Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act
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July 31, 2026
Comp Plan Discussion Panel July 2026
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
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 […]
July 12, 2026
Read FOCC’s Public Comments on Concurrency
My name is Ann Foster. Jim Byrne and I are writing on behalf of Friends of Clark County (FOCC), a local non-profit advocacy organization representing its thousands of supporters, who are residents of Clark County, WA, to express our position regarding the issue of concurrency. RCW 36.70A.070(6)(b) — The Concurrency Mandate, within the GMA states, […]
July 11, 2026
Read FOCC’s Public Comment on the Comp Plan Climate Element
I am respectfully writing on behalf of Friends of Clark County (FOCC), a local non-profit advocacy organization representing its thousands of supporters who are residents of Clark County, WA to comment on the proposed Climate Chapter (14) of the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update. Friends of Clark County is in alignment with the goals and policies […]
July 7, 2026
Join us for a Comp Plan Discussion Panel and Live Q&A with FOCC Monday, July 27th!
As the County Comp Plan Update enters its final stages, FOCC Board President Ann Foster, Treasurer Jackie Lane, and Policy Chair Jim Byrne will gather for an online discussion panel on July 27th to discuss where we’ve been and what’s next. This important discussion will be facilitated by FOCC Board Member and local small family farm […]
May 27, 2026
Comprehensive Plan Update, May 2026
Submitted by Jackie Lane, FOCC Board of Directors Overview On April 27th and 28th, the Clark County Council held a hearing to select a Preferred Alternative for the Comprehensive Plan. For the unfamiliar, under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), the county must consider the environmental impacts of its Comp Plan Update, and the selection of […]
May 26, 2026
Nature Access for All! Clark County’s Upcoming Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Plan Update
Submitted by Tonya Enger, FOCC Board of Directors It’s no secret that Clark County is a great place to live, but why is that? Whether you’ve lived here for a long time or are new to the Pacific Northwest, chances are that the nature and open spaces in Clark County contribute to why you and […]
April 24, 2026
Your Future, Your Voice: Call to Action for the Clark County Council Hearing on the Preferred Alternative for the Comp Plan Update on Monday, April 27th
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, […]
March 30, 2026
VICTORY on Protecting Clark County Resource Lands from Irresponsible Railroad Expansion
in Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, Mining, Railroad, Rivers, Lakes & Aquifers
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 […]