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August 10, 2023
Emergency vehicles sit outside the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Fire Station 41 in downtown Camas in 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record file photos)

Camas City Council OKs fire station replacement contract

The Camas City Council has approved a $148,000 contract with Battle Ground-based Johansson Wing Architects that will kickstart the replacement — and possible re-siting — of the Camas-Washougal Fire Department’s Station 41 headquarters.

August 10, 2023
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 A Camas Police Department vehicle sits outside Camas High School March 30, 2023.

Camas officials mull 50-50 split to keep officers in schools

Camas Police Chief Tina Jones approached Camas City Council members this week with a request for city officials to increase the city’s share of a 23-year-old funding agreement between the city and the Camas School District that pays for two school resource officers (SROs).

August 10, 2023
Visitors to a city of Camas open house peruse illustrations showing zoning proposals for Camas' North Shore area Aug. 17, 2022, inside Lacamas Lake Lodge in Camas. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas North Shore subarea plan gets final approval

It’s official: after six years of subarea planning, Camas’ nearly 900-acre North Shore is poised to become a unique area featuring hundreds of acres of green space, mixed-use developments, stronger protections for trees, a focus on walkability and sustainability, a more diverse mix of housing types that should lead to more affordable housing options and a blend of zoning and design standards that will set North Shore apart from other Camas neighborhoods.