Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act – Friends of Clark County in SW Washington

September 21, 2026

Your Future, Your Voice: Call to Action for the Final Clark County Council Comp Plan Update Hearing on Thursday, October 1st at 4pm

in Accountability, Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, General, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces, Responsible Development, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers, Wildlife Habitats

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 hundreds of acres of prime agricultural lands and meaningful climate action in Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update. Background Clark County is revising its Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, […]

September 20, 2026

What’s on our Radar – Week of September 21st, 2026

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This week’s Radar offers you an opportunity to engage with the Comp Plan Update, agriculture, multimodal transportation, and more. Plus, be sure to review the WA Department of Commerce letter to Clark County flagging Growth Management Act (GMA) compliance issues with the county’s draft Comp Plan Update and calling for a re-evaluation of its proposed […]

September 17, 2026

Washington Department of Commerce Sends Letter to Clark County Regarding Compliance Issues With Draft Comp Plan Update

in Accountability, Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, General, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Responsible Development, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers, Wildlife Habitats

September 4, 2026

What’s on our Radar – Week of September 7th, 2026

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This week’s Radar offers you an opportunity to engage with the Comp Plan Update, the Agricultural Advisory Commission, parks, forests, and more. Plus, it’s time to snag your tickets to FOCC’s annual fundraiser coming up on September 13th—JUST 6 DAYS AWAY! THIS WEEK’S RADAR Our weekly Radar is intended to highlight Clark County meetings and […]

August 28, 2026

Comprehensive Plan Update August 2026

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems

Submitted by Jackie Lane In the last newsletter update, we explained the County Council’s selection of their Preferred Alternative (you can read that article here). FOCC believes, based upon the County’s and Cities’ own documents, that the Preferred Alternative unnecessarily, and without legal justification, proposes to expand La Center’s, Ridgefield’s, and Camas’s UGAs by unlawfully […]

August 27, 2026

Honoring Ann Foster: Join us for a Very Special Dinner with Friends

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Events & Fundraising

This Dinner with Friends on September 13th will not be one to miss, as we are honoring our President, Ann Foster, who will soon be retiring from Friends of Clark County’s Board of Directors. Ann came to Friends of Clark County many years ago to fulfill her vision of a robust local food system for […]

August 26, 2026

Read FOCC’s Public Comment on the Clark County Planning Commission August 20th Comp Plan Hearing

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act

RE: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update and Final Environmental Impact Statement, August 20, 2026 public hearing Dear Chair and Planning Commission members, I write on behalf of Friends of Clark County (FOCC), a local non-profit advocacy organization representing thousands of Clark County residents, to comment on the proposed Comprehensive Plan Update and the Final Environmental Impact […]

August 12, 2026

Futurewise’s July 30th 2026 Comments to the Clark County Planning Commission on the Comp Plan Update

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July 31, 2026

Comp Plan Discussion Panel July 2026

in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Events & Fundraising, Farmland & Forests, General

For those who could make the live session, we deeply appreciate your attendance at our discussion panel about Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update. 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 enthusiasm into […]

July 12, 2026

Read FOCC’s Public Comments on the Comp Plan Parks Chapter

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces

Councilors and Staff: My name is Tonya Enger and I am a member of the board of Friends of Clark County (FOCC). FOCC recognizes that our parks, recreation, open spaces, and trails are not merely destinations for recreation and community use, but are also under-utilized natural assets that have potential for supporting the climate goals […]