Clark County’s Composter Recycler program is offering a free, seven-week series to train a new cohort of volunteers. The training will prepare volunteers to be sustainability ambassadors in the community and experts in composting techniques, recycling, food-waste reduction, green cleaning and other sustainable living habits.

County Manager Kathleen Otto this week appointed Ken Lader as Director of Public Works. The Clark County Council in October 2022 appointed Lader to serve as Clark County Engineer, and he will continue to serve in that position. His appointment as director takes effect immediately.

Lader has worked for Clark County Public Works more than 20 years and served the last eight years as manager of the Engineering and Design section. Previously, he held positions as engineer and engineering technician.

Kick off presentation scheduled for Jan. 19, 2023

Clark County Community Planning is starting the process of updating the local Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, as required by the state’s Growth Management Act (GMA). The plan, last updated in 2016, is a long-range policy guide for how the county plans to manage growth and development over a twenty-year period.

The Clark County Elections Office, at 10 am on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 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 Feb. 14 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, Jan. 27.

The Clark County Aging Readiness Plan assesses the county's readiness to serve as a home for a growing number of older residents. The plan was approved in 2012 and includes strategies to improve the community’s capacity to support its growing older population and ultimately benefit all ages.

Vancouver, Wash. – Five Clark County officials, all elected or re-elected in the Nov. 8 election, will be sworn in next week to four-year terms that begin with the new year.

The group includes Councilor Sue Marshall, who was sworn in Nov. 30 to replace former Councilor Richard Rylander Jr. Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Rylander to fill the remainder of an unexpired council term, with Rylander’s appointment ending once results from November’s election were certified.

Clark County buildings will be closed Friday, Dec. 23 due to inclement weather. Some county services are available on the county website at www.clark.wa.gov.

Superior Court schedule

Clark County Superior Court has updated its schedule and will only proceed with the criminal first appearance docket (adult and juvenile) at 9 a.m. in courtroom G-1 of the main courthouse.

District Court schedule

When it’s time to undeck the halls, Clark County Public Health urges residents to recycle their Christmas trees, rather than sending them to the landfill.

“Recycled Christmas trees are chipped into mulch, giving trees a second life in gardens and returning nutrients back to the soil,” said Tina Kendall, senior environmental outreach specialist.

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands will be working with a tree service contractor to trim and/or remove hazardous trees in Foley (undeveloped) and Tiger Tree Neighborhood Parks. Hazardous trees are those with structural defects that make them likely to fall in whole or in part. Parks and Lands removes hazardous trees when they present a risk to park users or property, or to neighboring properties. 

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 informed decisions when voting. The February voters’ guide includes local ballot measures with supporting and opposing statements written by citizens.