The city of Camas’ work to improve the health of its popular Lacamas, Round and Fallen Leaf lakes moved forward this week as consultants kicked off a water-sampling project that will collect and test water from all three lakes over the next 12 months.
Camas’ new community garden is proving to be a hit with local gardening enthusiasts.
If all goes according to plan, local skateboarders could see a long-awaited Camas-Washougal Skate Park revamp this fall.
The Camas City Council this week unanimously approved a salary bump for the city’s next city administrator, increasing the future administrator’s annual salary range from $165,000 to $198,000 to $173,000 to $205,000.
The 19th annual Camtown Youth Festival, hosted by the Camas Parks and Recreation Department and the Camas School District returns to Camas’ Crown Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 4.
The Camas Planning Commission has approved preliminary plans for a nearly 943,000-square-foot industrial business park along Northwest Lake Road. The proposal, which would construct two warehouse buildings and one manufacturing building at 4707 (and 4723) N.W. Lake Road, across from the WaferTech campus, will now head to the Camas City Council for final approval.
The search for Camas’ next city administrator is still on.
The Camas School Board this week approved a six-year capital facilities plan that includes an estimated $210 million worth of school facilities projects the district could need to serve a growing student population over the next six years.
One year after Camas lost both its mayor and city administrator to unexpected resignations, the city is on a path the current Camas mayor, Steve Hogan, hopes will lead to greater stability in the future.
The Camas Parks and Recreation Department and Downtown Camas Association have partnered again this year to present the annual Trails to Tables Challenge during the months of May…
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