Governmental goals and regulations are due for updating
The Columbian
Published: March 7, 2010, 12:00am
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Have a vision for the shoreline running near your home?
Representatives of local governments will host three workshops, beginning Tuesday, to sound out public priorities for about 300 miles of stream, river and lake shorelines coursing through Clark County.
The county and all seven incorporated cities are updating their shoreline goals and land-use regulations.
It marks the first update of local shoreline management programs since voters ratified the Shoreline Management Act in 1972. The state Department of Ecology is underwriting the process in Clark County with a $1.17 million grant.
Planners are first conducting an inventory of existing shorelines, uses and conditions, said Gordy Euler, a Clark County planner.
“How do you use this shoreline, and what uses would you like to see made of it?” Euler said.
Three “visioning” workshops will be held over the next two weeks, beginning with a presentation each night at 6 p.m.:
o 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday: Battle Ground Community Center, Lewis River Room, 912 E. Main St.
o 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday: Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. 4th Ave.
o 6 to 8 p.m. March 17: Clark County Public Service Center, 6th floor hearing room, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver.
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