Clark Asks: Waterworks Park query tops reader poll

The question outpolled these questions: “Why is the I-5 onramp in downtown Vancouver metered in the middle of the day?” from an anonymous reader and, “How did Vancouver come to have a Henrietta Lacks High School?” from Martha Hager of Vancouver.

If you supported one of the other questions, don’t despair. Winning the voting round only means that it gets first priority for reporting.

Reporter Patty Hastings most recently answered a question from Lauren Smith about a community mural at Northeast Covington Road and Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard in Orchards depicting local life in the early 1900s. In her reporting, she even tracked down descendants of some of the people depicted in the work.

We’ve also answered a question about whether you can fish from the new Grant Street Pier at Vancouver Waterfront Park, explained why so many parts of the Vancouver area have “Plain” in their names, and found out what’s in store for a large and unsightly tarp-covered sign at the site of a former Fred Meyer at East Fourth Plain and Grand boulevards in Vancouver.

All of those questions came from our readers.

We’re always on the lookout for new ideas. Swing by the Clark Asks page and offer up your own question about a place, person or issue in Clark County that mystifies or intrigues you.

Is there something that you’ve always wondered about? Clark Asks is your chance to get the answers.