What’s on our Radar – Week of March 9th, 2026
Happy Monday! Welcome to Friends of Clark County’s Weekly Radar, where we break down what we are following in Clark County government for the week and highlight opportunities for you to engage. This is a great week to get caught up on our March 2026 newsletter articles at the News section of our website, get involved with parks and trails, and more. Plus, be sure to check out our Other Highlights section for a near-win on SB 5820, the bill to stop irresponsible railroad expansion!
THIS WEEK’S RADAR
Our weekly radar is intended to highlight Clark County meetings and events relevant to Friends of Clark County priorities. This list is not exhaustive. For a full list of Clark County meetings, please visit Clark County Council and Clark County Community Planning on the Clark County website.
MONDAY, MARCH 9th
Clark County Council work sessions starting at 9am: Meeting information
- FVRL update from the Director & Board Chair
- Noxious Weed Management Program
Railroad Advisory Board (RRAB) meeting at 4pm: Meeting information
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th
Parks Advisory Board meeting at 4pm: Meeting information
- Regional Parks Funding Task Team updates
- Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area Master Plan updates
- Parks Advisory Board Guidance/Goals for end of 2026
- East Fork Reconnection project impacts/Improvements to Lower Daybreak Regional Park
- Parks & Nature System Plan
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11TH
Council Time at 1pm: Meeting information
- Submit a public comment (agenda items only)
LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
Clark County Council meeting
There was not much on the agenda related to FOCC’s work, but there were a few public comments regarding the FBI’s use of Camp Bonneville as well as concerns about the City of Battle Ground’s Comp Plan proposal.
View notes from the League of Women Voters’ Observer Corps.
Council Time
This was a very short Council Time meeting with nothing closely related to FOCC’s work on the agenda.
Watch the full Council Time meeting
Clark County Work Sessions
There were no Council work sessions last week.
Commission and Advisory Board meetings
- There was a Development and Engineering Advisory Board (DEAB) meeting, including discussion about the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan update and park impact fees.
Listen to the DEAB meeting recording (scroll down to March 5th on the chart) - There was a Planning Commission work session on Open Space Applications
- Of note, there was one request for Open Space assessment that staff indicated met the applicable criteria for Stream Protection, titled “Fir View Slope Lot 12” and noting that the area is within the Shoreline Management Zone of Lacamas Creek.
Watch the Planning Commission work session
View the presentation on Open Space Applications.
- Of note, there was one request for Open Space assessment that staff indicated met the applicable criteria for Stream Protection, titled “Fir View Slope Lot 12” and noting that the area is within the Shoreline Management Zone of Lacamas Creek.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
🎉SB 5820, the bill to protect Clark County resource lands from irresponsible railroad expansion, is headed to the governor’s desk!
- Background: SB 5517 carved out a special exception that allowed industrial development on resource lands and critical areas near a short-line railroad in Clark County — something no other county is allowed to do. There is no valid reason for Clark County to be exempt from protecting farmland, forests, and mineral lands simply because they are “adjacent” to a railroad. SB 5820 repeals that exception and requires Clark County to follow the Growth Management Act, just like every other county in Washington. More information and resources are available in our full Call to Action on our website: URGENT: Help Protect Clark County Resource Lands from Irresponsible Railroad Expansion
- Update: Friends of Clark County and our coalition partners, Chelatchie Prairie Coalition and Friends of Central Vancouver, organized relentlessly around this bill! It has now passed out of both chambers and is headed to the governor’s desk. FOCC and others have sent letters to Governor Ferguson urging him to sign the bill into law.
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