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City Council adopts new Economic Development Strategy
On Monday, April 21, Vancouver City Council adopted the City’s first-ever, Five-Year Economic Development Strategy. In alignment with the City’s core values of sustainability and resiliency, and livability, the inclusive strategy is designed to help support economic growth and address growing disparities within the community, and is organized around four primary goals: “It’s important to…
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City to host 192nd improvement project open house
The City of Vancouver invites community members to the first open house to learn about proposed improvements to 192nd Avenue between Northeast 18th Street and Southeast 1st Street, one of east Vancouver’s busiest and most important corridors. The event will be held at Union High School, 6201 N.W. Friberg-Strunk St., from 4 to 6 p.m. on…
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Public Works Week: Celebrating the champions that keep the City running
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City Council approves $11.15 million to help create or preserve 330 affordable rental homes
The City of Vancouver has awarded $11.15 million from its Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) to help create or preserve 330 affordable rental homes with a focus on seniors, people with disabilities and individuals exiting homelessness. City Council approved a resolution adopting the AHF award recommendations during their Monday, May 12 meeting. “This funding underscores our…
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City Manager update: May 2025
Economic Development Strategy provides clear direction Vancouver is in the midst of a continuing transformation into an economic driver of the bi-state greater Portland region and is experiencing sustained population and job growth. And while the economic activity is positive, the recent population boom has also increased the cost of living. This places more pressure…
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Busy pavement season ahead on Vancouver streets
The City of Vancouver is preparing to pave and preserve streets across 20 neighborhoods this summer. Vancouver has more than 1,900 lane miles of paved streets. Each year, surface conditions are evaluated to select streets for the City’s Pavement Management Program, find cost-effective methods to extend pavement life and provide better traveling conditions. The program…
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Join the Get There SW Washington Bike Month Challenge
May is National Bike Month and Get There partners in the Southwest Washington region are excited to announce the 2025 Bike Month Challenge. Hosted by the City of Vancouver, the Clark County Commute Trip Reduction program and community partners, the month-long challenge is open to anyone living and working in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties.…
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Vancouver Police Arrest Child Sex Abuser
On May 2, 2025, the Vancouver FBI relayed information to the Vancouver Police Department Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit (DECU) that their law enforcement partners in Utah had served a search warrant on a subject running an online server chat room. This chat was geared at attracting people involved in sexually abusing kids with the specific…
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Vancouver Police Investigate Homicide
*** Update 1 *** Detectives are confirming that the victim of the homicide was shot. The official report from the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office is still pending, which will include the identity of the victim. Shortly before the homicide occurred, police were called to the report of an auto prowl in the 8500…
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Vancouver Police Investigate Stabbing
This afternoon at around 3:15 p.m., Vancouver Police responded to the 3100 block of NE Andresen Rd. Witnesses reported that multiple males were fighting and someone had a knife. Police located a male who had left the scene who had cuts and knife wounds. He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation of his…
