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What’s on our Radar – Week of September 29th, 2025

September 29, 2025 in General

 

  • Last week:

    • There was a Clark County Council meeting. Items of note:
      • The Clark County Council extended the suspension for annual reviews of the Comprehensive Plan to September of 2026 because of the delay in the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update.
      • There was a public hearing on the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, which opened up a fascinating discussion about waste reduction and recycling. County staff demonstrated extensive knowledge and are clearly passionate about addressing the issues posed by these topics, as well as meeting goals for reducing waste and improving the recycling system. They also discussed the community outreach work they’ve done. You can check out the Clark County Composter Recycler program website for all sorts of educational offerings on green living here: https://clarkcountycomposts.org/
      • About 2 hours in, the Clark County Council approved an agreement with the Washington Department of Ecology for noxious weed control by the Washington Conservation Corps. However, this agenda item prompted broader concerns regarding the herbicides the county uses and their impact to human health and the environment. Some councilors were supportive of a work session regarding county policy on this issue and Chair Marshall suggested it be discussed at a Wednesday Council Time meeting.
      • You can watch the CVTV recording of the meeting here: https://www.cvtv.org/video/clark-county-council-09-23-25-2025091023/
    • There was an Agricultural Advisory Commission meeting centered on the agricultural lands study that is being conducted as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. There is currently no recording of the meeting, but we’ll share when it’s available!
  • This week:

    • Wednesday, October 1st, starting at 9am there are 3 Clark County Council work sessions:
      • Fireworks
      • Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) presentation on the availability of aggregate. This work session was prompted by claims being made by the aggregate industry (who want to open up more mines in Clark County) about an aggregate scarcity crisis.
      • Clean Water Fee Reduction for Schools
    • Wednesday, October 1st at 1pm is Council Time. Agenda items of note:

      • Camp Bonneville law enforcement use agreements: In March, FOCC published a newsletter article breaking down everything going on with Camp Bonneville, which can be viewed here:

        https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/camp-bonneville-breakdown/

        FOCC’s position was summarized as: “…Our position on Camp Bonneville remains the same: the County needs to move forward with its plans for conservation and public access by focusing on the cleanup, not managing a host of law enforcement activities for many more years. Camp Bonneville is a beautiful, wild place that has experienced much abuse in its history, and it was provided to the County with the intent of remediation and the purpose of natural resource conservation. We must not revert to the past. It is finally time for the County to take the decisive actions necessary to realize the future for Camp Bonneville, starting with the Council declining to move forward with new law enforcement agreements and creating an actionable plan to accommodate the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s needs at a new, appropriate location…”As we reported, the council voted down the FBI’s continued misuse of Camp Bonneville recently. We thank the council for that vote, and hope that they will continue in the right direction by voting down agreements for use of Camp Bonneville with the ATF, SWAT, and Portland Bomb Squad this week.If you support FOCC’s position on this issue, please share your thoughts and concerns about Camp Bonneville with the Clark County Council here PRIOR to the meeting at 1pm on Wednesday:

        https://clark.wa.gov/councilors/write-councilor

        You can also call in or show up to testify for up to 3 minutes on this agenda item at the council meeting.

      • There is a proposed proclamation for making October 2025 Legacy Lands Month in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Clark County’s Legacy Lands program.
      • Policy Updates:
        • 8.1   NWCAVE Memorial Wall Request
        • 8.2   Legislative Delegation Briefing Sessions
        • 8.3   C-Tran 2045
        • 8.4   Upcoming Clark County Timber Sales Update
  • Commission/advisory board meetings this week:
  • Other happenings:
    • TOMORROW, Tuesday, September 30th is the Ag Study Workshop! The county is holding two workshops to provide information about the study and gather public feedback. The first workshop is scheduled for 5:30-8 pm Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E Main St. More information on the second workshop will be shared soon. Registration for the workshop is encouraged at https://bit.ly/2025CPAgReg.
    • Salmon Creek Mural: Yesterday, the county put out a Clark County Close Up video that included a segment on a collaborative project between residents, artists, and Clark County Public Works to create a beautiful mural messaging about protecting our waterways. You can watch the segment here (about 18 minutes in): https://www.cvtv.org/video/clark-county-close-up-09-28-25-2025091040/ There was also a great following segment on the Clark County Veterans Garden.

See you next week!
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