Camas-Washougal Post-Record

August 18, 2022

Camas city officials kicked off the city's 2023-24 biennial budget process this month and are considering more than $73 million worth of projects, staff additions, equipment and building replacements Camas department heads say are important to the city's ability to serve the public. Pictured clockwise from upper left: A sign shows operating hours at the Camas Public Library is pictured on Oct. 4, 2018; a Camas-Washougal fire engine leads the 2022 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 22, 2022; Hikers walk through Camas' Lacamas Creek Trail on Feb. 13, 2022; Playground equipment is seen inside Camas' Oak park on Feb. 13, 2022; a Camas Police code enforcement officer drives through downtown Camas on March 28, 2022. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas officials kick off 2023-24 budget process, field $73M worth of needs, wants

In the run-up to approving the city of Camas’ 2023-24 biennial budget by the end of this year, members of the Camas City Council are taking a deep…

August 18, 2022

Families cool off at the Camas Municipal Pool in July 2013. City officials shuttered the pool in 2018, after reports showed it was "failing" and in need of major renovations. (Post-Record files)

Is a Camas pool back on the table?

Nearly three years after Camas voters in the November 2019 general election overwhelmingly, by a margin of 9-1, shot down a city proposal to build a $78 million aquatics-community center, Camas officials are considering bringing a public pool conversation back to the table.

August 11, 2022

A sign points visitors toward the Camas High School junior varsity and varsity baseball fields on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas athletics gets ‘fresh set of eyes’

Camas School District’s new superintendent says the district — which found itself embroiled in two investigations into racist slurs allegedly directed toward visiting student-athletes during the 2021-22 school year — will have a “fresh set of eyes” on its athletics programs going into the new school year.

August 11, 2022

A pedestrian bridge over the Washougal River is seen from the Washougal River Greenway Trail in Camas on Friday, July 22, 2022. Camas officials say the trail and surrounding critical environmental areas are popular sites for individuals experiencing homelessness to set up camp. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas City Council to consider camping ordinance

City of Camas officials will soon consider passing an ordinance that would address unlawful camping in the city’s public spaces and — according to officials who support the ordinance — help connect those experiencing homelessness with available shelters and countywide resources.

August 11, 2022

(Illustration courtesy of the city of Camas
A map shows the areas in Camas' North Shore.

Camas to host 2nd North Shore ‘phase 2’ open house

Camas city officials will gather community feedback this month on the future of its North Shore area located north of Lacamas Lake.

August 4, 2022

Drivers pass through the intersection at Northwest Brady Road and Northwest 16th Avenue in Camas, near the site of a proposed gas station-convenience store complex known as "Camas Station" on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. The proposed site (center, vacant parcel with trees) is located near the Prune Hill Sports Park (left), about 300 feet away from Prune Hill Elementary School (not pictured) and across Brady Road from single-family residential developments (not pictured). (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

‘Recipe for Disaster’: Camas residents fume over gas station proposal

A proposal to build a gas station-convenience store complex at a busy Camas intersection located across the street from the Prune Hill Sports Park and about 300 feet from Prune Hill Elementary School is being met with strong community opposition.

August 4, 2022

The outside of William and Son Jewelers, a new jewelry shop in downtown Camas, is pictured on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. The Downtown Camas Association will host a ribbon-cutting celebration for the new business during its August First Friday event on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

William & Son Jewelers opens in downtown Camas

The Downtown Camas Association will host a ribbon-cutting this week for a business that — while new to Camas — has plenty of name recognition across the river.

July 28, 2022

Camas parking enforcement officer Debrah Riedl helps guide traffic near the end of the Camas Days Kids Parade on Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas on Friday, July 22, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas may offer bonus to attract new police officers

The city of Camas could soon offer thousands of dollars in bonuses to help attract new police officers.

July 28, 2022

Sarah Ali, a senior at Centennial High School in Portland, speaks during the 2019 TEDxYouth@Camas speakers event on June 8, 2019. (Contributed photo courtesy of TEDxYouth@Camas) (Photo courtesy of TEDxYouth@Camas)

Camas youth to present TEDxYouth event Aug. 6

Camas students will present the 2022 TEDxYouth@Camas event, featuring six speakers, from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Ripple Space in Vancouver.

July 28, 2022

Top: The Camas Community Center, pictured on June 5, 2022, is one of 17 of Camas' city-owned building included in a recent consultant's report on the state of the city's facilities.
Above: The Lacamas Lake Lodge in Camas, pictured on June 5, 2022, is one of the city's newer facilities, but it is still one of 17 city-owned buildings in need of updates and improvements, according to a consultant's report presented to the Camas City Council at the Council's July 18, 2022 workshop. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Report shows state of Camas’ public facilities

A consultant’s report on some of Camas’ best-known public facilities — including Camas City Hall, the Camas library and three Camas-Washougal fire stations — shows the city is facing building deficiencies worth $35 million, including $17 million for issues city leaders should address in the next five years.