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Public Meetings for week of April 18 The Columbian
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• Noon, regular meeting: preparation for 2021 Breastfeeding Conference.
Clark County Civil Service Commission, meeting remotely via Teams, call 1-213-262-7043, access code 950 050 505#.
• 3 p.m. regular meeting.
Vancouver City Council, meeting remotely. Available at CVTV.org or via telephone at 1-877-309-2073 access code 506-715-013.
• 4:30 p.m., workshop: HP Master Plan update. n 5:30 p.m., workshop: 62nd Avenue Apartments rezone request.
• 6:30 p.m., regular meeting: proclamations for Bird-Friendly Week and Meals on Wheels People Stride for Seniors Day, periodic review of the Vancouver Shoreline Master Program.
Camas City Council, meeting remotely.
Commission on Aging to review COVID-19 lessons
The Clark County Commission on Aging has scheduled a discussion for next week that could offer some fresh insights on emergency responders and COVID-19.
During its regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, the commission is set to hear from early and first responders about what they’ve learned during the crisis. Meeting guests will include Robert Milano fire division chief of emergency medical services with the Vancouver Fire Department and Jacleen Simons regional preparedness program manager with the American Red Cross, Cascades Region.
“Many older adults, along with people of all ages, were not prepared for the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic,” reads a news release from the county. “There have been many complexities to navigate, from figuring out how to get groceries and wearing masks to quarantining or becoming ill. During many emergencies, the fire department is the first on the scene to address immediate
State lawmakers urge Clark County to consider using federal stimulus to build River Ridge connector Share Updated: 7:13 PM EDT Apr 13, 2021 Mark Vanderhoff Share Updated: 7:13 PM EDT Apr 13, 2021
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Show Transcript BEING CONSIDERED IN CLARK COUNTY. THIS IS JUST ONE OF SIX PROPOSED ROUTES AND A LOT OF PIECES HAVE TO FALL INTO PLACE BUT SUPPORTERS SAY THAT A NEW ROAD BETWEEN RIVER RIDGE AND INTERSTATE 65 COULD BRING A LOT OF JOBS TO THE AREA THE JOBS NUMBERS IN RIVER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP DRAMATICALLY. THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS SENATOR RON GROOM SAYS A NEW LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY IS ESSENTIAL TO MANAGING THE GROWTH AND TRAFFIC ASSOCIATED WITH RIVER RIDGE, BUT CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JACK KAUFFMAN SAYS THERE ARE MANY NEEDS WE’RE GOING TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BEFORE WE SINGLE OUT ONE PROJECT. OF ATTRIBUTE A LOT OF FUNDS TOO. KAUFFMAN SAYS FEDERAL STIMULUS C
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The Clark County Council will consider a resolution later this month to declare Fair Housing Month.
The council unanimously agreed during a council time meeting Wednesday to place the item for consideration on its April 20 meeting agenda. Council Chair Eileen Quiring O’Brien said she introduced the proclamation at the request of the Clark County Association of Realtors.
The declaration celebrates the 53rd anniversary of the enactment of the federal Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968.
The act enshrined into federal law the goal of eliminating racial segregation and housing discrimination. It committed recipients of federal funding, like Clark County, to promoting fair housing locally.