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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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August 25, 2022
Camas Engineering Manager James Carothers (right) discusses maps showing possible zoning changes in the city's North Shore area, located northeast of Lacamas Lake, during an open house at Lacamas Lake Lodge on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas North Shore: ‘Growth will happen here, so we have to manage it the best we can’

As Camas city officials inch closer to implementing policies that will shape the look and feel of Camas’ North Shore area — while staying true to the eight-point North Shore Vision approved by the Camas City Council in the fall of 2020 — community members continue to weigh in on what they would like to see in the mostly undeveloped, 800-acre, mixed-use area located off the northeast section of Camas’ Lacamas Lake.

August 25, 2022
A Camas police officer responds to a vehicle crash in downtown Camas on Nov. 23, 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas OKs police hiring bonuses

Camas officials have agreed to “sweeten the pot” for potential police recruits by offering financial bonuses worth up to $30,000 to police officers who choose to work for the city of Camas.

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.