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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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. […]
In addition to helping us and other organizations locally, our partner Futurewise advocates for sane land use legislation at the state level. You can find their advocacy page here. Futurewise’s priorities this year include Rent Stabilization, Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), and fighting sprawl. Sign up for updates to get their Grow Together campaign alerts so that you can act […]
Friends of Clark County has been following along with the Clark County Climate Community Advisory Group (CAG) process, which is now in its final stages. We recently did a deep dive into the CAG’s Draft Goals and Policies and submitted comments suggesting improvements and emphasizing our climate priorities. Our Perspective While there are lots of […]
Overview Since our last update, the County has selected the alternatives to be included in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Comprehensive Plan Update in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Staff had proposed three alternatives: No changes to urban growth boundaries (UGBs) (this is known as the “No Action Alternative” […]
As always, we are closely following the long and winding story of the PVJR and all of its tendrils. Here are the updates as well as actions our members can take this month on this issue. We appreciate all of you who have already written letters, made calls, and donated! 1) Last month, the Environmental […]
One year ago, Friends of Clark County published a newsletter article detailing community concerns surrounding the cleanup process of Camp Bonneville, a 3,840-acre County-owned property located in the foothills of the Cascade Range about 7 miles north of the Columbia River in East County that was used as a military training camp for 85 years. […]