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Clark County Growth Management Plan

Clark County Council ready to repeal ordinance that allows mining in Chelatchie Bluff area

March 27, 2025, 1:03pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council is ready to repeal a 2022 ordinance that added surface mining zoning to 330 acres in the Chelatchie Bluff area. The ordinance, which the council upheld… Read story

Vancouver’s online mapping tool aims to help residents understand proposed land use changes

March 21, 2025, 12:51pm Clark County News

A new online mapping tool from the city of Vancouver is making it easier for residents to understand how proposed land use changes could affect their neighborhoods. The land use… Read story

Today the Chelatchie Bluff is mostly forest land.

Gravel mining opponents get a win from courts in north Clark County case

Today the Chelatchie Bluff is mostly forest land.

March 11, 2025, 2:34pm Business

The Washington Court of Appeals this week handed a win to opponents of gravel mining in rural northwestern Clark County. Read story

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Jan. 7.

As 20-year growth plan update continues, Clark County Council to skip resource lands study for now

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Jan. 7.

March 11, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

The Clark County Council continues to wrangle with updating the county’s 20-year growth plan. On Wednesday, the council decided not to move forward with a resource lands study, citing concerns about whether the study could be thoroughly completed in just two months. Read story

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, 2025.

Clark County Council wrestles with growth as cities say they need to expand to meet demand

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, 2025.

February 28, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

Will Vancouver, Ridgefield, Camas and other cities in Clark County need more land to meet the demand for housing, jobs, and commercial and retail development? How much should their urban growth area boundaries be allowed to grow? Will agricultural or forest lands have to be sacrificed to meet that demand? Read story

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall.

Clark County Council to review proposals for resource lands study

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall.

February 21, 2025, 6:04am Clark County News

The Clark County Council is expected to review proposals for a resource lands study before the end of the month. The council approved going out to bid on the study in late January. With an estimated budget of $300,000, the study will look at available resource lands as part of… Read story

A loader works at J.E. Storedahl's Daybreak gravel pit in 2015.

Growing Clark County will need aggregate materials. Where should they come from?

A loader works at J.E. Storedahl's Daybreak gravel pit in 2015.

December 28, 2024, 6:13am Business

As Clark County continues to grow, so too will the demand for aggregate materials — the sand, gravel and various sizes of rock needed for construction. Read story

A car emits exhaust in Cascade Park on Dec. 5.

‘A tall order’: Clark County, Vancouver and other cities struggle to craft required climate plans

A car emits exhaust in Cascade Park on Dec. 5.

December 21, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

For the first time, Clark County and all of its cities must address climate change in the 20-year plans required by the state’s Growth Management Act. Read story

Dean Hergesheimer, outside his Fairgrounds neighborhood home in April 2022, and his neighbors have been battling the county’s decision not to improve their road despite new homes added to the area.

Clark County residents who challenge government have uphill legal battle

Dean Hergesheimer, outside his Fairgrounds neighborhood home in April 2022, and his neighbors have been battling the county’s decision not to improve their road despite new homes added to the area.

September 20, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Everyone is equal under the law, or at least that’s how the American legal system is supposed to work. But ask anyone who’s ever challenged city hall or a county or state government if that’s true and you may get a different answer. Read story

Attorney David McDonald considers himself semi-retired, but the 66-year-old frequently puts in 40-hour weeks of pro bono work for Clark County environmental groups.

Pro bono ‘warrior’: Ridgefield attorney David McDonald fights for the environment in the Northwest

Attorney David McDonald considers himself semi-retired, but the 66-year-old frequently puts in 40-hour weeks of pro bono work for Clark County environmental groups.

September 7, 2024, 6:14am Business

The last of a dying breed — the pro bono attorney fighting against government corruption, greedy developers and irresponsible business owners. That’s how others might describe Ridgefield attorney David McDonald, but that’s not how he would describe himself. Read story