What’s on our Radar – Week of May 11th, 2026
A sincere thank you is in order for those who participated in GiveBIG with a donation to Friends of Clark County this year. Thanks to your support, we can continue our mission of protecting farms, forests, water, and wildlife and creating safe, vibrant and equitable communities.
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Save the Date for Friends of Clark County’s Annual Fundraising Dinner!
Our annual Dinner with Friends will take place September 13th from 4 to 7pm at Cedars Public House, 15001 NE 181st Ave in Brush Prairie, WA 98606. The food will be delicious, the setting beautiful, and the company even better. We hope you will join us for dinner.
Friends of Clark County is proud to share with our neighbors, community partners, and policy makers our vision of a thriving place to live, work, and play now and for future generations. As we see this spectacular region we call home rapidly developing around us, we need your help more than ever to keep Clark County beautiful and livable through conservation, advocacy, and education.
It has been a busy year and with your help, we will be able to accomplish even more. Tickets will go on sale soon—but for now, SAVE THE DATE!
THIS WEEK’S RADAR
Our weekly radar is intended to highlight Clark County meetings and events relevant to Friends of Clark County priorities. This list is not exhaustive. For a full list of Clark County meetings, please visit Clark County Council and Clark County Community Planning on the Clark County website.
MONDAY, MAY 11TH
Railroad Advisory Board meeting at 4pm: Meeting information
TUESDAY, MAY 12TH
Parks Advisory Board meeting at 4pm: Meeting information
CTran Board meeting at 5:30pm: Meeting information
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH
Work sessions starting at 9am: Meeting information
- Commission on Aging’s 2025 Annual Report
- Clean Water Commission: 2025 Annual Report & 2026 Work Plan
- Clark Conservation District: Activities, Priorities, and Funding Landscape
LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
Clark County Council meeting
Read notes from the League of Women Voters’ Observer Corps for the May 5th Clark County Council meeting
Watch the May 5th Clark County Council meeting on CVTV
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) work session
Clark County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) presented an annual update to the Clark County Council on
Wednesday, May 6th. They stressed the importance of active transportation, flagged crucial data gaps, and reiterated that the county has not implemented its master plan regarding active transportation. It appears there has been no movement on this since their last annual update to the Clark County Council.
Watch the May 6th BPAC Annual Update work session
2025 Waste Characterization Study work session after the 9am BPAC work session
The Waste Characterization study is a systematic analysis of the types and amounts of materials entering the waste stream.
Watch the 2025 Waste Characterization study work session
Council Time
Watch the May 6th Council Time meeting recording
Charter Review Commission meeting
Watch the May 6th Charter Review Commission meeting recording
Planning Commission Stormwater Code and Manual Update work session
Read May 7th Planning Commission work session notes from the League of Women Voters
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Comp Plan Update Preferred Alternative Hearing Decision
- Read FOCC’s Statement on the Comp Plan Preferred Alternative Hearing decision
- Read Detailed League of Women Voters’ Notes on the Preferred Alternative Hearing
- View Feral Bee Garden Public Comment and Testimony Analysis on the Preferred Alternative Hearing
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Clark County Calendar of Land Use Activities
This great public resource compiled by FOCC’s own Jackie Lane tracks Clark County’s land use activities in a publicly available document. Make sure to bookmark it!
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