waste is often gift packaging, wrapping paper and leftover food.

Fortunately, you can reduce, reuse and recycle during the holiday season without cutting back on holiday cheer, according to Sally Fisher, Environmental Outreach Specialist with Clark County Public Health.

Follow these tips if you dream of a green Christmas:


• Community Services

Vancouver, WA  ̶  The Southwest Washington Regional Health Care Advisory Committee will meet for the first time Friday, Jan. 6, in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

The meeting originally was scheduled for early December but was canceled because of inclement weather.

The committee will meet 9-11 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.


• County

Vancouver, WA ‒ Battle Ground artist Jim Demetro has been named winner of the Clark County Arts Commission’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.

He will be honored by the commission at the Jan. 3 meeting of the Board of County Councilors. Presentation of the award will be at 5:45 p.m. in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The council will meet at 6 p.m.


• County

Vancouver, WA ‒ The Public Service Center’s second-floor joint lobby, which provides services for the Assessor, Auditor and Treasurer’s offices, will adjust its walk-in business hours beginning in January.

The new hours will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The new hours also will apply to the GIS Storefront adjacent to the joint lobby.

Marriage license applications will be processed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.


• Public Works

Crews spray anti-icer on major roads, gear up for early start before morning commute

Vancouver, WA – Road crews have been busy the past two days spraying anti-icer on thoroughfares in preparation for a major snow and ice storm forecasted for Thursday.

The National Weather Service forecasts snow will begin falling at 9-10 a.m. Thursday, followed by freezing rain later Thursday and rain by midnight. The storm could bring 2-4 inches of snow and ¼ inch of accumulated ice.


• Clark County Council

Vancouver, WA ‒ A farewell reception for out-going county councilors Tom Mielke and David Madore will immediately follow the Tuesday, Dec. 13, meeting of the Board of County Councilors.

The council meeting begins at 10 a.m. The reception will be held in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be offered.