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December 1, 2022
Michelle Wolcott (left), Rick Jones (center) and Patty Buslach (right), all of Washougal, sign up to volunteer at a severe weather shelter in downtown Washougal, after attending a Nov. 29, 2018, informational meeting. (Post-Record files)

Volunteers needed for winter, severe-weather shelters

As winter approaches and overnight temperatures begin to drop, community members throughout Clark County are working to ensure that their neighbors experiencing homelessness will be safe from the elements.

November 17, 2022
Camas Mayor Steve Hogan (center) and Camas City members (clockwise from lower left): Leslie Lewallen, John Nohr, Bonnie Carter, Greg Anderson, Don Chaney, Tim Hein and Marilyn Boerke, along with interim Camas City Administrator Jeff Swanson (lower right), listen to Camas resident Randal Friedman during the public comments portion of a city council workshop held Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas talks taxes ahead of 2023-24 budget decisions

The Camas City Council will hold public hearings on Monday, Nov. 21, to discuss two possible tax increases that will help determine the final scope of the city’s biennial 2023-24 budget.

November 17, 2022
Alan Peters will take over as Camas' community development director on Dec. 5, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of city of Camas)

Camas names new community development director

More than a year after Phil Bourquin, Camas’ longtime community development director, retired in September 2021, Camas Mayor Steve Hogan has named Skamania County Community Development Director Alan Peters as Bourquin’s replacement.

November 10, 2022
Kelly Moyer/Post-Record file photo 
A Camas-Washougal Fire Department crew responds to an emergency call in downtown Camas in April 2021.

Camas Council to hold public hearing on fire impact fees

The Camas City Council this week signaled its willingness to increase the city’s fire impact fees developers pay to help cover residential and non-residential developments’ future strain on the Camas-Washougal Fire Department.