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‘We’re going in the right direction’: Vancouver officials hear report on addressing homelessness in year since emergency declared

December 11, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

In the year since Vancouver declared homelessness a civil emergency, the city has closed areas to camping and opened new shelters, but many people remain on the streets. Read story

City’s plan to open winter shelter near Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary upsets parents

December 10, 2024, 2:09pm Clark County News

Vancouver’s plans to open a winter shelter Saturday next to an elementary school have ignited fear and anger among parents. Read story

The city of Vancouver passed its 2025-26 budget, which includes a series of budget cuts and new taxes.

Vancouver City Council’s $2.1B budget includes new taxes, cuts to nearly every department

The city of Vancouver passed its 2025-26 budget, which includes a series of budget cuts and new taxes.

December 4, 2024, 5:59pm Clark County News

After six months of tense discussion over how to fill a $43 million deficit, the Vancouver City Council this week passed a $2.1 billion budget for the next two years. Read story

LEADOPTION Chilly conditions on Tuesday morning left southeast Vancouver covered in frost.

With cold winter coming, Vancouver makes plans to open some city buildings as emergency shelters

LEADOPTION Chilly conditions on Tuesday morning left southeast Vancouver covered in frost.

December 4, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

With Washington’s winter predicted to be colder and wetter than usual, conditions are aligning for another possible ice storm in Clark County, experts say. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, left, and Councilor Bart Hansen listen to public testimony in November during a Vancouver City Council meeting.

Vancouver officials worry new federal administration might stem the flow of funding for planned projects

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, left, and Councilor Bart Hansen listen to public testimony in November during a Vancouver City Council meeting.

December 3, 2024, 1:28pm Clark County News

Vancouver officials fear another Trump administration will reduce federal funding for projects the city has planned. Read story

People touring the new emergency room building at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver walk down a second floor hallway June 28.

Clark County’s Top 10 employers have changed in the last decade but PeaceHealth remains No. 1

People touring the new emergency room building at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver walk down a second floor hallway June 28.

December 2, 2024, 10:45am Business

Clark County has changed dramatically in the past decade. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Columbia River Economic Development Council’s list of organizations that employ the most workers in the county. Read story

Residents of mobile home parks across Clark County meet with Vancouver’s land use planner Thursday at the Firstenburg Community Center to hear more about an overlay zone that would protect Vancouver parks.

Mobile home park residents outside Vancouver city limits worried

Residents of mobile home parks across Clark County meet with Vancouver’s land use planner Thursday at the Firstenburg Community Center to hear more about an overlay zone that would protect Vancouver parks.

November 25, 2024, 11:00am Business

As the city of Vancouver weighs a zoning change that would preserve mobile home parks, residents of parks just outside city limits under Clark County’s jurisdiction say they feel left behind. They plan on making a plea to the Clark County Council, or even asking Vancouver to annex their park. Read story

Residents speak to the Vancouver City Council on Monday during a Vancouver City Council meeting.

Residents feel stifled by rules that limit public comments at Vancouver City Council meetings

Residents speak to the Vancouver City Council on Monday during a Vancouver City Council meeting.

November 22, 2024, 11:20am Clark County News

At a Vancouver City Council meeting on Monday, Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle stopped a man from speaking about his problems with a homeless camp next to his house because the issue didn’t directly relate to any items on the agenda. Read story

Vancouver City Council sets community forum on Nov. 25

November 20, 2024, 12:52pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council will host its next community forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center, 13413 N.E. LeRoy Haagen Memorial Drive. Read story

Residents on Monday ask the Vancouver City Council to ban camping along West Mill Plain Boulevard (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

West Vancouver residents plead with city to clear homeless camp along West Mill Plain Boulevard

Residents on Monday ask the Vancouver City Council to ban camping along West Mill Plain Boulevard (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

November 19, 2024, 2:48pm Clark County News

A dozen west Vancouver residents pleaded with the city council on Monday to clear a homeless encampment along West Mill Plain Boulevard. Read story