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September 24, 2020
The Clara Flats mixed-use development at Northeast Birch Street and Northeast Sixth Avenue in downtown Camas, shown during its construction in February 2020, received a city tax abatement in exchange for offering six affordable apartments. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas explores housing affordability, diversity

In late February, just a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic and its statewide shutdowns upended everyone’s normal day-to-day life, the Camas City Council listened to a presentation about the apparent need for affordable housing in the city.

September 24, 2020
A classroom inside the Riverside Christian School in Washougal shows hand sanitizer stations and desks spaced six feet apart. Students returned to in-person classes at the Washougal private school this month. Staff, as well as students age 5 and older, are required to wear masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Contributed photos courtesy of Riverside Christian School)

Some Washougal students return to classroom

A decal of a lemon tree adorns the wall next to the main office at Riverside Christian School (RCS), catching the eye of people as they walk through the front door. Above the tree hangs the four words that have been adopted by the Washougal education provider as its theme for the 2020-21 school year: Making lemons into lemonade.

September 24, 2020
An illustration shows landmarks in the Camas North Shore area. (Contributed illustration courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas approves North Shore Vision Statement

The Camas City Council has approved the North Shore Vision Statement, an eight-point document that will, if city leaders OK the next phase of subarea planning, guide future development in the city’s 800-acre mixed-use area northeast of Lacamas Lake known as North Shore.

September 17, 2020

I-5 Bridge closure rescheduled

Oregon and Washington transportation officials have rescheduled the nine-day closure of the Interstate 5 Bridge’s northbound span. Originally set to begin Sept. 12, transportation officials agreed last week to postpone…