Comprehensive Planning aligned with the Growth Management Act
As Clark County enters the final months of its Comprehensive Plan Update, farmland preservation has become a flash point—particularly in proposals from the Cities of Ridgefield and La Center that would de-designate agricultural land. De-designation of viable agricultural land contrasts sharply with methods used elsewhere in Washington that actively maintain or grow the agricultural land […]
In our last newsletter update, the Clark County Agricultural Lands Study and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) had been published and the development interests were gearing up to promote sprawl. In case you missed it, you can read our previous Comprehensive Plan Update December 2025 here. The Ag Study clearly determined that existing Ag […]
Support SB 5820 Dear Friends and Neighbors, SB 5820, introduced by Senator Adrian Cortes (D-18th District), is a bill that fixes a serious problem created by SB 5517 in 2017 related to irresponsible railroad expansion. SB 5517 carved out a special exception that allowed industrial development on resource lands and critical areas near a short-line […]
For those who could make the live session, we deeply appreciate your attendance at our forum about funding our parks and trails in Clark County. It is a hopeful sign that we had such a great showing of local residents who took the time out of their evening for this discussion. Now, let’s turn that […]
Help us advocate for a sustainable future balancing growth, the preservation of prime agricultural land, and meaningful climate action in Clark County. What’s at stake? The loss of over 500 acres of prime agricultural lands and meaningful climate action in Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update. What’s happening? Clark County is revising its Comprehensive Growth Management […]
Register for FOCC’s upcoming forum, Bridging the Gap: Funding our Parks and Trails. Our first forum of 2026 will be on Thursday, January 22nd from 5 – 6:30 pm and will be focused on parks in Clark County. Exploring natural places provides renewal, feelings of well-being, and a sense of harmony with the broader community and […]
In our last newsletter, we found that the Clark County Council had decided to do an agricultural lands study after all, which you can read all about in the following article! The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Comp Plan Update was published October 1st, which opened a 60-day comment period that ended on […]
For background on developments and issues regarding Clark County’s nearly 4,000-acre conservation property, view our last Camp Bonneville Breakdown for the newsletter here. The Clark County Council’s Initial Vote Against the FBI Contract On Tuesday, August 19th, after sustained advocacy from the community over many years to protect the public safety, health, and interest, the […]
On behalf of Friends of Clark County (FOCC) , I am pleased to shave the opportunity to submit our comments on the draft of the SEPA environmental impact statement as presented by Community Planning to Clark County on October 1, 2025. Although there may be more instances in which more comment could be appropriate, we […]
Hey Friends, The 2025 Clark County Agricultural Lands Study, conducted by independent consultants hired by the unanimous determination of the Clark County Council, reached two important conclusions that should guide decision-making related to our agricultural resource lands in the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update. First, the study found that all currently designated agricultural resource lands provide […]