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What’s on our Radar – Week of October 13th, 2025

• Last week:
  
  
  • The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 2026 Comprehensive Plan Update was released! FOCC is reviewing this draft, so stay tuned. In the meantime, you can view the full announcement by Clark County here. The comment period is now open and county planners are holding office hours for questions on Thursdays, Oct. 16th-Nov. 20th.

  • There were no Clark County Council meetings due to lack of a quorum! Be sure to get up to speed on the previous week here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-october-6th-2025/
  • There was a Regional Transportation Council meeting, which can be reviewed here: https://www.cvtv.org/video/regional-transportation-council-10-07-25-2025101003/

• This week:
  

• • There will be a Clark County Council tour of county forestlands this Friday, October 17th, departing at 9am from Clark County Public Works Operations Center, 4700 NE 78th Street, Vancouver, Washington. If you wish to attend the tour, please RSVP by the close of business on Wednesday, October 15th by contacting: Kevin Tyler Kevin.tyler@clark.wa.gov 564-397-1656
    

• • There is a Clark County Council meeting on Tuesday, October 14th starting at 1pm. Note that this is a regular Clark County Council meeting, but at a special time. Items of note:
    

• • • Open Public Comment opportunity: testify for up to 3 minutes (in person, via WebEx, or call in) on any issue.
      

• • • `Resolution Condemning Political Violence and the Assassination of Charlie Kirk: https://clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/2025-10/101425-council_resolution-condemning-political-violence.pdf

• • • There is a public hearing on an ordinance to establish an immediate moratorium on development applications and permits relating to the redevelopment of existing mobile home or manufactured home parks to allow the county to review options, comprehensive plan policies, and draft regulations for the preservation of existing mobile home and manufactured home parks in Clark County, Washington.
      

• • • There is a public hearing on a Clark County Code change recommendation regarding the Community Action Advisory Board (CAAB) which would allow for the addition of a Clark County Council to the CAAB.

    • There is a public hearing on the Regional Parks Fee Schedule Update, related to a plan to address the Parks and Nature Operating Budget deficit. There was a great article in the Columbian over the weekend regarding this: https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/oct/11/underfunded-and-falling-behind-clark-county-parks-need-overhaul/
      

• • This Wednesday, October 15th, starting at 9am is a series of work sessions:
    • 2026-2031 Stormwater Capital Plan

    • 2026 Annual Construction Program & 2026-2031 Transportation Improvement Program

    • Draft 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Plan – Parks and Nature Division & Lands Management Division
      

• • This Wednesday, October 15th at 1pm is Council Time. Items of note:
    

• • • Policy Updates:
      • DNR Natural Conservation SWAP Program (this is regarding the Washington Natural Climate Solutions program, where lands that would otherwise be auctioned by the DNR for logging can be selected for preservation and swapped with a purchase of less ecologically valuable private plantation forest. Matt Little has proposed a Clark County nomination for this program developed by the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition and supported by the Cascade Forest Conservancy and Friends of Clark County.
        

• • • • 2026 Legislative Priorities
        

• • Deep dive into the week’s meeting agenda, including how to participate, here: https://clark.wa.gov/councilors/clark-county-council-meetings

• Other Clark County advisory board/commission meetings:
  

• • Tuesday, October 14th is a Parks Advisory Board meeting at 4pm, in which there will be a presentation on the Clark County Climate Project. More information here: https://clark.wa.gov/public-works/parks-advisory-board

• • Thursday, October 16th is a Planning Commission work session at 5:30pm on Multimodal Level of Service and multiple Comprehensive Plan chapters. More information here: https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/planning-commission-hearings-and-meeting-notes

• Other happenings:
  

• Public resource: Reminder about a great public resource! FOCC’s own Jackie Lane tracks Clark County’s land use activities in a publicly available document here, so be sure to bookmark it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10cpQ2gWr86wLyIlRvhgI9eRF8aesDYIZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108071388396855006181&rtpof=true&sd=true

See you next week!
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