Comprehensive Planning aligned with the Growth Management Act
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]