Community members who want to help shape the future of transportation in the city of Camas — including road improvements but also bicycle lanes, pedestrian walkways and safer intersections — have a second chance to weigh in on the city’s 20-year Transportation System Plan (TSP) through the city’s Engage Camas website.
When the city of Camas completed its Housing Action Plan in early 2021, a few things were very clear: the city’s housing inventory — dominated by large, pricey, single-family homes — was quickly edging out many would-be Camasonians, including lower- to middle-income families, seniors on fixed-incomes and young adults just starting their careers.
The Downtown Camas Association (DCA) will hold its annual public art fundraiser, Little Art Camas, from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 18, and from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in the lobby of the Fuel Medical building at 314 N.E. Birch St., Camas.
Maintain what we have. Fill in the gaps. Improve trail connections. And continue to develop and improve the city’s existing parks. Those were a few of the things Camas Parks and Recreation Director Trang Lam said she and city consultants “heard loudly” during their nearly yearlong outreach to the community in preparation for Camas’ updated, 6-year Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan.
Camas-Washougal’s fire chief, Nick Swinhart, who has lobbied over the past few years for funding to help shore up staffing shortages that have forced many firefighters to work 60 hours a week, resigned unexpectedly this week.
The city of Camas is collecting monetary donations to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s war on their country.
Camas will go green this Friday with the return of the Downtown Camas Association’s annual green-themed March First Friday event. Participating downtown Camas businesses will kick…
Cities across Washington state, including Camas and Washougal, are currently submitting traffic safety plans to the state’s CIty Safety program. A part of the federal Highway…
Washington’s indoor mask mandate will end more than a week earlier than expected.
Camas is seeking a permanent city administrator to help lead the city’s day-to-day business.
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