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August 22, 2024
Cheryl Kostanoski (left) and Jennifer Johnson play with one of the Camas Public Library’s new Nature Smart games. (Contributed photo courtesy of Camas Public Library)

Nature Smart program proves popular

Nature Smart, a new Camas Public Library program designed to connect patrons to the great outdoors has proven to be popular with library patrons this summer.

August 22, 2024
Vehicles pass through an intersection Monday, March 4, 2024, near the site of a proposed gas station-convenience store and car wash at 20101 N.E. 13th St., Camas. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas deems gas station risks ‘non-significant’

The city of Camas has again determined a proposed gas station complex on Northeast 13th Street, which drew complaints from neighbors earlier this year, does not pose significant adverse risks to the environment.

August 15, 2024
A Camas mural painted on Northeast Fourth Avenue near Camas City Hall and the Camas Public Library is seen in downtown Camas, May 21, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas kicks off 2025-26 budget process; utility tax fight looms

The city of Camas kicked off its 2025-26 budget process this month with a bit of bad news: while the City’s general fund expenses have increased by $12.9 million in the four-year span between 2021 and 2025, the City’s general fund revenues did not keep pace, increasing by $5 million over the same time period.

August 8, 2024
Construction crews work at Crown Park in Camas, June 24, 2024. Park impact fees, paid by new development, help fund park and recreation upgrades that will accommodate new users and a growing population. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas Council approves park impact fee overhaul

The Camas City Council this week approved updates to the City’s park impact fees that will charge developers more for larger homes and create new categories for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and commercial-industrial developments.

August 8, 2024
A fire engine sits outside the Camas-Washougal Fire Department station in Washougal, April 22, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Primary Election: Camas-Washougal voters support fire station bonds, ECFR levy lid lift

Camas-Washougal area voters showed strong support in the Aug. 6 primary election for three fire department measures that will build two new fire stations in Camas and Washougal — including a Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD) headquarters station in downtown Camas — and temporarily increase the East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) District’s levy rate to help ECFR, which serves rural areas north of Camas-Washougal, staff its two fire stations.