Proposition 5, which is before Vancouver voters on the Nov. 4 ballot, would raise money to add as many as 13 full-time sworn police officers.…
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Vancouver residents’ top concerns at forum? Population growth, abandoned vehicles, homelessness
By The Citizen on September 30, 2025
Dozens of Vancouver-area residents turned out to the Vancouver City Council’s quarterly community forum Monday evening to get city officials’ input on everything from homelessness…
‘A matter of time’: Invasive emerald ash borer likely on its way to Clark County
By The Citizen on September 18, 2025
Oregon forestry officials recently announced that invasive emerald ash borers have been found in six new locations in the Portland area and warned a widespread…
Vancouver’s new 0.1 percent sales tax a ‘major commitment to expanding arts and cultural services’
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
A new 0.1 percent sales tax in the city of Vancouver will raise an estimated $7 million a year to expand public access to arts,…
Busy upper Main Street in Vancouver will get an upgrade thanks to $2M transportation grant
By The Citizen on September 4, 2025
A $2 million state transportation grant will soon help the city of Vancouver improve safety on a heavily trafficked section of upper Main Street. Read…
Southeast First Street in east Vancouver reopens to relief of businesses, residents
By The Citizen on September 4, 2025
Much to the relief of east Vancouver residents and businesses, Southeast First Street has reopened after a yearlong road project wrapped up this week. Read…
Vancouver residents feel effects of city’s tiered water rate system and new higher rates
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
Jim Johnson usually has a credit when he pays his water bill every two months. Not anymore. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘Going in a better direction’: Fewer people have died on Vancouver’s streets so far this year
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
Fewer people have died on Vancouver streets so far this year compared with last year, according to new city data. Yet, fatal fentanyl overdoses remain…
Vancouver shelves plans for fifth Safe Stay community – for now
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
Despite the city of Vancouver budgeting for five Safe Stay communities, the city has shifted gears away from establishing a fifth site — for now.…
Laurel Fraught’s Vancouver home leaked for years, then a city program repaired the roof and the warped floors
By The Citizen on August 11, 2025
Laurel Fraught, a 74-year-old grandmother of 23, lived with a leaking roof and unreliable temperatures in her Vancouver mobile home for years. Read more… Source:…