News From Your Friends – Page 5 – Friends of Clark County in SW Washington

April 28, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of April 28th, 2025

in General

The GiveBIG campaign season has begun! Please check out our fundraising appeal to learn about everything we do to protect and create a thriving Clark County, as well as why we need your support! https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/givebig-to-friends-of-clark-county/ Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-april-21st-2025/ Last week was a slow […]

April 21, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of April 21st, 2025

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April 21, 2025

Clark County Comprehensive Plan Update: The Latest Developments

in Accountability, Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests, General, Housing & Transportation, Local Food Systems, Parks, Trails, & Open Spaces

Background In our last update, the Clark County Council had adopted the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) alternatives for the Comprehensive Plan Update. Alternatives are options for the Comp Plan that the cities and county put forward to be studied for environmental impacts in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), which requires that […]

April 14, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of April 14th, 2025

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URGENT Call-to-Action on the Clark County Comp Plan Update for the Clark County Council meeting TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 15th at 10am! View the action in the link or read on below: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8-call-to-action-to-save-6000-acres-of-ag-forest-land-in-the-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-update/ Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-april-7th-2025/ The Clark County Climate Community Advisory Group held […]

April 11, 2025

🚨 CALL-TO-ACTION to Save 6,000 acres of Ag & Forest Land in the Clark County Comprehensive Plan Update

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Farmland & Forests

What’s at stake? The loss of 3,000 acres of agricultural land and 3,000 acres of forest in Clark County’s Comprehensive Plan Update to sprawling development and mining. What’s happening? The Clark County Council recently gave direction to amend the scope of work for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 2025 Comp Plan Update […]

April 6, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of April 7th, 2025

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If you had Spring Break last week, we hope you enjoyed it. This week, we are right back in the thick of it! We have a SUPER BIG Call-to-Action on the Clark County Comp Plan Update we are asking of you for the Tuesday, April 8th 10am Clark County Council meeting, so be sure to […]

March 31, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of March 31st, 2025

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Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-march-24th-2025/ Victory in sight! Last Wednesday at Council Time, the Clark County Council gave unanimous direction to move forward with repealing the Chelatchie Bluff surface mining overlay (SMO) over environmentally sensitive forest land in response to FOCC’s win at the […]

March 24, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of March 24th, 2025

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Last week: If you missed last week’s Radar, you can get caught up here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/whats-on-our-radar-week-of-march-17th-2025/ FOCC wrote a letter in support of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and their recent requests of Clark County, which you can read here: https://friendsofclarkcounty.org/view-foccs-letter-of-support-for-the-bicycle-and-pedestrian-advisory-committee-bpac/ Food Waste Prevention Week: At the Tuesday evening Council meeting, they passed […]

March 21, 2025

View FOCC’s Letter of Support for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)

in Climate Change, Comprehensive Plan & Growth Management Act, Housing & Transportation

Hello Clark County Council, Public Works Staff, and Planner Husting, Friends of Clark County wholeheartedly supports the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC’s) requests that Clark County implement the 2010 BPAC Master Plan and the 2025 Work Plan Goals and Action Strategies, with a few additional comments: Clark County faces a convergence of urgent crises: […]

March 16, 2025

What’s on our Radar – Week of March 17th, 2025

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Last week: ICYMI: BIG GOOD NEWS on the Clark County Comp Plan Update. You can check out last week’s Radar for the full rundown, and keep in mind whether you or your organization are interested in writing to the Council in support of their new direction prior to the resolution coming back to them. […]